Moral standards are being lowered all around us. One obvious area is in the type of dress people wear. Clothing generally has become shorter, tighter, and lower-cut. The problem of immodest dress has affected members of the Lord’s church as well. Some are either so bold or so ignorant that they even dress immodestly to […]
Continue reading... September 1, 2007
Only the Red Letters?
[This article was written by Tim Haile.] It is not uncommon to hear people cite a particular Bible passage or principle and emphasize the fact that it is in the “red letter” part of the Bible. They mean to emphasize that these words were spoken directly by Jesus; not by some other Bible writer. Some […]
Continue reading... September 1, 2007
The Source of Authority
It is important that we have the proper source of authority in religion. If we do not, the result is apostasy. Disobedience is when we do not do everything “in word or deed…in the name of the Lord Jesus” (Colossians 3:17) but by other standards of authority as well. Division comes when we do not […]
Continue reading... August 27, 2007
The Uncertainty of Life
“Come now, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, and spend a year there and engage in business and make a profit.’ Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then […]
Continue reading... August 12, 2007
The All Sufficiency of the Church
I came across Daniel Sommer’s commentary on the New Testament. I thought a couple of his comments regarding the church in particular were quite good.
Continue reading... August 1, 2007
The Need for Factions
The title of this article may seem odd. Why would there ever be a need for factions among those claiming to follow Christ? After all, Jesus prayed that His disciples might “all be one” (John 17:21). Paul admonished the Ephesians to be “diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace” […]
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