Drug abuse is a broad topic. It includes illicit drugs (marijuana, cocaine, heroin, etc.), legal drugs (alcohol and tobacco), and even prescription drugs. This lesson is not about the medicinal use of drugs but the recreational use of such substances. Those who argue in favor of recreational drug use (including “social drinking”) will often argue […]
Continue reading...Racism can take on different forms and exist in varying degrees. A milder form of racism may simply mean that one views his own race as superior to other races (or possibly over one race that has been singled out in particular). More extreme forms of racism can include hostility and even violence against others […]
Continue reading...
Dr. Daniel Hook (1795-1870) was instrumental in spreading the gospel in Georgia in the mid-nineteenth century. Though he is not as well-known to us today as men like Alexander Campbell and Barton W. Stone, he helped direct people back to the “ancient order” as “one of the first persons to proclaim the Restoration plea in […]
Continue reading...Gender roles are about the responsibilities that men have as men and women have as women. Most instructions in the Bible are not specific to gender – they apply to all people. But there are some that specifically apply to either men or women. Many argue that there are no specific gender roles. They claim that […]
Continue reading...
“Behold, an hour is coming, and has already come, for you to be scattered, each to his own home, and to leave Me alone; and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me. These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you […]
Continue reading...Transgenderism has become a “hot topic” lately. It is often grouped together with homosexual causes (LGBT). However, this is not about sexuality, but identity. Homosexuality involves an attraction to those of the same sex/gender that results in sexual relations. Transgenderism is about how one identifies himself/herself. It is sometimes called “gender dysphoria,” which is defined […]
Continue reading...Homosexuality is a compound word that refers to the sexual relations between two people of the same sex (the Greek homo means same). This is in contrast with heterosexuality which involves two people of the opposite sex (the Greek hetero means other or different). Those who argue in favor of homosexuality will often argue from […]
Continue reading...
When you subscribe, you’ll also receive 3 free PDF’s: Plain Bible Teaching on Government, the latest issue of Plain Bible Teaching Quarterly Review, and Regular Christians.
The topic of giving is vitally important to the function of the local church and the duty of the disciples who make up each congregation. This material presents a thorough examination of the New Testament teachings about giving. It is meant to encourage Christians to faithfully follow the Lord’s plan for the church’s work and motivate each one of us to strive to improve our own giving.
This expanded edition also includes other related articles dealing with money in general, church membership, tithing, modern methods of giving, and more.
Click here for more information and to download a sample of the book.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
If you have further questions about using any of the material on this site, please contact me.
This volume is a collection of fifty articles from the first ten years of Plain Bible Teaching. It is available from Gospel Armory.