There is more about work that can be written in just one article. This next Monday is Labor day for those of us in the United States and Canada. It is to celebrate the working man. Some celebrate on May 1, but we do it on the first Monday in September. We are to be working for the Lord. Work comes in many different forms. The farmer works, the doctor works, the student works also, and it is all different. We all have work to do in the service of God. Let us be about...Continue reading
Month: August 2023
Can One Be Saved and not Be a Member of the Church?
Some in the religious community have said that a person can be saved and not be a member of the church. Here is what they are saying. Someone can have their religion and never get up and go to any services of the church. This is a religion of convenience rather than conviction. Do you think that the above is true? Let us think about the title of this article. What is said is that the Blood of Christ is unimportant. If Christ purchased the church with His Own Blood, and that institution which He...Continue reading
What is Crucifixion?
A medical doctor provides a physical description: The cross is placed on the ground and the exhausted man is quickly thrown backwards with his shoulders against the wood. The legionnaire feels for the depression at the front of the wrist. He drives a heavy, square wrought iron nail through the wrist deep into the wood. Quickly he moves to the other side and repeats the action, being careful not to pull the arms too tightly, but to allow some flex and movement. The cross is then lifted into place. The left foot is pressed backwards...Continue reading
Majority Rule?
The Bible says, “Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment” (Exodus 23:2). When the children of Israel were coming to the borders of the Land that flowed with milk and honey they sent out twelve spies. In Numbers 13 we find all twelve spies listed. Out of that number how many do you remember? Moses gave them a charge of what they were to spy out within the land. “And Moses sent them to spy out the land of...