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Look Out!
When one takes their driving test, there is a section on the test that deals with road signs. There are many different kinds of road signs. Around here lately we have had our share of road signs that are warning signs. Some are on the interstates highways, some on our surface roads. We must heed these warnings or pay the consequences. One such sign would be that a bridge is out. If one traveled the road that had this kind of sign on it, and did not heed that sign there are dire consequences that...Continue reading
Will a Man Rob God?
The setting for Malachi’s great question can be summed up in this manner. Babylonian Captivity is no longer fresh on the minds of the Israelites. Jerusalem has been restored, the temple has been rebuilt and prosperity has replaced despair. No, they no longer serve Baal, but they are again in very real danger of leaving Jehovah God. The Jews go through the motions of ritualistic religion – saying and doing the right things in form – but their collective heart is just not set on fervent, zealous pursuit of holiness, righteousness, and love of God....Continue reading
Being Christ-Like Parents
How tragic it is that many choose to bring children into this world, those who are “an heritage of the Lord,” and then abandon or neglected them! Concerning the importance of being like Christ, Paul said, “Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ” (1 Corinthians 11:1). Whereas there are many areas of concern with respect to imitating the Lord, parenting is one of the most important. We know that our Lord did not have a wife and children, but we also know that He did direct the conduct of husbands...
Work of the Church
The work of the church is three fold in nature. Ephesians 4: 12 gives these three works, “For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ.” David Lipscomb is recorded as saying about this verse in the Gospel Advocate commentaries, “Then the first and most important work of the church is to seek to perfect themselves in the divine knowledge and Christian character. Second to look after the poor, afflicted, and destitute of the children of God (he did not believe in “saints only”...
The Shame of Nakedness (2)
The Shame of Nakedness (2) Wayne Jones Editor’s Note: this is a continuation from last week’s bulleting. I do hope this is informative and that it is applied to one’s live. How can I violate God’s Divine Dress Code? Certainly, there must be exceptions to nakedness, shame, and God’s dress code.” One understandable exception is found in the relationship between husband and wife. The writer of Hebrews stated: “Marriage is honorable in all, and the bed undefiled…” (Heb. 13:4). Other exceptions might include the relationship between a doctor and patient or child to parent when...Continue reading
The Shame of Nakedness
The Shame of Nakedness Wayne Jones John warned us to “Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world’ (1 John 2:15). The world to which John refers in this verse is not the physical earth or even the souls that make up the world around us. John uses the word cosmos which indicates a “system or an order.” For example, we often refer to the “world of business” or the “world of sports.” It is a sphere that has its own agenda and philosophy. This “world” that we are forbidden to...
Does saying “The Sinners’ Prayer” Save?
Preachers sometimes invite listeners to pray something such as, “God, I am sorry I have sinned. Please forgive me and let Jesus come into my heart. I thank you for forgiving me and giving me eternal life. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen” The preacher then says, “Since you have asked Christ into your life, you are now His child, and your sins are forgiven.” The problem, however, is that the promise of forgiveness is from a man, not God. God has never promised to respond to “the sinner’s prayer.” Prayer is a privilege for...Continue reading
Older Than Dirt
This came across my desk and I did take the test and yes, I am older than dirt. How many of you are too! Hope you have a good laugh out of this too. We were cleaning out my grandmother’s house and found an old Royal Crown Cola bottle. It the bottle top was a stopper with a bunch of holes in it. I knew immediately what it was, but my granddaughter had no idea. She thought they had tried to make it a saltshaker or something. I knew it was the bottle that sat...Continue reading
Is the Gospel Enough?
“I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; Preach the word; be instant in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lust shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; and they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.” 2 Timothy 4:1-4 This passage was true in Paul’s...Continue reading
The Fingers of Prayer
“The Fingers of Prayer” Glenn Hitchcock The “Fingers of Prayer” will help us remember who to pray for: Your thumb is nearest to you. So begin your prayers by praying for those closest to you. They are the easiest to remember. To pray for our loves ones is a “sweet duty.” The nest finger is the pointing finger. Pray for those who teach, instruct and heal. This includes teachers, doctors, ministers and our elders. They need support and wisdom in pointing others in the right direction. Keep them in your prayers. The next finger is...Continue reading