If I asked you, “What is the cause of the decline of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and the virtual irrelevance of Christianity today?,” what would your answer be? Certainly, more than one answer would be legitimate. But if you had to...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
God describes the Church in many ways, and each of these is for our benefit. Each of them exposes the beauty, practicality, and blessing of God's design for His Church. Here is a good list of New Testament Metaphors for the Church.
Thomas Boston, commenting on "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness," says: It is a sign men have no spiritual hunger when they are more for religious disputes—than the practice of piety. Some men feed only on difficult...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
In Matthew 5, Jesus contrasts two voices, “You have heard that it was said” vs. “But, I say to you.” When Jesus says, “You have heard it said” (Matt 5:27-32), He is referring to those vain add-ons and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Here is a step-by-step recipe I have seen work successfully over and over again throughout the course of my life. This Sunday I am preaching on the positive ways to avoid the sin of gossip by employing the fruit of the Spirit. But I share this...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Benjamin Keach summarized the positive obligations in terms of two broad categories: relations with the pastor and with one another. To the pastor each member owes 8 things: (1) prayer, (2) ‘reverential esteem’, (3) submission, (4)...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Biblical womanhood, through its demonstration of purity, submission, and respect and by its picture (in marriage) of the church to the Lord Jesus Christ, is a glorious and radiant proclaimation of the gospel. It is pivotal that this pillar be...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Children must honor their parents. Children must obey their parents. Children must take care of their parents in their old age. Children should be disciplined. Children should be punished with the rod. Children should honor their parents into...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Children must honor their parents. Children must obey their parents. Children must take care of their parents in their old age. Children should be disciplined. Children should be punished with the rod. Children should honor their parents into...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The United States Government has done it again! With the recent Supreme Court validation of ObamaCare, it has usurped the role of individual citizens to care for themselves and will punish them through taxation if they try. The “Land of the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
