“Judge not, that you be not judged. 2 For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged; and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. 3 Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? 4 Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your…
The word gospel comes to us from the Greek language, and like several other transliterated words, it has been dropped into bibles from that language and into the others without an explanation. It means good news. And it may be useful to apply the translation of the word for modern English readers so that we don’t miss the point. When anyone tells us they have some good news we are usually receptive, often elated and fully attentive. As the Apostles…
"And call no man your father on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven." Spoken by the Anointed One, the Christ, the Son of the Living God, to his disciples and as it is recorded in Matthew 23:9.
There is no danger that we will ever learn too much; and there is so much to know about doing God’s will. So, let’s start with some fundamentals. The Bible is the oldest book or collection of any kind found anywhere. 2) It is the single source for everything mankind knows about God, Satan, Christ, angels, demons, heaven or hell, and a good many other topics. 3) It starts “In the beginning” and ends with a vision of “New Jerusalem”…
In the beginning of the first book of the Bible the reader is introduced to “the serpent.” We later read of Satan in the book of Job. We are told he was living during the time of the Savior, Peter and Paul. The writers of the NT called him “the adversary” (the translation of the name Satan), and “the Devil.” He is therefore noticed in the commencement of the Bible, throughout the historical books of the Old Testament, as well…
Kingdoms may be founded, may flourish and may fall, but the church of Christ can never fall, can never fail. Atheism may assail, infidelity may sneer, skepticism may smile, and anxious hearts may fear for the safety of Zion, but Zion stands secure, backed by the promise of the I AM that it shall never be destroyed, the literal, living, abiding fulfillment of the promise of the Lord Jesus Christ: "Upon this rock I will build my church and…
What’s all the fuss about the kings and the number of the beast in Revelation? Why all the postulations and funny math about seven kings, ten kings and six hundred threescore and six? God’s prophets said that the Word of God is understandable. The gospels record that the common people “heard” Jesus “gladly.” Even so that has not stopped a whole host of folks from dissecting and dividing the Word without showing a moment’s thought for what is actually written…
What does lawlessness produce? Remember that God’s book teaches us that “sin is lawlessness.” But now let’s take a look from the civil side of things. If traffic laws are not enforced, you eventually get auto anarchy instead of orderly processes. Oh my, isn’t that what you have going on in much of the world and in a lot of locations around this country right now, since we started “Selective Enforcement Programs” in the Seventies? So going onward, what happens…
We noted that some people believe that God educates us out of sin. But it seemed that notion did not stand either the force of the scriptures or of reason. Others say that God forgives our sins unconditionally. That once we “accept Christ” we have shed everything sinful: past, present and future. Few things in this life come without conditions. The old proverb states - If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is… What I suspect the…
Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness. (1 John 3: 4) Sin is missing the mark or the target God has set. And as the creation and as Christians, our duty is to attempt to hit that mark set by God – not to miss it or ignore it. To anyone interested in seeking out God and doing his will, you will not please God if you come before him with sin stacked up behind your name…