Tampering With the Purpose of God
God has a purpose for everything He does. Man’s obligation is to obey all the instructions of the Lord without alteration (Revelation 22:18-19). In changing any command of God, we may unintentionally be tampering with God’s purpose. An illustration of this purpose is found in the veil of the tabernacle. In Exodus 26:31-33, God commanded […]
“I Didn’t Marry a Christian”
Several months ago I read an article titled, “I Married A Christian,” and it drove home some very sobering thoughts. As I read it I couldn’t help but think of what a contrast my own life was — because I didn’t marry a Christian. No one told me of the unhappiness I was due in […]
The Baptism of the Great Commission #1
When Jesus was preparing His apostles for His return to His Father, He commissioned them to the work He had spent about three years preparing them for. Matthew’s record said, “All authority hath been given to me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the […]
Humanism: America’s State Religion
Secular humanism has succeeded in becoming the state religion of our nation. The word “secular” has actually drawn attention away from the fact that humanism is a faith system. For that reason, it has been able to be promoted by tax-supported agencies such as the public school system. It is ironic that humanists, who have […]
“I Don’t Deny Your Experience …”
“… I just deny your interpretation of what you experienced.” Let me explain. There have been many times when I am studying with someone and they reply, “Well, I don’t care what you say; I’ve experienced this.” I respond as kindly as I know how and say, “I do not deny your experience. I do […]
Inconsistencies Of Atheism
I have asked atheists why it is more immoral to kill a man than to kill a rat or a snake. I have never received an answer that came close to being logical. And these are the people who boast that they decide things logically. One such fellow answered that the reason for the difference […]
Defending Your Faith?
Acts 22:1 says, “Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defense which I make now unto you.” Paul was always ready to defend his faith and did even in the most difficult of situations. “Apologetics” is “reasoned arguments or writings in justification of something.” Paul’s Areopagus sermon in Acts 17:22-31 was a classic example of […]
How to Feel God’s Presence
Where would you say you feel God’s presence? At the lake? In the woods? At the ball game? At the race? A recent post in which someone commented that they felt God at the lake catching fish caught my attention (no pun intended). The person wrote, “I joke about this being how I social distance, […]
Poured out on All Flesh
“And it shall be in the last days that I will pour forth of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your old men shall dream dreams. Yea and on my servants and my handmaidens in those days will I pour forth of my Spirit and they shall […]
Why Should We Go Back to the Basics?
Every so often, we will come across some writing, whether it is an article, sermon, outline, research paper, etc., focused on going back to the basics over a hot topic of debate among denominations. They can vary from marriage, divorce, and remarriage, to the use of instruments in worship, to what the role of a […]
