God Is Real
Atheists say there is no God. Agnostics question whether or not there is an Almighty. The truth is, God is real. Evidence for His existence is abundant. The fact that there is a universe demands the existence of God. The Hebrew writer said, “For every house is built by someone, but He who built all […]
Evil Exists
There has been abundant discussion about President Bush’s comments on the “axis of evil.” Many have supported it, but many others have also condemned it. Part of the problem is that men have been taught there is no such thing as evil. Evolution and Humanism have been taught in our public school systems for decades. […]
Created by God, Corrupted by Satan
The first chapter of the Bible records the creation of the world and all things in it (Gen. 1). The third chapter introduces the corruption of Satan (Gen. 3:1-6). This pattern of perversion has held true from that point on. However, this does not make creation itself a bad thing. When God finished making all […]
A Man and His Sons
A man had three sons. He wanted to test their ability to discern; so he gave each of them a piece of an apple with a rotten spot on it. The first ate the whole apple; the second threw it away; and the third separated the bad and ate the good. The father noted that […]
Grumbling, Murmuring, and Complaining
In 1 Corinthians 10:10, Paul said, “Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.” The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia says that murmuring “is an outward expression of deep inward discontent and rejection of one’s lot.” Several Greek and Hebrew words that are translated as “grumbling” or “murmuring” communicate […]
The Value of Ten-Second Prayers
At the church where I grew up in Amarillo, TX, there was a man by the name of Larry Cooper. Larry was passionate about song-leading — so much so, that he usually walked up to the edge of the platform near the podium and leaned up on his toes to hit the high notes in […]
Baptism: Sprinkling, Pouring, or Immersion?
Jesus said, “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (Matt. 28:19). Through the years there has been disagreement upon the action or mode of this baptism. Some religious groups have said it can be either sprinkling, […]
Baptist Baptism: A Form of Godliness
In a previous article, we discussed the action of baptism and acknowledged that the Bible declares it to be a burial–submersion or immersion (Rom. 6:3-4). We are happy that some of our religious neighbors accept this Bible truth, namely the Baptists, but are sad that they deny its purpose as revealed in the scriptures — […]
The Death Penalty
Timothy McVeigh’s execution has brought the debate over capital punishment to the forefront once again. Of course, there are those for it and those against it. One recent Fox News Channel poll revealed that nearly 70 percent of the nation approves of it. However, the majority is not always right. God’s word is right, and […]
Agendas
Everyone has an agenda in life. Sometimes it is an over-arching agenda that includes smaller agendas. We might also call them goals. Yet they amount to the same thing–an end purpose. The Lord had a certain agenda in the ninth chapter of Luke. “And it came to pass when the time came that he should […]
