Can We Talk?
“And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but has shewed you, and have taught you publicly, and from house to house …” (Acts 20:20). A lot of people in the Lord’s church would admit that there is something peculiar happening. Perhaps it is more apparent to some than others, but most […]
Does Heaven Exist?
In an interview published Monday, May 16, 2011 in The Guardian newspaper, Stephen Hawking — the world-renowned theoretical physicist — finds no room for heaven in his vision of the cosmos. The 69-year-old says the human brain is like a computer that will stop working when its components fail. “There is no heaven or afterlife […]
Whatever Happened to the Bible?
An article in the paper a few weeks ago dealt with the use of a building by a church that was destroyed in a storm. The church had planned a long time ago to use the building for a school but one of the members said after the storm, “We sensed it was not for […]
Religion Headed for Extinction
Parts of the world are literally losing their religion, according to a new study. The study, conducted by the American Physical Society, finds that religion is dying out in nine countries. The findings unveiled at an APS meeting in Dallas show that religion may become extinct in Australia, Austria, the Czech Republic, Canada, Finland, Ireland, […]
Do You Have to Go to Church?
In many places the church building is filled on Sunday morning, half-filled on Sunday evening, and one quarter filled on Wednesday evening. Fortunately, our congregation has a little better attendance than the previously mentioned example. However, the difference in attendance numbers indicates that some Christians (not those who are prohibited from attending) have the idea […]
A Loyal Heart
The writer of 2 Chronicles stated, “For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him” (16:9). God told King Asa that He continuously watches for those who are steadfast in Him. King Asa had experienced God’s […]
“He Gave Gifts to Men …” #2
When Jesus ascended on high, “he led captivity captive and gave gifts to men … and he gave some to be apostles, and some prophets, and some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers…” (Eph. 4:8, 11). These gifts were for the “perfecting of the saints, unto the work of ministering, unto the building up of […]
What Is Man?
An astronomer once remarked to Fulton J. Sheen, a Catholic Archbishop, “To an astronomer, man is nothing but an infinitesimal dot in an infinite universe.” “An interesting point of view,” Sheen responded, “but you seem to forget that your infinitesimal dot of a man is still the astronomer.” David reminds us of what man the […]
The New Birth #2
Direct Operation of the Spirit? The fourth of the five points of Calvinism is the doctrine called “irresistible grace,” the theory that says that God sends His Holy Spirit in the heart of His “elected one” to create faith, which action sinners cannot resist, it is “irresistible”; this despite the fact that Stephen accused his […]
The New Birth #1
Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews, came by night to see Jesus. His confidence that Jesus was a God-sent teacher was based upon the miracles Jesus wrought (John 3:2). There are five witnesses to the truth of Jesus’s claims and origin given in John 5: God the Father, John the Baptist, Moses, the Old Testament […]
