An Appeal to You
Are you tired of the doctrines of men? Do you see inconsistencies in what many preachers teach and what the Bible says? For instance, many preachers say we can pick the church of our choice. The Bible tells us Jesus came to build His church, not the church of our choice (Matt. 16:18). His church […]
A Mind to Work
Nehemiah 4:6 says, “So we built the wall, and the entire wall was joined together up to half its height, for the people had a mind to work.” One of my favorite accounts in the Old Testament is when Nehemiah led the post-exilic Jews in the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem. One hundred forty […]
A Look at Local Autonomy
Paul wrote, “Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment” (1 Corinthians 1:10). In the controversy surrounding Romans 14 […]
“A Complaint Arose”
“Now at this time while the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint arose on the part of the Hellenistic Jews against the native Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily serving of food” (Acts 6:1). Complaints at church are nothing new. They have been around as long as the church has […]
Faces Surrounding Calvary: You and I
This is our final article of “Faces Surrounding Calvary,” but the series would not be complete until we discuss ourselves. Neither you nor I were present at the cross. Yet as Jesus endured death, it was not for any evil which He had done. Paul wrote, Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the […]
Faces Surrounding Calvary: Thomas
Thomas has been remembered for his time of weakness and doubt. He has been dubbed “doubting Thomas.” No one will deny that Thomas had times of doubt, but we must ponder the man as a whole. At the time of Lazarus’ death, Jesus desired to go to Jerusalem. The disciples reminded Jesus that the Jews […]
Faces Surrounding Calvary: The Empty Tomb
There have always been doubters about the empty tomb. However some try to explain the empty tomb, the truth of the matter is that Jesus rose from the dead. On the first day of the week, the women came to Jesus’ tomb. Arriving at the tomb, they found that the stone had been rolled away […]
Faces Surrounding Calvary: Satan
When one thinks about Calvary, surely Satan is not the figure which comes to mind. Yet, if we step back and consider the happenings of that day, we will see that Satan was not only lurking in the shadows, but running rampant. How does Satan affect Calvary? To begin with, we must go back to […]
Faces Surrounding Calvary: God the Father
God brought about the topic upon which we have focused for this series of posts. If it were not for His love and concern for mankind, Calvary would have been just another countryside hill. By the good grace of God, we can partake in the greatest of blessings (John 3:16; Ephesians 2:4-7). From eternity, God, […]
Faces Surrounding Calvary: Jesus Christ
No series looking at the events surrounding Calvary would be complete unless we discussed Christ. Jesus entered Jerusalem knowing it was to be His last visit. The Jerusalem crowd surrounded Him and praised Him. Before sitting down to the last supper, Jesus girded His waist with a towel and He washed the feet of His […]