The Deity of Christ: He Acted Like Deity #1
In the last two posts, we saw how Jesus showed His deity by the way in which He talked. One can prove the deity of Jesus by showing how He talked and how He acted. Let’s now see how He acted as though He were deity. Jesus exercised power such as no ordinary human being […]
Identifying the Church: The Proper Age
There are several characteristics which mark or identify the Lord’s church. One characteristic is the age of the church. For instance, if you knew that John Smith were 40 years old, and you found one that was 20 years old, you have found the wrong one. The same logic could be used in reference to […]
The Deity of Christ: He Talked Like Deity #2
In the last post, we introduced the subject of the humanity of Jesus. One can prove the deity of Jesus by showing how He talked and how He acted. Let’s continue to see how He talked as though He were deity. His references to Himself indicated He was aware of His uniqueness. Other religious leaders […]
The Changing Denominations: A Change of Preaching
The grand, overriding desire in community churches in reference to the message communicated is based more on what people want than what they need. Within most “community churches,” or “mega-churches,” preaching has been abandoned. However, in some churches were there is preaching, the style of it is frequently psychological and motivational rather than biblical. “Felt […]
Lessons From the Churches in Revelation: Pergamum
We live in a day and age where compromise is instructed for everyone to practice. No matter if it’s the world of politics, economics, or religion, in order to achieve unity, we are told to compromise the truth. This is nothing new, compromise within the church has gone all the way back the first century. […]
What Shall I Do With Jesus?: Judas
The second person we will study in our series is Judas. He will always be remembered as the one wanted to sell Jesus. Matthew 26:14-16 says, “Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? […]
Faces Surrounding Calvary: Judas
“But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.” […]
Men Who Shouldn’t Preach
The Word of God has a lot to say about preachers and preaching, particularly in 1-2 Timothy and Titus. Their qualifications are very important. Men who preach the gospel should be fearless Christians in the fullest sense of the word. But the Word of God also points out that there are some men who shouldn’t […]
Faces Surrounding Calvary: Malchus
Unless you look carefully in your Bible, you will probably never notice Malchus. He is not a significant individual within the pages of scripture, but it is worth our while to spend some time considering him as one of the faces surrounding Calvary. And even if you do find him, you are likely to pass […]
The Mission of the Church: The Eternal Purpose of God
The manifestation of God’s wisdom which had remained a mystery from eternity is now made known in the preaching of the gospel of Christ and in the existence of the church (Ephesians 3:8-10). Such was the purpose and plan of God from eternity (Ephesians 3:11). The church was God’s plan from before the foundation of […]