“One Untaught Generation …”
“One untaught generation in the church will result in apostasy.” These are the words of an old soldier of the cross who has been preaching for nearly twice as many years as I have been alive. Are they the words of unreasoned fear and foolish panic, or do they represent years of experience and a […]
Moses and the Israelites
In Exodus 3:7-10, God chose Moses to deliver the Israelites from Egyptian bondage and lead them to the land that He had promised. He said in v. 10, “Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.” Throughout the book […]
“Pastor” Predicts Catastrophe
David Wilkerson, Baptist “pastor” and author of The Cross and the Switchblade, told his readers a few weeks ago that he is “compelled by the Holy Spirit to send out an urgent message” about his prediction. He claims, “An earth-shattering calamity is about to happen. It is going to be so frightening, we are all […]
“Dead to the Law”
“Or are ye ignorant, brethren (for I speak to men who know the law), that the law hath dominion over a man for so long time as he liveth? For the woman that hath a husband is bound by law to the husband while he liveth, but if the husband die, she is discharged from […]
“I Believe”
The aforementioned words are the definition of the word “creed.” Most denominations have creed books, manuals, disciplines, or confessions of faith that have been written by men. No one has a problem with making their faith known and for even writing it down for others to read. However, formulating a series of doctrines and rules […]
What Preachers Believe
Many of us, especially in the last few years, have sensed that the old observation, “we are drifting,” is right on the mark. An objective analysis of changes taking place in churches of Christ is available from a study done by the Center for Church Enrichment at Abilene Christian University and reported in The Christian […]
Can We Drink Socially? #2
In the last post, we examined the definition of wine in the Bible and how the ancients preserved grape juice. We now want to turn our attention to the claim that Jesus made wine, therefore, we can drink socially, and the condemnation of social drinking in the New Testament. Jesus and Wine The belief that […]
Can We Drink Socially? #1
If you are trying to decide which problem society has the most trouble facing, chances are social drinking will not cross your mind. But, we must deal with social drinking because it is problematic for our society. For people who realize that they must face God in the judgment for their actions (2 Corinthians 5:10), […]
False Teachers Must Be Stopped
“For we did not follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of His majesty” (2 Peter 1:3). What was Peter talking about? He was talking about false teachers and the source of their message. The second epistle of Peter deals […]
The Sabbath Removed
“Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink or in respect of a new moon or a Sabbath which are a shadow of things to come, but the body is Christ’s” (Col. 2:16-17). The Colossian writer tells us the Sabbath was a “shadow of things to come” and we are reminded that […]