What Does the Bible Say About Friendship?
There are literally hundreds of different Bible passages about friendship, but nailing it down to any one specific verse can be difficult. Instead, it’s sometimes easier to look to specific stories to see what God says about the Bible and friendship, and how powerful these relationships can be in our spiritual life. Of all the […]
Celebrating Easter Tomorrow?
Easter is a rather popular day among religious and half-religious folks. They elevate it above other Sundays in the year, believing it is a unique “holy day.” It is a special time in the year to remember the resurrection of Christ. There are plays and pageants, egg hunts and parties for one and all. With […]
Is Genesis Fiction?
For many years modernists have considered much of the Bible to be a myth. They deny the miracles of the Bible and the factualness of many accounts found therein. It is sad, but some brethren are beginning to accept such views. In respect to Genesis, it has either been outright taught or suggested that the […]
Error Is Offensive
To some truth is offensive. To those who love God, however, the error is offensive while the truth is loved. The righteous have righteous indignation toward false doctrine. The Bible says of Christ, “You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness” (Heb. 1:9; cp. Psa. 45:7). The Psalmist said, “Through Your precepts I get understanding; Therefore […]
From Heaven or From Men?
In Matthew 21:25, Jesus posed a question to the scribes and Pharisees. He asked them if the baptism of John was from heaven or men. The Lord was asking them to make a decision of whose authority must be followed. The scribes and Pharisees seemed to know the answer, but they did not answer because […]
I Feel It in My Heart
In religion, as in other areas of life, many people are guided by their feelings. You ask them why they are doing something, they may reply, “I feel it in my heart.” Just because someone “feels” a thing in his heart, does that make it acceptable to God? The Bible teaches that our feelings can […]
About Calling Names
Often the cry is heard, “Stop calling names,” or “It’s not right to call names.” It is said that “calling names” from the pulpit, or putting them into print, turns people off (usually it is our brethren who are most turned off). Typically, by “calling names” people mean naming a certain individual, like Billy Graham, […]
“Do Not Refuse Him Who Speaks”
While comparing and contrasting the Old Testament with the New, the Hebrew writer said, “See that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if they did not escape who refused Him who spoke on earth, much more shall we not escape if we turn away from Him who speaks from heaven” (Heb. 12:25). We […]
Sabbath Keeping #6
“For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation, having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace” (Eph. 2:14-15). When it […]
Sabbath Keeping #5
The Sabbatarian will insist that the Sabbath was/is a command given from the beginning. He will quote Genesis 2:3, and declare the day “sanctified” by God was one that was sanctified for man forever. This, the Sabbatarian reads into the text. Until Exodus 16, there is absolutely no evidence of MAN keeping the Sabbath. Let […]