Articles about the “called out” people of God, who make up the congregation of Christ, who are called His body.
Do You Have God’s Authority ? One day while Jesus was teaching the people in the temple, the Jewish chief priests and scribes and elders came to Him and said, “Tell us by what authority you are doing these things?” Luke 20:8 We all recognize that in establishing a teaching or doctrine, or in other words in establishing “rules”, we must have the authority to do so….
Enter By The Narrow Gate Jesus has told us, in Mathew 7:13 – 14, “Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is small, and the way is narrow, that leads to life, and FEW are those who find it. For the gate is wide, and the way is broad, that leads to destruction, and MANY are those who enter by it.” Many will enter destruction,…
Is Believing In Jesus, All We Must Do To Be Saved? Does faith alone save? That’s a pretty simple and straightforward question, and it deserves a simple and straightforward answer. NO, faith alone will not save anyone. But many people do think that believing in Jesus Christ, is all it takes to be saved by God. And since people do have different opinions on this subject, we’re going to…
The Parables of the Vineyard There’s more than just one parable of a vineyard, recorded in the bible. We’re going to look at one from the Old Testament, and one from the New Testament. Isaiah Chapter 5 Is 5:1-7, “Let me sing now for my well-beloved, a song of my beloved concerning His vineyard. My well-beloved had a vineyard on a fertile hill. He dug…
What is Baptism ? What is Baptism For ? Is Baptism Essential To Salvation ? Those are some very good questions. “What is Baptism”, “What is Baptism For ?”, and “Is Baptism Essential to Salvation ?”. And we’re going to let the bible answer All of those questions. Let’s start by going to the bible, to answer the first question. Exactly what IS baptism…
Do You Know What The “Church” Is ? Is the “church” a building? Is the “church” a group of people” Exactly what is the “church”? Many people really don’t understand what is being referred to, by the term “the church”. I think that the majority of people think “the church” refers to the building that people come together in for worship. But that’s not what the “church” is. …