Articles about the “called out” people of God, who make up the congregation of Christ, who are called His body.
The “Witness” of Romans 8:16 Romans 8, verse 16 says; “The Spirit Himself bears witness, with our spirit, that we are children of God..” The Spirit of God, bears witness (some versions say, “testifies”).. either one would be correct. “The Spirit of God, (which is God) testifies, along with our own spirit, that we are children of God.” Now let me read to you a question and…
Water Gives Life I’ve read that about 71 or 72 % of the earth’s surface, is covered with water. But of course that’s not including all the water that’s under the surface. I’ve also read that “Up to 60% of the human adult body is water. The brain and heart are composed of 73% water, and the lungs are about 83% water. The skin contains 64% water, muscles…
Who “Penned” the Words of God ? The title of this lesson is “Who Penned The Bible? You now what I mean; Who wrote down the words of the bible? Today I would like us to focus on the fact, that the bible is not the word of man, but it is the word of God! I was telling Doug the other week, about a man who…
(If you missed part one, of “The Disciple Whom Jesus Loved” may I suggest that you take a few minutes to read that previous lesson. This next lesson will continue right on with the story. Just click on the title, to be taken to the previous lesson) Why Don’t We Hear More About Lazarus ? This is the second part of our two part lesson…
Does The Bible Say That Sunday Is The Lord’s Day ? In the latest edition of the Gospel Minutes newspaper, a question was submitted by someone, concerning Christians calling Sunday, “the Lord’s day”. They said that in the scriptures, they couldn’t find anything to verify that Sunday was called “the Lord’s day”. And I thought that Clem Thurman gave a good answer, so I’d like…
How Are Christians Anointed ? You’ve undoubtedly heard of the ancient practice of someone being anointed with oil. In the old testament, the word “oil” literally means “fat”. Most of the time, when the old testament talks about oil, it’s talking about olive oil. And the oil from the olive, is referred to as “the fat” of the olive. And when someone was anointed with oil,…
James 3, Verses 13 thru 18 Listen to James 3, verse 13, from the New American Standard version; “Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show, by his good behavior, his deeds, in the gentleness of wisdom.” Most versions use the word “works” instead of “deeds”, and I think that fits better in this verse. But I also think that the wording…
God’s Covenants With Man You’ll probably remember from last week, how I said that the bible uses the phrase “everlasting covenant”, in regards to four different covenants that He has made with man. The first one was the covenant of the rainbow in the sky, and God’s promise to never again destroy the world with a flood of water. That’s from Genesis 9, 11 thru 17….
Separated Unto the Gospel of God The apostle Paul wrote, in Romans 1, verse 1; “Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God.” You too, are called by God. Not called to be an apostle, but to be a Christian. And just like Paul, you are “separated unto the gospel”. As a Christian, you are called…
Help Me Choose A Church Here’s a question that someone posted on Facebook last week.. I have a friend, a single older lady, who just moved here from Iowa, and she’s looking for a church to join. She’s used to a not so large church. What church do you go to, and what do you like best about it? Now, the last time I checked, there…
A Familiar Verse A verse that most people are very familiar with is John 15, verse 13. In this verse, Jesus tells us something about love, and about friends; “Greater love has no one, than this; That one should lay down his life, for his friends.” In the next verse, Jesus says; “You are My friends, if you do what I command.” And of course,…
The Works of the Word I want us to consider six separate, but related works, that the Word of God has accomplished, and continues to accomplish, and will accomplish. First, the Word of God has created life, as we know it. Second, the Word of God creates faith in God the creator. Third, the Word of God became the sacrifice for the sins of the world. …
Who Raised Jesus From the Dead? Who raised Jesus from the dead? The SPIRIT did! The Holy Spirit of God raised Jesus from the dead! God raised Jesus, through the power of His Holy Spirit, who specifically accomplishes the will of God. And that very same Spirit will also raise us, from being dead in sin, IF we allow that Spirit to dwell in us. So then,…
Abiding In Christ In our previous lesson, we considered the worship act of partaking of the Lord’s supper on the first day of the week. The first day of the week is the only day mentioned in scripture, as the day when Christians engaged in this worship act. Since we’re told in 2 John, verse 9, to “abide in the teaching of Christ”, and to…
I want to talk about at least five aspects of giving. And those five aspects are; Bountifully, (or generously) Cheerfully, Purposefully, Proportionately, and Sacrificially. Giving Generously The Lord tells us in 2 Corinthians 9, verse 6, to give generously. That verse says; “Now this I say, he who sows sparingly, shall also reap sparingly; And he who sows bountifully, shall also reap bountifully.” It’s…
Other Days Of The Week Let’s deal with the question of whether or not it’s acceptable to God, to partake of the Lord’s supper, on a day other than the first day of the week? In our previous lesson, we saw clearly from the bible, that God has instructed us, through command and example, to come together on the first day of the week, for the purpose…
The Forgiveness of Sins There is only one purpose for seeking to have your sins forgiven, and that one purpose is so that you can receive the promise from God, of spending eternity in heaven, and avoid spending eternity in hell. If you don’t believe in heaven and hell, then there is no reason to seek to have your sins forgiven. As a matter of fact, a person who…
“Breaking Bread”, The Lord’s Supper, and a Common Meal Now, concerning Acts 20, verse 11; We’ve already talked about how the phrase “breaking bread” is used in this verse, as well as in verse 7. And we talked about how, in verse 7, that phrase refers to partaking of the Lord’s supper, in a worship assembly, but how in verse 11, it simply refers to sharing…
God’s Word Calls For Unity We should all be familiar with 1 Corinthians 1, verse 10, but let me read it to you; “Now I exhort you brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and there be no divisions among you, but you be perfectly joined together, in the same mind, and in the same judgment.” I…
Perception: A way of Understanding; A Mental Impression I’d like you to think about the way you perceive things. The way that I perceive something, isn’t always the way you perceive the same thing. Sometimes our perception varies, and sometimes we have a wrong perception of things. Our perception of a given thing, is based on our understanding of that thing. And usually our…