Archive for April 2007
Deacons: A Better Way!
Deacons should play an important role in the life and ministry of the local church, and they very often do. Unfortunately, their New Testament role is often obfuscated by man’s wisdom. In Baptist churches and other local churches that are similarly structured, the title of deacon can easily become an honor to be bestowed, a…
Read MoreTragedy at Virginia Tech: A Standard Too High
The Virginia Tech Massacre last Monday has once again shocked the nation. Here in civilized America, the most technologically advanced society, where man dwells far above the mire of barbarism, a young man commits a most uncivilized act, a heinous betrayal of humanity even by barbaric standards. Pundits seek someone to blame for not stopping…
Read MoreShould We Only Use the King James Version?
The KJV has been used mightily of God as His church has proclaimed the wonderful truths of Scripture throughout the world for nearly four hundred years. The Bible is the best seller of all books for all times, and the KJV is the best selling Bible of all times. The poetic nature of the the…
Read MoreWhat Is the Best Bible Translation for Bible Study?
The number of Bible translations has grown significantly and there seems to be no end in sight. This can be rather confusing for most people since they are, more often than not, unaware of the kinds or purposes of translations and/or what they are based on. Some Bibles like the New International Version are intended…
Read MoreConclusions about the Cessation of Biblical Tongues
The following is intended to summarize our two month study on the New Testament teaching about speaking in tongues and modern day claims. I encourage you to listen to the entire series on tongues if you were not present when we studied this together. The series on tongues is really a part of a larger…
Read MoreSexual Abuse in the Church!
Everyone by now is aware of the child abuse that not only went on in the Catholic Church but was actually covered up by the leaders of the Catholic Church. That immorality and abuses will happen in the church is inevitable since the church, like any other organization, is filled with people who are sinners.…
Read MoreTrue Worshipers, Not Just Worshipers
I spoke at Paradigm last Thursday night on the subject of worship. I reminded them that about half of all that the Bible says about worship is condemning false worship. As a matter of fact, the amount of Scripture devoted to false worship, along with the subtlety of false worship, should cause every Christian to…
Read MoreThe Deity of Christ – Undeniable!
Undeniable should not be taken to mean that no one denies Christ is God. One only has to look into the halls of academia, walk the corridors of cults, listen to the mantra of atheists and agnostics, or scan the pages of antiquity to find a plethora of individuals all too willing to deny that…
Read MoreThe Message of Mormonism
When anyone sees two young men riding bicycles and wearing white shirts and black ties, he can be almost certain that the Mormon missionaries are spreading the message of Mormonism. Generally, Mormons are well educated and hard working as well as being fairly knowledgeable about Mormonism. Often times, they are even more knowledgeable about how…
Read MoreThe High Cost of Reading
In today’s Crimson, the deans at Harvard urge professors to work at lowering the cost of required reading for classes. The per student average spent on reading materials at Harvard last year was $1300.00. What makes this article so interesting to me is when I consider it in light of the simple and oft repeated…
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