As we speak about “the church,” we are referring to the church about which we read in the Bible. Biblically speaking, “the church” is not a material structure, but is comprised of those people whom God has called out of the world into the light of His dear Son. The Greek word for “church” means […]
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At one point in His public ministry, the Christ charged His twelve apostles, “Do not go into the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter a city of the Samaritans. But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at […]
Let us begin with this reality: there were times when Jesus got angry. For instance, when Jesus was grieved because of certain people’s hardness of heart, He “looked around at them with anger” (Mark 3:5). Since Jesus never sinned (1 Peter 2:22), He did not violate God’s will when He was angry. First-century Christians were […]
After the Israelites left Egypt, Moses’ father-in- law, Jethro, accompanied by Moses’ wife and sons, came to visit Moses. The Bible says that at that time Moses was in the wilderness, encamped at the mountain of God, which was Sinai (Exodus 18:1-5). Jethro “rejoiced for all the good which the LORD had done for Israel” […]
“I cannot imagine living in a world where I could not eat meat. I would die.” “Eating meat is disgusting. After seeing how animals are slaughtered, I never will eat meat again as long as I live.” You may have observed: a lot of people have strong convictions about eating meat or being vegetarians. The […]
After He rose from the dead, our Lord remained on the earth for forty days (Acts 1:3). During those forty days, He often appeared to His followers. One of those post-resurrection appearances is recorded in John 21, where it is written that seven of Jesus’ followers saw Him at the Sea of Tiberias. After they […]
Barnabas was. His original name was Joses. It was the apostles of Jesus who saw his character and called him “Barnabas,” meaning “son of encouragement” (Acts 4:36). At a later time, when the church in Jerusalem learned that the gospel had gone to Antioch of Syria, the brethren sent Barnabas there. What did he do […]
The book of Proverbs is part of the Old Testament, and we know that Jesus took away the first covenant (Hebrews 10:9). However, there are timeless principles in the book of Proverbs that are appropriate for folks of every generation to consider and heed. That certainly is true when it comes to what we learn […]
Those words are the title of a spiritual song with which many of us are quite familiar. The words of the song’s chorus are: I’ll be a friend to Jesus, My life for Him I’ll spend; I’ll be a friend to Jesus, Until my years shall end. [Public Domain, words by Johnson Oatman, Jr., music […]
The book of 1 Peter was written to Christians whose faith was facing severe tests. Some of them were suffering. One form of suffering that a number of them had to endure was persecution against them because they were followers of the Christ. A portion of Peter’s message was addressed to Christian bondservants. Peter reminded […]