Posts from October 2023

How could the peerless apostle Paul be content in a cruel Roman prison? What could possibly have been his reason for rejoicing? Where did the “peace passing understanding” come from (Philippians 4:4-7)? The challenge of Hebrews 13 never ceases to amaze me…. “Let your life be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have.” Our modern society is so frenetic and violent. How can Christians ever find peace and contentment in the midst of such debauchery? Can the…

Suppose it were possible to bring a first-century Christian to the assemblies of the church today. Many physical things obviously would be different, but of greater concern would be those spiritual differences. Think for a moment about how different he might find the preaching today from the kind of preaching he heard in the infant church. The preaching in the first century can best be described as inspired prophecy. Because they had only the Old Testament, God gave the sermons…

Zacharias did not believe the words of Gabriel about the fact that he and Elizabeth were to be the parents of the forerunner of the Messiah. Instead of accepting the message from heaven, he thought what God had said just could not happen. How could two old people become parents? The answer from Gabriel gives us insight into the nature of prophecy. The angel said, “Behold, you will be mute and not able to speak until the day these things…

Fact: we will stand before Him accountable for our actions (Ecclesiastes 12:14; Revelation 20:12). Therefore, being a frequent, participating listener to the Apostles doctrine in the worship assembly and Bible classes, a Christian must be diligent. I do not mean to imply that we should be hyper-critical or nit-picky, however, in view of the fact that what is taught in our assemblies carries eternal consequence, we should be ever vigilant in filtering teachings through the Holy Writ. This failure is…