Each of us must strive to be loyal to Jesus Christ, and it is certainly clear that no man can be loyal to Him if he does not love Him and his fellowman (Matt. 22:37-38). However, it is very easy for any one of us to become unbalanced in our response to His teaching. It […]
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A Good Look in the Mirror
Many years ago the founding fathers of this nation envisioned a society unparalleled and unrivaled by any in the annals history. They saw a country in which people of varying cultural backgrounds and religious faiths could live together harmoniously, united under one American ideal–freedom. Thus the motto emblazoned on The Great Seal of the United […]
DID YOU KNOW?
Did You Know those science textbooks written forty or fifty years ago are obsolete? That some medical books written less than ten years ago are out of date? And that many technical manuals need supplemental information added to them by the time they are released to the public? Did You Know that as a […]
“In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefastness and sobriety, not with braided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; but which becometh women professing godliness with good works” (1 Tim. 2:9-10). The church is not to conform to the world in the areas of speech, drinking, dancing, cursing, […]
THE WAY OF THE CROSS LEADS HOME
One of the most beautiful songs in our hymnals, The Way of the Cross, was written by Jessie Pounds in 1906 and was put to music by Charles Gabriel. A popular sermon illustration at the time, the song centered on the geographical heart of London, which is known as Charring Cross or “the cross.” The […]
Introduction to Acts
The author of the book of Acts is the same as the author of the Gospel According to Luke (Luke 1:1-4; Acts 1:1-3). Luke has been generally accepted as the author of Luke for centuries. The “we” passages of Acts show the author was a companion of Paul (16:10-17; 20:5-21:18; 27:1-28:16). Luke was with Paul […]
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The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt. Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus: “God, I thank you that I am not like other […]
Christian Charity
“Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ And the […]
Lord’s Supper
During the Vietnam War, several hundred American officers and enlisted men were held captive for years and brutally treated in a prison camp dubbed the “Hanoi Hilton.” Imagine that the commander of the American armed forces secured the release of those prisoners by substituting himself for them and was then immediately tortured to death. Imagine […]