15 “I will meditate on your precepts
and fix my eyes on your ways.
16 I will delight in your statutes;
I will not forget your word.” (Psalm 119.15-16…
14 “Now therefore fear the LORD and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness. Put away the gods that your fathers served beyond the River and in Eg…
“Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?
But…
2nd John is the smallest book in the New Testament, scarcely filling half the page in many translations. This brief letter between the apostle John a…
Philemon is a book that tragically often escapes our close examination. What do we find when we study this beautiful letter between the apostle Paul …
The Unforgivable Sin
The unforgivable or "eternal" sin is referenced by Jesus in three passages: Matt. 12.22-32; Mark 3.22-30 (nearly identical paral…
In Mark 3.22, scribes come down from Jerusalem to Jesus’ home in Capernaum to explain Jesus’ miraculous power by some other reason than his divine or…
Communication only establishes the raw material that is to be interpreted, understood, and applied to ourselves. Perhaps the most important variable …
If it is our goal to please God, then it is imperative that we learn what pleases Him, from Him: “For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God…
There are two basic answers to this question:
There are plenty of jokes, most of them bad, about lawyers in Heaven. The reason why most of them are bad is because most of them are about the lack …
Modesty discussions are often centered on the wrong questions: How long? How short? How tight? How loose? How much skin (and which skin) can I show? …
Remember when Sundays and Wednesday nights were off-limits for most things?
Sounds odd to say that aloud, right?
Within our lifetimes there was a perio…
In February 2024, Truth Magazine published an issue entitled “Progressive Christianity”, in which several authors selected by editor Mark Mayberry (i…
In the world, but not of it.
How does that work?
1. Biblical eldership requires a local flock of Christians.
The plan and pattern for leadership within the church is for elders of local congregation…
What can we learn from a book describing the destruction of Nineveh?
Unless one believes and acts on what they have “heard”...
The struggle is real, but Christ is worth every moment of it.
"Sunday morning Christianity is half-hearted Christianity...
How does Jericho's conquest help us understand faith, grace, and works?
How shall we pray? What does the Bible say on the subject?
Biblical Fan Fiction or Inspired Scripture?
Is prom an event fitting for a Christian to attend?
What sort of faith do you have?
Have questions about the Church? Start here!
Consider a few proofs from scripture that understanding the Bible alike was not only possible but expected and required.
No matter what you are going through, Christ is the Solution.
Turn to Him. Trust Him.
One cold evening in early December a visibly excited little boy came running into his father’s study with a tightly folded sheet of paper and an urge…
There is much in the four written accounts of Jesus’ life that point to his humanity. Jesus was born (Luke 2.7), matured (Luke 2.40), became tired (J…
Cornelius was a good man.
Acts 10.2 tells us that this Roman centurion was “a devout man who feared God with all his household, gave alms generously …
Seven days.
Those had been His words, His instructions, His deadline.
Samuel had promised to meet Saul in Gilgal, the site of a mustering, anxious Isra…
What do you do when you become conscious of your evil, both past and present?
Why does a holy God move forward with His historically and presently un…
(This article was written on November 4th, the day before the November 5th elections in our country, with the most noteworthy that for the office of …
Recently many people around our country gathered around tables laden with delicious food and shared in a very special meal that we call Thanksgiving.…
The life and service of the priest, prophet, and judge Samuel was, in a word, blameless. In 1 Sam. 12.3-5, Samuel asks the gathered Israelite peoples…
Perseverance is the choice Christians make daily to continue in their Christianity.
Fasting as described in scripture is the refusal to partake in food for a period to beseech God for a blessing of some sort. This is different from f…
Recently in our Sunday morning Bible class we discussed the letters to the seven churches of Asia (Rev. 2-3). The final letter is to Laodicea, a cong…