Recently I was made aware of a Facebook post by Stephen Mattson, an author and activist currently working for Northwestern St. Paul. His sentiment ec…
“But I discipline my body and keep it under control…” (1 Cor. 9.27a)
Remember making those "New Year's Resolutions"?
So, how are those resolutions wor…
The Bible's teaching on "elders"
Below are some relevant N.T. passages regarding the office and qualifications of elders/overseers/bishops. (Unless ot…
Question: Is there an age requirement for baptism?
Before answering this question, it may be helpful to review some of the biblical references pertain…
Question: Is there a process one must complete before getting baptized?
Answer: The Bible teaches that prior to a person’s baptism, they must have
Source Question: How is the LDS church different from the church of Christ?
The church described in the New Testament differs and contrasts with that …
Source Question: “How do I know if I am truly offending someone, or if they just don’t like what I’m doing?” (2025 Surveys)
It is important to note th…
Suppose you are walking through a neighborhood with many houses, and each of these houses is occupied by different sorts of people. As you walk along…
While livestreamed or recorded worship services can provide spiritual benefit, true biblical assembly and corporate worship require physical presence…
This article explores how the Holy Spirit empowered the apostles (revealing God’s Word, granting miraculous abilities, and guiding their mission) and…
This article argues that the phrase "I'm saving myself for marriage" is problematic because it centers on personal choice rather than obedience to Go…
Recently the following question was submitted via our 2025 Surveys: “Eating/Drinking in Bible Study – OK to bring drinks but not food?”
Underlying Que…
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…
1. Biblical eldership requires a local flock of Christians.
The plan and pattern for leadership within the church is for elders of local congregation…
No matter what you are going through, Christ is the Solution.
Turn to Him. Trust Him.
Consider a few proofs from scripture that understanding the Bible alike was not only possible but expected and required.
Have questions about the Church? Start here!
What sort of faith do you have?
Is prom an event fitting for a Christian to attend?
Biblical Fan Fiction or Inspired Scripture?
How shall we pray? What does the Bible say on the subject?
How does Jericho's conquest help us understand faith, grace, and works?
In the world, but not of it.
How does that work?
"Sunday morning Christianity is half-hearted Christianity...
The struggle is real, but Christ is worth every moment of it.
Unless one believes and acts on what they have “heard”...
What can we learn from a book describing the destruction of Nineveh?
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…