Outside there may be snow and icicles, but in our cozy warm home it is good to be all together with no one absent. The house resounds with laughter and singing. A perfect holiday! But really – do we wish things were different? More money for gifts, more time to be together, better health, the
Jesus built His church in Jerusalem in 33 AD (Mt 16:13-20). All the saved are in this “one body, the church” (Acts 2:42; 4:12). All other churches (denominations) were started much later at other places by other founders. It is confusing to see so many churches today, all having a different name, doctrine, organization, and
There are hundreds of sects and denominations in our world. We have become so accustomed to divisions between believers in Christ that we excuse and allow them as though God did not regard them as gross rebellion against Himself and His kingdom. There is a difference between unity and union. UNITY is being one, where
There is much controversy now about the Episcopal Church. If you look in your Bible, it is not there at all because it did not have its beginning until 1531 A.D., 1500 years too late to be Christ’s church. Look at these differences: 1. One bishop rules over several churches in a “Diocesan Episcopacy.” In
God spoke through the prophet 700 years before Christ and said His people would be called by a “new name that the mouth of the Lord will bestow” (Isaiah 62:2). The only new name for God’s people is Christian. This name appears 3 times in the Bible: Acts 11:26; 26:28; I Peter 4:11. God gave
Some people do not read their Bible until they have made a tragic failure in their lives. Then, when in desperation they open it to look for help, they do hot know where to look or how to find their answers. 1. The Bible covers 4,000 years of history. The Old Testament starts with creation
The Bible “furnishes the man of God completely for every good work” (2 Tim 3:16-17; 2 Pet 1:3). This faith, this doctrine was given “once and for all” time in the 1st century (Jude 3). God’s man does not need a church manual, creed, catechism, Watchtower, Book of Mormon or church discipline to teach him
J. B., you are correct. It was hundreds of years after Christ built His church before any mechanical music was introduced into Christian worship. Animal sacrifice, Sabbath day observance (Saturday), instrumental music and much more were in Jewish worship under Moses. But we are not under that old law. If we keep one part of
“Sanctify them in thy truth; thy Word is truth” (Jesus, Jn 17:17). “I am the way, the truth and the life (Jn 14:6). Jesus told his disciples that the Holy Spirit would guide them into all truth {J n 16:13). There has been therefore no truth revealed since 100 AD when His last apostle died.
Leaders in the church who are appointed to be elders must meet all of God’s qualifications. By virtue of their greater age and experience they are to oversee, shepherd, rule the local church of Christ (read I Tim 3:1-7; Tit 1:5-9; Acts 20:17- 32; Heb 13:17; I Pet 5:1 -3). Although this office is defined