By Harry Osborne Paul’s letters to the church at Thessalonica were written in the midst of great concern among the brethren regarding death, the coming of Christ and the hope of those in Christ. When we read 1 Thessalonians 4, it is evident that some among their number had died while awaiting the promised hope [...]
By M. C. Cuthbertson Repentance is a change of mind or heart. By repentance, then, we mean the work accomplished by the word of God in the heart of man, whereby he has a changed attitude toward sin and God. “For godly sorrow worketh repentance unto salvation…” (2 Cor. 7:10). Thus, we learn the cause [...]
By Dan Gatlin Premillennialism teaches that when Jesus came to earth, He came to set up a physical kingdom in which He would reign as both a spiritual and political leader. But since He was rejected by the Jews (Matt. 12), Jesus had to change His plans. Consequently, the church was established until Jesus could [...]
By Dan Gatlin In Jn. 8:1-11 we have recorded the story of the woman taken in Adultery: “1 But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 Now early in the morning He came again into the temple, and all the people came to Him; and He sat down and taught them. 3 Then the [...]
By Dan Gatlin All sin condemns us before God. James wrote, “For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all. For He who said, ‘Do not commit adultery,’ also said, ‘Do not murder.’ Now if you do not commit adultery, but you do murder, you have [...]
By Dan Gatlin, 1990 At first the name sounds impressive. The American Civil Liberties Union. Judging by the name, one might get the impression that this is a patriotic, fair-minded group of people who are concerned with the freedoms and rights of all Americans. Indeed, that is the way they promote themselves. However, upon closer [...]
by Phillip Owens God designed marriage to be for life (Matt. 19:6). God’s overall view of divorce is that He hates it (Mal. 2:16). However, if a mate’s spouse commits fornication, God allows the innocent mate to divorce the guilty spouse and remarry without sin (Matt. 5:31,32; 19:9; Mk. 10:11-12; Luke 16:18). So many people [...]
By Dan Gatlin Brethren have long pointed out that “preaching Jesus” means preaching baptism for the remission of sins (Acts 8:35-36). Paul warned the Corinthians that when “we preach Christ crucified” some would stumble and others would consider it foolishness (I Corinthians 1:22-23). While many in the denominational world agree that belief (John 8:24), repentance [...]
Love Your Children By Loving Your Mate by Chris Reeves Parenting begins with parents. Parents joined in marriage are to children what a foundation is to a house. If you want your children to grow up strong with the right values, then you, as parents must provided them with the right foundation from the beginning. [...]
INTRODUCTION TO THE CHURCH OF CHRIST (Historical Lineage) Some denominations claim the ability to trace their historical lineage (an unbroken link of churches throughout history) directly to John the Baptist. Of course, this is impossible to do and is a false claim. The Lord’s church was not in existence while John was alive.