In Hebrews 10:25, the writer warns us not to forsake our own assembling together as the custom of some is. The the writer continues to tell us why being in the assembly is vital: exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the day drawing nigh. Dear brother, do you know so [...]
Posted on September 2nd, 2010 by doc
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What does it mean to be vigilant? Does the Bible have any advice on vigilance? This is a subject we ought to look carefully upon, and meditate upon, because it will play a part in where we spend eternity. The American Standard version gives I Corinthians 16:13 as follows: Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, [...]
Posted on July 15th, 2010 by doc
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I have heard recently that Satan does not exist, that a loving God would not allow an evil being to exist or to tempt man. Well, someone should have told both God and Jesus that Satan is just a myth, for there is plenty of evidence from them that Satan does exist and is, in [...]
Posted on June 17th, 2010 by doc
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When I wrote an earlier article about witches, one reader wrote that the subject brought to his mind the Witch of Endor. I have thought about that for some time, and now I want to relate what I have found about her. To familiarize yourself with the story, reread I Samuel 28:1-25. First of all, there [...]
Posted on November 17th, 2009 by doc
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You don’t have to search very far to find some “doom & gloomer” tell you the church is dying. You also don’t have to go very far to see a church in which many of its young people “give their lives to Christ”, then a year or two after they leave home, most of those [...]
Posted on July 14th, 2009 by Bob Mathews
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There you are, near the end of the worship service, when the congregation stands to sing the invitation song. Someone walks down the aisle to respond to the Gospel. What’s your response? I know we all respond differently, and no doubt we may even respond differently in this situation compared to how we responded the [...]
Posted on May 27th, 2009 by Bob Mathews
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Do you believe in witches? Do they really exist? What does the Bible say? Well, first of all, as with any subject, we must begin with the premise that the Bible is truth. We must agree to abide by the plain teaching of the Bible. That having been said, what about witches? The Bible teaches [...]
Posted on February 27th, 2009 by doc
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Have you ever checked into a motel room and wondered why the only light in the room is one small lamp, or perhaps a couple wall-mounted lamps over the bed? There never seems to be enough light in a motel room. Maybe you feel the same way about your house — never enough light. We [...]
Posted on December 14th, 2008 by Bob Mathews
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Someone made a comment in last Sunday morning’s Bible class about satan, and how we sometimes give him more credit than he deserves. Frankly, I think we sometimes don’t give him enough credit too, but more times than not, we see him as having attributes that he doesn’t have. satan is not omnipresent, for example. [...]
Posted on July 18th, 2008 by Bob Mathews
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I think sometimes we don’t give satan enough credit. After all, he is described as “the wicked one” (Matthew 13:19), “the father of lies” (John 8:44), and “a roaring lion…seeking whom he may devour” (1 Peter 5:8). He is very powerful, but is he all powerful? Does he have the same traits — even some [...]
Posted on May 14th, 2008 by Bob Mathews
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