A few years ago, there was a distressing fad circulating among the congregations of the church. This involved wearing shabby clothes, supposedly so as not to intimidate or distress those who could not afford better. On the surface, this seems good, but let us look deeper. First of all, why do we go to church? [...]
Posted on November 17th, 2011 by doc
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Yes, I do realize that I am about to ruffle feathers again, but some things need to be studied. Recently, a prisoner who is a student of World Bible School made an observation that God had intended there be only one church. I sent him copies of our blog articles entitled “One Church” and “One [...]
Posted on October 13th, 2011 by doc
Filed under: Apostasy, Authority of Scripture, New Testament, Obedience, Worship | 2 Comments »
As is true with many things our mother’s taught us, the caution not to praise ourselves is a caution bedded deeply in Scripture. It is always a temptation to tells other about how great we are, and what all we have done. Satan never loses an occasion to tempt us to “ring our own bell.” [...]
Posted on July 14th, 2011 by doc
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Just thirty-six hours ago, I had a wonderful event that I will remember for years. I was able to attend a brief concert given by the Singing Youth of Denver. What a marvelous group of teenagers! Their song service was definitely a lift to my spirit. And it made me think…which is always a good [...]
Posted on June 9th, 2011 by doc
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Sometimes, dear Readers, we are but ungrateful servants. We have a tendency to overlook, or just plain forget, what the Lord has done for us. And yet, there are many places in the Scripture where God has invited us to praise Him, and to thank Him. It might be worth our while to visit a [...]
Posted on March 17th, 2011 by doc
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Romans 10:1-3 Brethren, my heart’s desire and my supplication to God is for them, that they may be saved. For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. For, being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the [...]
Posted on January 20th, 2011 by doc
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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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You know, some things bother me and some don’t. On March 29, 2010, there was a link you could click on on the MSN web page that would take you to an article entitled “Jesus’ Final Passover: Was the Last Supper really a Seder?” It seems one Michael Lucas is investigating whether the Last Super [...]
Posted on April 2nd, 2010 by doc
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There is much diversity today concerning the Lord’s Supper, or Communion. Really, there should not be. The Bible teaching is plain. If three different groups practice taking the Lord’s Supper in three different ways, they cannot all be doing it correctly. Therefore, we need to carefully examine the Scriptures to see what God has told [...]
Posted on February 27th, 2010 by doc
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While driving from Dallas to Austin recently, I saw a banner with that phrase on it — 30-minute worship. My reaction was, Really? So who’s this targeting? People who just can’t be bothered to give more than 30 minutes out of their busy life to Jesus on Sunday morning? I’m pretty sure Jesus didn’t respond [...]
Posted on November 23rd, 2009 by Bob Mathews
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