Speak Truth Paul, the apostle of Jesus Christ, was at one time very wrong in his religious beliefs. But Paul became a Christian and from that time he was a defender of truth. In Galatians. 1:6-8 he wrote “I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of […]
Apostasy in Hebrews By definition, Apostasy means: 1:an act of refusing to continue to follow, obey, or recognize a religious faith. 2:abandonment of a previous loyalty : defection. One of the major purposes of the book of Hebrews is: “WARNING AGAINST APOSTASY.” (Hebrews 12:14-17) Some of the Hebrew people who had become Christians were turning […]
Gospel required to be Preached There was a time when preachers of the gospel preached the fundamentals of the gospel. They preached what men must do to be saved. No young person who “grew up” in the church was left with any doubt about the necessity of obedience. As a result, if you walked into […]
DOES THE NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH EXIST TODAY? THE NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH DOES EXIST TODAY. Matthew 16:18. The church that Jesus promised cannot be destroyed. Matthew 16:19 and Daniel 2:44. In 1942, there were over 600 religious bodies in the U.S., and now there are over 3600. Jesus prayed that we all be ONE. John 17:20,21. […]
Grounded in Truth Since the Truth is the key to understanding and teaching the Word, we must apply it in our daily lives. The concept of restoring the church of the New Testament is simply right. Work hard, whenever a question is asked, to answer it with Scripture. Adopt the mindset of getting out of […]
Restoration – The Need The need for restoration – This article was written by Jay Lockhart, who is an elder and minister for the Lord’s church in Whitehouse, Texas. God has a perfect plan for the church. Since man is imperfect, he has a tendency to depart from God’s plan. Predictions that this would happen […]
Imperfection What is the perfect church? A lot of people really struggle with the idea of the church. You have the “I love Jesus but hate the church crowd” who are under the (mistaken) impression that somehow they can be faithful to Christ without being associated with His Body. Then you have the disgruntled church […]
Choice Choice is provided to us from God. We all make choices in life. Some choices we make help us to improve our lives and nourish our faith in God. Other choices we make turn us away from God and encourage worldly ideas and concepts. Our choices and the repercussions of them have a life […]
Fundamental Teaching Resurrection from death is a fundamental teaching of the Gospel. Indeed, that’s “good news.” Therefore, that is HOPE. Our end is not found in our tomb! There is life, life eternal. If the Christian doctrine would bring people hope only for this life, then Christians would be the most pitiable people in the […]