Helpful thoughts on troubling questions.

August 18, 2022

Anger in itself is not bad. Our Lord got angry with the money changers in the temple. He was very concerned about His Father’s honor. Seldom, however, is…

August 18, 2022

Anger in itself is not bad. Our Lord got angry with the money changers in the temple. He was very concerned about His Father’s honor. Seldom, however, is…

August 18, 2022

I believe that we all have a tendency to carry more of life’s burden than we were built to bear. That is why our Lord wrote to us Philippians 4:6-7 and 1…

August 18, 2022

“Of Him all the prophets bear witness that through His name every one who believes in Him has received forgiveness of sins” (Acts 10:43). “Salvation is of…

August 18, 2022

I believe that the enemy of your soul (Satan) desires you to be “down” on yourself. He would have you to believe that you are not important or of value or…

August 18, 2022

That Jesus Christ is Lord and He came to bring us life – Acts 2:36; John 10:10b.

August 18, 2022

Does a Believer Lose His Salvation if He Sins?

August 18, 2022

To fast” means “to not eat.” For instance, we say we will breakfast (break fast) in the morning because we have not eaten since the day before. Sometimes,…

August 18, 2022

This is a letter written to a student some time ago who said, “Sometimes I feel like I’m real close to God and I’ve got the Holy Spirit in me. Sometimes…

August 18, 2022

To begin, if you are in Christ, God no longer finds you guilty – Romans 8:1, 31-39 and John 5:24. Outside of Christ and under law, of course, all men are…

August 18, 2022

There are many things in your past life that you are probably ashamed of and you feel the guilt due to your sin. This is good. God only saves sinners, so…

August 18, 2022

We have good news for your desire to stop sinning and to put off any old habit that has bound you for a time. In Jesus Christ there is deliverance.…

August 18, 2022

Gambling fever rages in America today. Statistics show that today, as a whole, Americans are tithing 10% of their income to gambling. It infects us to the…

August 18, 2022

God is Just and Holy. Therefore, He must judge sin (Is 6:3; Gen 2:17; Ezek 18:4). God is also love. Thus, He takes no pleasure in judging to death those…

August 18, 2022

This title presents a very important and practical truth in Scripture. If understood, it would make more clear how God works in our life as well as make…

August 18, 2022

I have good news regarding your letter about God not answering your prayer about your suffering from injury to your body. Jesus will deliver every…

August 18, 2022

Greetings in the mighty name of the true God and Eternal Life Jesus Christ! (1 John 5:20; Titus 2:13). He is our Savior (Deliverer) from sin’s penalty…

August 18, 2022

The life of every believer in Christ and, thus, the church, is the place God has chosen to put His Name and display His glory. Compare Haggai 1:1–2:9 with…

August 18, 2022

A question sometimes arises as to Who’s name or what title or formula is to be used when baptizing. The following remarks are written in order to clarify…

August 18, 2022

We are born with sin as our master. We serve sin, doing those things that are contrary to God and His character. The Bible speaks of this as walking in…

August 18, 2022

A question sometimes arises as to Who’s name or what title or formula is to be used when baptizing. The following remarks are written in order to clarify…

August 18, 2022

The following is a portion of a letter to an Islamic follower: I have read the literature which you have given to me with great interest. As you know I…

August 18, 2022

The great stumbling block in the way of deliverance for many seems to be the fact that Jesus is God the Son manifest in the flesh. Obviously, this is a…

August 18, 2022

As you probably know, a great old testament saint – David – was found at one time in his life to be an adulterer and a murderer. By God’s law as well as…

August 18, 2022

My prayer for you is that the God of your fathers may become your God (and Father) too. He is such a comfort and refuge to those who put their trust in…

August 18, 2022

Concerning the baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ by John. To understand what was taking place, you need to understand that the name Christ means “the…

August 18, 2022

There is no doubt that Judas is an enigma (a person of puzzling or contradictory character). It is not our place to sit in judgment of him since all…

August 18, 2022

All men have a sense of fear when thinking about having to meet God face to face. Many seek to escape this fear by simply believing lies that God does not…

August 18, 2022

The covenant bond is, thus, critical, because it demands faithfulness in the face of unfulfilled needs. It is an agreement that goes beyond the two…

August 18, 2022

The moment you turned from your wicked ways and put your trust in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, God began to do a work in your life that only He can…

August 18, 2022

Our school holds to the teaching that God is One yet three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We believe that this fact is taught from the very first…

August 18, 2022

The great danger is that you fail in love while being “right” in regard to doctrine. In my weakness I have failed in all the above, so I know of what I…

August 18, 2022

The apostle Paul said that despite persecution he did not shrink back from teaching both Jew and Gentile what was profitable, that is, repentance toward…

August 18, 2022

The mystery of the Church is revealed in the New Testament. So it is here that we find the rule of life, or expected behavior, for the Christian.…

August 18, 2022

(How it relates to sickness and adversity in God’s resolution of the angelic conflict)

August 18, 2022

Salvation is the work of God from start to finish. Hebrews 12:1-2 makes this quite plain, as Jonah 2:9 does also. We experience salvation on the principle…

August 18, 2022

Works and faith are two mutually exclusive principles. You must take one or the other. You cannot mix them. This raises the interesting question, “Why…

August 18, 2022

The answer to the question, “Does a believer lose his salvation if he sins?” is found in the very foundation of the gospel itself. When Jesus Christ died…

August 18, 2022

In light of the fact that the believer hfas been created by God, purchased by the blood of Christ, and given unsearchable riches in Christ, his chief aim…

August 18, 2022

In Hebrews 2:4, it is stated that God used signs and wonders to authenticate the early preaching of the Gospel. This was in days before the complete Word…

August 18, 2022

Have you ever thought about taking your own life? In the past few decades there has been an alarming rise in teen suicides. Next to accidents and drug…

August 18, 2022

Temptation involves the issue of who we choose to listen to as well as how we choose to use that which God has made.

August 18, 2022

To forgive includes no longer harboring anger or resentment for wrongs done. Forgiveness comes in many forms. Some strive to forgive others because they…

August 18, 2022

In light of the fact that the believer has been created by God, purchased by the blood of Christ, and given unsearchable riches in Christ, his chief aim…

August 17, 2022

Here is a summary of what I see the meaning of baptism to be:

August 17, 2022

God has not remained silent. He desires to be known by us. To fulfill such a purpose He raised up prophets who spoke to men, His Words, concerning Himself…

August 17, 2022

The Sabbath is a rest day. Normally every seventh day is a Sabbath, for in six days God created the heavens and the earth and on the seventh day He…

August 17, 2022

Sadly, God’s plan for man to be saved is often miscommunicated because one or two verses of Scripture are taken out of their context and used…

August 17, 2022

You can read what John the Baptist said in Matthew 3:11-12, Mark 1:8, Luke 3:16- 17, and John 1:33. You should notice that the baptism with the Spirit…

August 17, 2022

Christ loved the church so much that He purchased it with His own blood. Therefore, motivated by love for our Savior, we should want to present a faithful…

August 17, 2022

And God saw everything that He had made, and behold, it was very good” – Genesis 1:31. His creation was functioning according to His will, and “God ……

August 17, 2022

Does God elect those who are to believe and, thus, quicken them to enable them to respond to the gospel? Or does God offer salvation to all and, thus,…

August 17, 2022

God’s desire for Israel, His chosen earthly people, was for them to be a kingdom of priests. However, this depended on their obedience and, thus, they…

August 17, 2022

In Genesis 2 and 3 we see that man was first in creation yet woman was first in the fall. This is very significant because once the mystery of the church,…

August 17, 2022

If you read carefully the book of 1 John, you will notice that the purpose for writing that book was to give assurance to those who believe in Jesus that…

August 17, 2022

This originally was a response written to a student who asked, “What about people who used to be Christians – but they’ve turned back to the old lifestyle…

August 17, 2022

While the apostle Paul was in prison he was asked this very question because a prison guard had observed his life. In a difficult circumstance he was…

August 17, 2022

As a young person I asked “Which religion is correct?” I even spent several years of my life searching for the answer to this question. I majored in…

August 17, 2022

The subject of illness and death for believers can often become a subject of contention and division among believers in Christ. The purpose of this paper…

August 17, 2022

Does God speak to us? If so, how? These are very important questions to be asking yourself, because how you answer them will determine how you will live…