Monthly Archive: March 2014

Mar 29

SEARCH FOR THE ANCIENT ORDER OF THINGS (2)

The plea for today needs to be, “search for the ancient order of things,” for all who are, or would be religious. The need to be religious is seen in the many churches throughout the land. New church buildings are springing up and old buildings are being restored and turned into places of worship. Such …

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Mar 22

SEARCH FOR THE ANCIENT ORDER OF THINGS (1)

Many people are seeking “religious” fulfillment today, but they are looking in the wrong place to find it. Many of these folks are seeking for personal satisfaction. Just being religious is not the answer, as people have always been religious. Two simple questions will help us understand the point: 1) Were people religious in the …

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Mar 15

UNDENOMINATIONAL CHRISTIANITY

Over the last number of years the subject of “undenominational Christianity” has made the headlines. Has it ever occurred to anyone that Christianity is undenominational by its very nature? What is denominational about it : one God, one Lord, one Spirit, one faith, one baptism, one body, and one hope (Eph. 4:4-6)? How do you …

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Mar 08

THE CHRISTIAN AND THE HOMOSEXUAL

The news media, from time to time, gives us subjects that need the attention of Christians. This is the case when a law was passed by the Congress in the state of Arizona. The Governor, Jan Brewer, vetoed the bill, but it got a lot of attention before she did so. It is not the …

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Mar 01

THE “EKKLESIA,” THE CHURCH (4)

In this final article, a study of the word “church,” the Greek “ekklesia,” attention is called to the Greek scholar Erasmus (1466-1536) and how he translated the Greek “ekklesia” into Latin. In his translation of the Greek New Testament into Latin, he sometimes translated the word “ekklesia” into the Latin words, “concio,” “congregatio,” and “ecclesia.” …

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