Nov 12
In pursuit, a Christian is a follower of Christ. “Then said Jesus unto His disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me” (Matt. 16:24). Thus, our ultimate and primary ambition of life is to follow Jesus.In knowledge, a Christian is a disciple or …
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Nov 05
It is impossible to overstate the importance of the Bible class teacher. There are those who can teach and impart certain skills, trades and knowledge. There are those who run large corporations, and those who rule countries. Yet, if a list were somehow composed of all positions of the world being arranged in order of …
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Oct 29
If you are a disciple of Jesus, then certainly you would want to know the meaning of “take up his cross.” Why? Because these words “said Jesus unto his disciples.”What does it mean, then, to take up your cross? A glimpse of history during the life and times of Jesus will cast some light on …
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Oct 22
It is erroneously advanced by some who are pro-instrument that the Greek word for “making melody” in Ephesians 5:19, inherently means to play an instrument. In other words, they say that psallo is defined as, “to touch the chords of a musical instrument.”Reply. While it is true that many lexicons give psallo such a definition, …
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Oct 15
Hebrews 4:12 states quite simply, “The word of God is powerful”–and what a powerful statement that is! To help arrive at a proper comprehension of the power of God’s Word, one should seriously think about what is mentioned in the following: “The worlds were framed by the Word of God” (Heb. 11:3). If one has …
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Oct 08
Since we are to ask God to not lead us into temptation (Mat. 6:13), then it must be the case that God does lead us into temptation (otherwise, Jesus has instructed us to pray a meaningless prayer–which amounts to praying without faith). How then can it be said that God leads us into temptation when …
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Sep 24
Our enemy is Satan (Eph. 6:12), his weapon is temptation (Mat. 4:3; Jas. 1:14) and his chain is sin (Rom. 6:23). Since a priority of man is to abstain from sin (Mat. 5:27-30), then all who know about God and the Judgment Day would want to have all the help, hints and information available to …
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Sep 17
Many are they who believe on both sides of this issue. However, both cannot be true; yet one must be true. What saith the Scriptures of God?(1) “Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth the law: for sin is the transgression of the law” (1 John 3:4). What does this verse say sin is? Sin is the transgression …
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Sep 10
One of the wonderful aspects of humanity that occurs year-round without end is that of giving. People give of their finances, time and attention to others in their birthdays, weddings, graduations, births, illnesses, charities and at Christmas. Giving is one of the attributes which distinguishes humans from animals–they basically take; people give.In the language in …
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Aug 27
Yes, it has been hot! It is these kind of days that brings to my remembrance a certain hot summer day in which I was helping a good friend load the moving van. The van collected and intensified the heat, and the absence of wind made the extreme condition a memorable one. Eventually, one of …
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