Date registered: January 9, 2014
Apr 12
If you honestly open up the New Testament and “search for the ancient order of things,” as it relates to the organization of the church which Jesus said, “I will build” (Matt. 16:18), the church which he purchased with his own blood (Acts 20:28), the church over which Christ is the head (Eph. 1:22-23), and …
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Apr 05
This being the third article written under the above title, it might be good to address the words themselves. Just what is this, “ancient order of things?” The word “ancient” refers to the time of the apostles of Christ; the words “order of things,” refers to the spiritual order of things delivered by the inspired …
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Mar 29
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
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
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 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
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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Feb 22
The word “church” is not a word used by the inspired writers of the New Testament! It is not a true translation of the Greek word “ekklesia.” Of course, you are saying, the writers of the New Testament wrote in Greek and the word “church” is an English word. However, there is more to the …
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Feb 15
It is interesting to learn that the first English translation of the Greek New Testament, did not translate the Greek word “ekklesia” into the English word “church.” This makes a student of the New Testament to question, why was this is the case? Then, into what English word was the Greek word “ekklesia” translated before …
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Feb 08
What is the church? Before answering this seemingly simple question question, a few things need to be understood. Did you know our English word “church” comes from the Greek word “ekklesia?” If not, you may not understand the word “church.” More than likely, most people know our English New Testament has been translated from a …
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