Growing up, before someone led me to search the scriptures more carefully, I thought that as long as I believed in Jesus, heaven was where I would end up after I died. Sadly, there are still many people who believe this to be true. They assume that living life by the will of God does […]
Procrastination is a problem that plagues us all from time to time. However, with some people, procrastination becomes a deterrent to success in both the physical and the spiritual realm. It is one thing to put off doing something that has little significance in one’s life, but it is something else altogether when one puts […]
The local church is an arrangement set up by God. As we look at the church in the New Testament, we find that Christians joined themselves to local churches after obeying the gospel. The local church is made up of saints who work together in a specific geographical area. Each local church is completely autonomous, […]
The traditional vows that are taken when one enters the holy estate of matrimony usually involve the vow “till death do us part…” That is a vow that is founded upon the word of God. In reference to marriage, Jesus said, “…What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder” (Matthew 19:6). In […]
In July of 2005, the Lakewood Church in Houston Texas moved into the former Compaq Center, the old home of the Houston Rockets of the NBA, remodeled to be their new place of worship. The Lakewood Church was, at that time, the largest one in America, averaging around 40,000 people a week in attendance. The […]
There is a common misconception in our society that says the end justifies the means. This concept has been glorified over the years by the popular movie “Robin Hood.” Robin Hood is a story in which a man and his companions steal from the rich and give to the poor. The message is that stealing […]
The word justified means to declare one to be just, righteous, or not guilty. There are two ways for one to be justified in the eyes of God. First, if one lives a perfect life apart from sin, God would view this person as just. However, no one, except our Lord Jesus Christ, has ever […]
In July of 2005, the Lakewood Church in Houston Texas moved into the former Compaq Center, the old home of the NBA’s Houston Rockets, remodeled to be their new place of worship. The Lakewood Church was at that time the largest in America, averaging around 40,000 people a week in attendance. The leader of […]
It is a great blessing to have parents who are true Christians. By true Christians, I mean parents who have first, obeyed the gospel by doing what the Bible commands (Hearing—John 6:44-45, Believing—Mark 16:16, Repenting—Acts 17:30, Confessing—Romans 10:9-10, and being Baptized—Acts 2:38), and second, are truly living by the Word of God and teaching their […]
I recently heard of some local churches of Christ who have decided to use musical instruments in their worship services. A member of one of these congregations said that they were “liberating themselves.” I am not quite sure what that means exactly, but I imagine they feel like the restrictions placed on them by the […]