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The Sin of Divorce

by Don Wright

A denominational preacher by the name of Stephan Gola wrote a book entitled, “Divorce, God’s Will.” In this book he sets forth the theory that all divorced people can remarry with God’s approval on the basis that “divorce was never a sin in itself—ever!” Is there any biblical truth to this claim that divorce is […]

The Settled Life

by Don Wright

When preaching in Louisville some years ago, some brethren and I went into the community and knocked on doors in an attempt to win souls. I know that cold calling is not the best way to win souls to Christ, but as a secondary plan of growth, there can be some value in it, specifically, […]

The Comfort of the Scriptures

by Don Wright

In Romans fifteen and verse four, Paul wrote of the patience and comfort of the scriptures. He was referring to the Old Testament because the New Testament had not been fully written at that time. However, since the New Testament has been completed, they too contain much comfort. It is to our advantage as God’s […]

The Impossibility of Apostasy

by Don Wright

One of the false doctrines that the Jews taught during the times of Christ was that a Jew could not be lost regardless of how he lived (unless he committed suicide). Paul confronted this position in the second chapter of Romans (Romans 2:1-3, 17-23). There are still those who hold to this false teaching. They […]

Things That Simon Saw

by Don Wright

In the eighth chapter of the book of Acts, we have both God and Satan at work. Satan, through the person of Saul and other Jewish leaders, is trying to destroy the church (Acts 8:1-3). But God, as He has done so many times in the past, is able to take the efforts of the […]

The Power of the Word of God

by Don Wright

There are some very important things that we have a tendency to devalue. Sadly, one of those things is the Word of God. While this may be predictable in regard to the infidels of our society today, it should never be the case with those of us who make up God’s elect. The Word of […]

True Discipleship

by Don Wright

Man has many ideas about what it takes to be a true disciple of Christ. In Matthew 16:24 we have the opportunity to allow Jesus, Himself, to tell us. Jesus said, “If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.” The word “if” in the […]

The Great Salvation

by Don Wright

The Hebrew writer said, “How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation” (Hebrews 2:3). The salvation that God has provided for mankind is truly a great salvation. Why is it such a great salvation? Let us see. 1. It is a great salvation because it involves a great Savior. Jesus is a great […]

Spiritual Gifts Part 4

by Don Wright

We have seen in this short series of articles that spiritual gifts existed in the first century. Jesus performed miracles, and so did His apostles, as well as many Christians in the first century church. Their miracles were undeniable (Acts 4:16). They did not heal inward ailments that could not be verified. They did not […]

Spiritual Gifts Part 3

by Don Wright

In our last article on this subject, we studied about the purpose of spiritual gifts. We learned from the Bible that the miraculous gifts of the first century were for the express purposes of confirming the Word of God (Mark 16:20; Hebrews 2:3-4) and for edification (1 Corinthians 14:26). Why were gifts needed for those […]