6-18-17 Privileges and Responsibilities  

Lately it seems as if many ultra-liberal thinkers in religious matters have attacked the slogan “speak where the Bible speaks and remain silent where the Bible is silent.” One man said in reference to the above statement, “Though well intentioned,this slogan has caused many to view the New Testament writings through legalistic lenses…” I might […]

Not holding people accountable for their actions is a definite pattern in this country, yet it really isn’t anything new. For a long time now, we have tried to excuse murderers, rapists, thieves, etc., because of certain mitigating circumstances involved in the crimes.  Before sentencing a person too harshly for even a terribly brutal crime […]

Whenever I give my grandson, Tristan, a choice about something, he will sometimes say, using the language of a nine-year-old, “Pa Pa, it decides on you.” That is his way of saying I can determine what course we are going to follow. Does that not really describe life for all of us? We all choose […]

Our “peers” are those around us who are of equal standing with us on the basis of age, grade, or status. When it comes to lifestyles, there is a great deal of pressure on us to conform to our peers. The problem is too many times the lifestyle of our peers is not acceptable to […]

T here can be no doubt that exposing error is as much a part of preaching the gospel as is the presenting of the positive precepts of divine truth. This is undeniably proven by the following Scriptures: Jeremiah 1:10 – “See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to […]

In Acts the third chapter, we read of a man being miraculously healed. A man unable to walk from the time he was born was laid daily at the gate of the temple called Beautiful. The man was laid there because there were many people who entered the temple from that location, and since his […]

Spiritually speaking, are you walking towards heaven or away from heaven? Some would answer that question by simply saying, “I don’t know.” However, we should all know where we are heading spiritually. Do you go outside and just start walking without any idea of where you are heading? Not too many people walk aimlessly without […]

Regardless of what we do in life, or how hard and rigorously we serve God; regardless of how many good works we amass, we cannot earn our way to heaven. If there is something that we can all agree on, it is this: “we are saved by grace.” As a result of this fact, we […]

Ignorance is defined as “The condition of being uneducated, unaware, or uninformed” (The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language). While some believe that ignorance is bliss, the fact is it is very dangerous, especially as far as the soul is concerned. Paul told the Athenians that God at one time winked at ignorance, but […]