These are the words of Mary to the servants at the wedding feast in Cana of Galilee (John 2:5). Mary mentioned to Jesus that the host had ran out of wine. Jesus replied, “Woman, what does this have to do with me? My hour has not yet come.” Having concluded that Jesus would nonetheless help […]
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My last paper article addressed the subject of immigration and the right of a nation under its God-ordained laws (Romans 13) to control who enters its country. This article addresses spiritual citizenship and the nature of the Christian’s life upon the earth and his relationship to it. The apostle Peter wrote, “Dearly beloved, I beseech
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The words of our title come from Philippians 2:12. The very next verse begins with “for,” which introduces reason. Thus, verse 13 needs to be considered with verse 12. Paul said, “Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your
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While oral and written instructions are effective means of communication, examples can be even more effective. This is well understood by those of us who have assembled complicated products. Good directions are important, but diagrams and illustrations enable us to see the directions applied. They add another layer of instruction. This is also true of examples.
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There is much confusion in the religious world over the subject of “works.” People have a tendency to select just one or two Bible passages where the word has a negative connotation and then use those passages to condemn all works. This is very dangerous, for the Bible uses the word “works” to describe several different
The Bible attributes salvation to a great many things. This fact goes unnoticed by many people, because they overly rely on their church and their preacher for their Bible knowledge. Sadly, very few churches are careful to speak all of the council of God on very many subjects at all (Acts 20:26-27). They teach their members only
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This lesson was presented on the radio, February 13, 2011.It is a response to an article that appeared in the Bowling Green Daily News by Ryan Smith of the Rolling Hills Community Church in Bowling Green, KY. Response to Ryan Smith To listen, simply click on the link and the file should start playing automatically.
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This may seem strange, but some religious people see no real connection between the Bible and salvation. To them, spirituality can be achieved apart from Bible teaching. They classify Bible teaching (doctrine) as a mere option for those Christians that are more “academically minded.” There are some obvious flaws in this reasoning: The Bible is a body of instruction to
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This lesson was presented on the radio, June 6, 2010. The “Only Ones” To listen, simply click on the link and the file should start playing automatically. To download the file to your computer, right-click (PC) or control-click (Mac) and select the option to save the file.
Paul told Timothy, “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth” (2 Tim. 2:15). The instruction to accurately handle the word implies the need to study and learn the word of God. (The King James Version actually uses the
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