The Church that is Right

What church should I join? What church is right? Why are there so many different kinds of churches or denominations? Why don’t they all believe the same thing? The questions could go on and on. The answer often given is “Just join the church of your...

The Supper that Satisfies

There is much taught in Scripture about eating and drinking. Some of it refers to literal partaking of food and drink, other portions deal in a metaphorical or symbolic manner. An example of the symbolic sense is a passage, precise and appropriate, in John 6:53-55:...

The Baptism that is Real and Required

The subject of baptism is so broad and the interpretations are so varied that it is profitable to just step back and look at it from a scriptural point of view. Also, there has built up across the years a lot of traditional and legendary points of view that only...

The Sanctification that is Scriptural

It is easier to define sanctification than to try and describe a sanctified person. Also, we must distinguish between God’s elective grace in sanctifying and man’s responsibility in living a “holy” life. The word sanctify is also designated as...

The Faith that Saves

“Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples; and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.” (I Corinthians 10:11) In the world system in which we live it is commonly spoken of as having three major faiths:...

Introduction

We know that the Lord Jesus Christ is the living Word (John 1:1-3, 14). Then what is the purpose of the written Word? Basically, of course, it is God’s method of communicating to His creation—man. However, it is much more. We take for granted that we must be in...