Introduction One of the burning issues of this generation is the renewed interest throughout Christendom in Christian union. Not since the days of the Reformers has there been such widespread interest in having all believers in “one fold” through organic...
Communion Questions It is a little known fact that the words, “The Lord’s Supper” appear only one time in the Bible and then they are used negatively—”When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord’s...
These thoughts are purely personal; so the first personal pronoun will be used from time to time throughout, without a great deal of concern about good rhetorical principles. Any other Christian, musing on these same epistles, will find other key thoughts in them, and...
The increasing emphasis on money in most churches is causing many people to study the Word of God for the truth on this important subject. Each year brings new schemes to raise money to support the increasingly top-heavy ecclesiastical organizations with which so many...
This precious little letter concludes with a three-fold note. We can summarize it with these familiar Biblical words: A. Glory “Now unto God our Father be GLORY forever and ever” (4:20). This doxology bursts forth out of Paul’s gratitude for...
A. The Problem of Friction and Discord (4:1-3) 1. The Plea (4:1,2) As the great apostle introduces this section dealing with discord in the congregation, his very approach is an example of grace. As an Apostle, he could have commanded and demanded things be changed....
