In Romans 16:25-27 the Apostle Paul, having written a lengthy epistle to the Gentile church in Rome in which he discusses justification (removal of all past sins) at length, ends the letter with a cryptic message which placed everything he had written in its proper context. In his message to the church he mentions justification […]

In verse five of chapter one the Apostle Paul tells the people in the Rome church that the objective of the Christian life is to be “obedient to THE faith.” In verse twelve he identifies that faith as “our MUTUAL faith.” That makes it clear that there is only ONE FAITH relative to true Christianity […]

In the same way that the word “man” is often used in the Holy Bible to refer to the whole of mankind–, both male and female–the word “son” is normally used to refer to both sexes, the title of this series being an excellent example. In the first chapter of the Book of Romans the […]

The revivalist movement taking place throughout the world at this time is not an overnight sensation. There has been for several years a strong social/religious pull coursing throughout the world, especially among young adults. Man is a spiritual creation. There is within him a need for spiritual meaning in his life. The problem is that […]

Recently My wife and I welcomed our grandson and his family into our home for a much-anticipated visit. He and his wife have two sons, ages three and five. Our ritual upon their arrival is for me to help the younger of the boys out of his car seat, take him in my arms and […]

The Holy Scriptures have much to say about a subject that no one wants to talk about or do. However, the Lord stresses the subject at length both anciently and currently, for what He says about it applies to His people today as it did to our spiritual ancestors–the twelve tribes of Israel. I will […]

Having been born into poverty and having grown up therein, I am very familiar with the practice of “trimming the wick.” Before electricity made its way into the homes of sharecroppers and fieldhands in the “cotton country” of Missouri, in-house lighting came by way of coal oil lamps. My family on both sides was comprised […]

Commandment #9: I once read a statement made by a successful businessman who stated that it was impossible to succeed in America without lying. “Lying” is referred to in the ninth commandment as “bearing false witness.” One can lie in a variety of ways, one of which is often referred to as “white lies” or […]

Commandment #7: Western society, specifically the United States and Britain, is obsessed with sex. This is a relatively new phenomenon. Prior to the 1940’s it was against federal law to sell or distribute information related to sex in the United States. The situation reversed itself over the years as Satan gained ever more control over […]

Commandment #6: When God (the Word Who became Jesus Christ) finished recreating the heavens and the earth, thereby bringing everything back to its previous perfect condition, He set about creating man–the icing on the creation cake, so to speak. He created His most prized possession to be like Himself in terms of appearance (likeness) and […]