In this posting we will study the gifts of the Holy Spirit the Lord has made available to His true church. In First Corinthians 12:1 the Apostle Paul gives us a command relative to the acts of the Holy Spirit: HE TELLS US NOT TO BE IGNORANT OF THEIR EXISTENCE OR HOW THEY ARE TO […]

In Ephesians 4:1-6 and 11-16 and First Corinthians chapters 12,13 and14 the Apostle Paul goes into detail concerning the administrations, operations and spiritual gifts that God placed in the church. He makes plain for such assignments in the above-noted Scriptures through His apostle. In Ephesians 4:3 Paul emphasizes God’s desire for “the unity of the […]

When deciding if the product (professing Christianity–“the church”) is worth the price (crucifixion) Jesus of Nazareth paid for it, we must not ignore the price He paid before dying on Mt. Calvary. We need to remind ourselves of what He gave up to come to earth where He would even be rejected and disowned by […]

One of the most cherished, repeated and referenced chapters in the Holy Bible is Isaiah 53 where we are reminded of the incredible price that was paid so that we could have the OPPORTUNITY TO QUALIFY FOR ETERNAL LIFE. That opportunity constitutes one of God’s “headlines”–promises. By studying His Holy Scriptures according to His study […]

In the original series by the same name I pointed out that what the majority of church congregants believe to be the “Christian walk” is nowhere found in the Holy Scriptures. In the series titled Who Are God’s People? and “My People Called By My Name” (key words–People and Called respectively) I explained Biblically that […]

In the first segment of this series we established the fact that ALL of God’s Word/Law/Gospel/Truth–the Holy Bible–is His WRITTEN TESTIMONY CONCERNING HIMSELF. We were also reminded that His Word is His “POWER AND THE METHOD BY WHICH HE DEMONSTRATES HIS HOLY SPIRIT. He tells us that everything He has done, is doing and will […]

In the second chapter of his first letter to the church in Corinth, the Apostle Paul wrote that the Word of God functions in several capacities in the life (“walk”) of the true saints (sanctified ones) within the church (1:2). Primarily, it functions as THE separating factor that distinguishes between a true sheep and a […]

I was, as they say, “born and raised in the church.” One of the main themes I learned early on was that when Jesus said before giving up His spirit, “It is finished,” it meant that all that needed to be done for me to secure salvation had been done. I was taught from pulpit […]

It is vitally important that the seeker of Biblical Truth understand the first chapter of the Apostle Paul’s first epistle to the church at Corinth which addresses several important issues which we will explore in this teaching. The first issue addressed by the apostle involves the fact that not everyone in the Institutional Church is […]

In the final segment of this series we will study THE MAIN SUBJECT INVOLVED IN MAN’S SEARCH FOR SALVATION–GOD’S LAW AND MAN’S OBEDIENCE TO IT. From day one of this ministry I understood the Lord’s focus for this ministry–HIS TEN COMMANDMENT LAW AND THE ABSOLUTE NECESSITY FOR CHURCH PEOPLE TO OBEY IT. I also understood […]