“This Greek word has been the battleground between advocates and opponents of instrumental music in Christian worship. Other words translated sing (humneo and ado) are not controversial, but psallo presents a strong delusion.”
Would You Test Yourself?
“2 Corinthians 13:5 says ‘Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you — unless, or course, you fail the test?’ The words ‘examine’ and ‘test’ are imperative mood words, which means that they are commands which must be obeyed.”
What It Means To Be Lost
“Were you ever lost as a child? Were you separated from your parents in a large crowd? Or were you terrified and alone in strange woods or in the darkness of night? If so, you learned well what the word ‘lost’ means. It calls back to you the hopeless and helpless feelings of futility and despondency. It recalls your aloneness, helplessness, and fear. Being lost from God is like that.”
Do You Love Life?
“Do you believe in life? Is there life in your body? Then you must logically believe in God. Life comes only from life before it. Non-living matter cannot bring forth what it does not itself have to pass on. Life in all plants, animals, birds, fish, and men comes from preexistent life. There are no exceptions.”
One Baptism Into Christ
“Ephesians 4:5 says, ‘One Lord, one faith, one baptism.’ Galatians 3:27 says, ‘For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.’ We must find the one baptism into Christ, just as we must fine the one Lord and the one Faith. Check your Bible for the one baptism into Christ.”
What Must I Do To Be Saved?
“This is the most important question on earth! Much more important than what to do to be rich, to be healthy, or to be popular. ‘For what is a man profited if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul?’ (Matthew 16:26)“
Christianity is Non-Denominational
“What kind of car is that? “Not any kind, just a car!” ” Would this answer make sense to you? No. You cannot imagine a car that is not some kind of car. You would say that every car must be some kind. This is because all cars are kinds of cars. But this has not always been true. The very first car was the only car at the time, and it had no name. In the beginning there were no kinds of cars. This is true of the church.”
True Worship
“What is worship? Worship is giving “worthship.” It is an outward expression of an inward sense of praise and inward feeling of need. All worship is not true, for the true God must be worshipped in the true way for one’s worship to be acceptable. What makes one’s worship acceptable?
Forsake Not Assembling
“Hebrews 10:25 is a warning to Christians: ‘Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together as the manner of some is, but exhorting one another, and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.”
God’s Message (Christ Died for Our Sins)
“GOSPEL, this word means ‘good news’ I Corinthians 15:1–4 explains the Gospel as the death of Jesus Christ for our sins, His burial, and resurrection according to the Scriptures. But why would Jesus need to die for sins? Why is the Gospel the greatest news man can hear?”
By What Authority?
When Jesus was teaching in the Jewish temple, the leaders asked Him, ‘By what authority doest thou these things? And who gave thee this authority?’ (Matthew 21:23). These are very good questions to ask about all religious matters. Will you ask yourself by what authority you do everything you teach and practice in religion? Will you also ask who gave you this authority?”
Religious Division Is Sin
“The religious leaders of Jesus’ day asked Him in Matthew 19:3 if easy divorce for every cause were lawful. He answered them, ‘What God has joined together, let not man put asunder’ (verse 6). They replied that Moses had allowed easy divorce for centuries, and ‘Everybody’s doing it.’ Jesus then said, ‘From the beginning it has not been so’ (verse 8)“
Are You in Christ?
“Christianity is a relationship with God called being ‘in Christ.’ ‘If any man is IN CHRIST, he is a new creature.’ 2 Cor. 5:17“
Miracles Have Ceased
“God began all things by miracles, but He continues all things without miracles. God never created but one man by miracle–Adam, the first man. He began with miracles but continues mankind without miracles. Was your body created by miracle like Adam’s?”
Departures: Back to the Bible
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Departures: Back to the Bible – English