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Biblical truth standing on its spiritual head to get our eternal attention.

A Prayer of Singing Praise – Exodus 15 – Praying through the Bible #28

| May 5, 2020

The Problem in Corinth

| February 27, 2020

What was the problem in 1 Corinthians? The Corinthian Christians were acting too much like the Corinthians in Corinth. Consider this: every problem in the church is the world in the church instead of the church in the world. The gospel does not fail, but when the gospel is manipulated to match what the world […]

1 Samuel 13-17 – A Not Well-Armed Militia

| January 28, 2020

Most are familiar with David’s boast in God against Goliath saying, “Then all the world will know that Israel has a God, and this whole assembly will know that it is not by sword or by spear that the Lord saves” (1 Samuel 17:46-47). Focus on that last part – “this whole assembly” is Israel. […]

A church of Christ should be a church of the last, least, and lost – “Brothers (and sisters), consider your calling: Not many were wise from a human perspective, not many powerful, not many of noble birth.” (CSB’17 1 Corinthians 1:26)

| December 17, 2019

Our Assembling

| November 8, 2019

Ending the most thorough material on the resurrection is a high end, exalted conclusion:• “… Death has been swallowed up in victory. Where, death, is your victory? Where, death, is your sting? The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the […]

A Parable – Position Not Place

| October 7, 2019

“OK, everyone be quiet, it’s time for class to start.” Then the class starts and the discussion begins. Finally, the teacher says, “Everyone break out into your groups.” They do, but little Johnny is having trouble so the teacher asks Little Susie to go help him and with her tutoring; the boy finally gets it. […]

1 Corinthians 14:26-40 and Genesis 3

| October 7, 2019

The genesis of gender roles begins in Genesis. All three of the restrictive passages are echoes, if not direct references to Genesis 1-3. The least apparent passage is 1 Corinthians 14. A closer look shows us that when Paul says, “as the law also says” (1 Corinthians14:34), he is reverting back to the beginning. Notice […]

Romans 15:13-33 – Contributing to Fellowship

| August 23, 2019

Your familiar with 1 Corinthians 16:1-3 about a collection for the saints; but how familiar are you? This is not the only time Paul spoke about this collection. Another is 2 Corinthians 8-9 which is rich in the gospel. A more neglected passage is Romans 15. I like word studies, so let’s “word up” on […]

1 Corinthians 11 – Does God Want Us Restoring?

| August 18, 2019

Does God want us restoring? Stated negatively, it is impossible to restore without preaching the gospel – because the gospel restores people. Stated positively, to restore is to preach the gospel as seen in the good news records. 1 Corinthians 11 is an example of restoration through the gospel, by restoring “the Lord’s supper.” If we […]

Can You Be a Christian If…

| August 16, 2019

Can you be a Christian if you don’t believe that Christ was bodily resurrected out of the grave? Can you be a Christian if you don’t believe Christians will be bodily resurrected out of the grave?  Read this entire pericope:“Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say, […]