“For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.”-Hebrews 4:12 What would the Christian church be without the word of God? Certainly, much of the religious world… Read More »
May God Put Us In Order
If the Lord wills, the North Second Street Church of Christ will ordain elders in our congregation by March of 2021. This article is designed to explain and remind us of the process laid out and agreed to by the men of the congregation in November of 2019. We pray that everything, “should be done… Read More »
Was Jesus Born Before Anno Domini?
Perhaps no other group of Christians is as concerned with the date of Christ’s birth, resurrection, and ascension, as churches dedicated to restoring the faith, worship, and practice of the New Testament. An unknowable number of tracts, sermons, and Bible studies have focused on doing away with every tradition of man that has been added… Read More »
In, Before, Or Not There At All?
“the ark of the covenant…in which was a golden urn…and Aaron’s staff”-Hebrews 9:4 “There was nothing in the ark except the two tablets of stone”-I Kings 8:9 “Put back the staff of Aaron before the testimony,”-Numbers 17:10 “Take a jar…manna in it…Aaron placed it before the testimony”-Exodus 16:33-34 So which is it? Are Aaron’s staff… Read More »
The Creation, Flood, and Red Sea
For some, the accounts of God’s miracles are a barrier to faith. In reality, they are bedrocks of true belief. The problem people run into is not a lack of faith but a lack of imagination. How could those stories be real?!?! To quote Jesus, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things… Read More »
Bible Study Aids
During a recent segment on the Grace And Truth radio show, I talked about Bible translations1. The reaction I received was positive, so I thought I would go over a few study aids to compliment a good Bible. First and foremost: Buy a good Bible with cross-references, a concordance, and maps (if available). Make sure… Read More »
Pulling Back The Curtain On God
“grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father’s side, he has made him known.”-John 1:17-18 The word revelation has a mysterious aura to many beginning Bible students. Especially when it comes to the 27th book of the New Testament that we refer… Read More »
Why Can’t I Go To My Friend’s Church?
My kids are just like everybody’s kids. They are pretty sure I am just a mean, old man with an arrogant attitude about other religious groups. “Dad, why do you think you’re so right?!?!” Sound familiar? Let’s take a look at what’s going on when we hear this kind of claim. They Had Some Help: … Read More »
News Of The World
I really hesitated to write this article for The Encourager. There is a sense in which this subject is political more than spiritual and thus, fits better on the radio show than it does in a church bulletin. But, I couldn’t get over how much this story dovetails with our current preaching series. On Sunday… Read More »
The Word of God; Part VI
“Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.”-Luke 24:46-47 Jesus rose from the dead to give life to all those who trust and serve him (John… Read More »