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Faith Without Works Is Dead

By Osamagbe Lesley Egharevba | Lagos, Nigeria “But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead?“ (James 2:20) Many people today in the world teach the “salvation by faith only” doctrine. By this, they mean that faith (belief) is the only thing required for one to be saved and

The Beginning of Apostasy

By Andy Sochor | Kentucky, USA As we noticed in the previous article, the early Christians often faced severe persecution for the cause of Christ. While many abandoned their faith in order to avoid these persecutions, there were others who remained faithful even to the point of death. Because of this, the enemies of the

Why Not Tear Off The Old Testament?

Question: Why do churches of Christ follow only the teachings of the New Testament? Is it that they do not believe in the Old Testament? Shouldn’t they tear out the Old Testament from their Bibles if it is completely irrelevant? Why should they still read it? Answer: Churches of Christ believe in the Old Testament.

Contend Earnestly for the Faith

By Dylan Stewart | Alabama, USA Jude 3 reads, ” Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.” The Greek word used here translated as “contend” means

How To Judge A Sermon

By Pat Donahue | Alabama, USA It is a common practice after a worship assembly for people to discuss the merits of the sermon just delivered. Many times there is agreement about whether the lesson was a good one, but every now and then there is disagreement. It seems people judge a sermon based upon

Hats, Hair and Harridans

Brent Sharp | Arkansas, USA Suppose you showed up for worship services one morning and discovered that your preacher was going to deliver his sermon while wearing a ball cap with the logo for his favorite football team, or automobile company, or some such on his head. Would you care? Suppose another of your members,

A Custom, Not A Command

By William J. Stewart | Ontario, Canada The apostle Paul’s message in 1 Corinthians 11 concerning head coverings has been variably interpreted by our brethren. Folks differ on what the covering is, on when the covering is to be worn, and on whether it is binding today or not. Herein I affirm the wearing of

How a Wife Builds a Godly Home

By Glen Young Several years ago in a discussion about the home, I made the point that the wife should never put her children before her husband. Needless to say, this created quite a stir. I thought for a moment that some of my sisters were about to resurrect the old custom of tarring and

Why Not Take The Lord’s Supper At Night?

Question Good evening Bro Lesley. I need your contribution to this question or suggestion of a Brother who is against us taking the Lord’s Supper during morning service and not in the evening as observed in the Bible. Answer Thank you for your question. The New Testament reveals that the Lord’s Supper was taken by

The Blessing of Autonomy

By Andy Sochor | Kentucky, USA One characteristic of the Lord’s church that makes it different from most churches of men is autonomy. Autonomous local churches are not linked together in or through some larger organizational structure. Why did the Lord design the church to be this way? Obviously, we cannot always know every reason behind