The price of name brand medications today can be extremely expensive, but generic brand often saves a huge amount. The same goes for name brand foods, as the generic brand (or store brand) can sometimes be half the price. This leads many to avoid the name brand as much as possible and just go with the cheapest option. Unfortunately, this mentality can sometimes creep…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 14)
Since the congregation is singing in worship, does that alleviate my responsibility to sing to the congregation? No (Eph. 5:19). Since the congregation has a program to care for widows, does that remove my responsibility to visit and look after the widows of the congregation? No (Jas. 1:27). You see, congregational activity does not take the place of my individual responsibility. Apply that to the Great…
It seems that there are some sins which are quickly and universally condemned, such as murder, stealing, rape, child molestation, etc. The very thought of these (and others) can be so repulsive to some that they immediately condemn any practice of it. Yet, there are some other sins that even Christians seem to have a hard time standing against. These often involve…
To get from my office to almost anywhere in the church building, I must walk through the hallway of the children’s Bible classes. It is a rare day (if ever!) that I do not reflect on the great folks who teach in that hallway and thank God for them. Teachers, thank you! Thank you for saying “Yes” to teaching! Thank you for every minute that you…
In the genealogy of Jesus recorded in Matthew, there are not a lot of historical markers, but he does insert this one regarding Josiah’s children: “Josiah begot Jeconiah and his brothers about the time they were carried away to Babylon” (Matt. 1:11). This was that transitional generation, who raised their children in the far country of Babylon, rather than at home in Judah.…
Don’t you love it when someone brings up something that you did decades ago and reminds you of a mistake that they refuse to put behind them? No! You don’t love it! You likely are hurt by the reminder, frustrated by the blast from the past and long for the time when it is forgotten. Here’s a question to consider: As much…
Biblical Reasons Why Christians Are to Assemble with the Saints Rather Than Watch Online Choosing to stay home, or in another location, during the time that the local church assembles to worship is not something new. It was, after all, even “the manner of some” in Biblical times, which the Holy Spirit saw fit to address, even back then (Heb. 10:24-25). But…
From the moment that a person is born, the only eyes through which he can see things are his own. When a person begins to walk, the only steps that he takes and understands are his own. Humans are self-contained, self-sustaining, self-focused creatures. How curious for the prophet Jeremiah to observe, “O Lord, I know the way of man is not in himself; It is…