It is amazing how varied the views are that people have of the church. It is downright offensive to some individuals if it is suggested that the church is an integral part of one’s salvation. Some cannot even fathom that their eternal dwelling in heaven would have any connection at all to the church, which is often viewed as a religious club…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 151)
In a rather broad brushstroke, Christians are instructed “that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men” (1 Tim. 2:1). ALL men! Does that really mean “all”? Well, in James 5:16, we are told to “pray for one another” (without any qualifiers limiting those prayers), and in Matthew 5:44, we are told to “pray” for our “enemies” and…
All sorts of things today bring trouble into our homes. What would you put on a list of things that “trouble” our homes today? Immorality, gambling, pornography, certain family members, lack of discipline, etc.? God says, “He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house” (Prov. 15:27). We may list all sorts of things that trouble our homes today, but how…
The topic of hate generates all sorts of thoughts and emotions. Unfortunately, we are living in a culture right now that is engulfed in bitter, bitter hatred. And, as much as some might try to rationalize their hatred for certain individuals, there is nothing rational about people hating people. How is a Christian to live in this kind of environment? Too often…
How many Christians have fallen away and left the Lord over the years? What percentage of those who have fallen away and left the church do you suppose have done so because of what a fellow Christian did to them or because of what a fellow Christian did not do for them? People let us down. And, unfortunately, our fellow Christians are…
On the one hand, the Bible teaches that “it is appointed unto men once to die” (Heb. 9:27). The physical death of the physical body is a certainty for all of us. But did you know that Jesus taught a way to “never die”? Would you like to know it? At the tomb of Lazarus, Jesus said, “Whoever lives and believes in…
If you look down on people because they are a different race or ethnicity than you…if you look down on people because they are less fortunate than you, have less money than you or have “not-as-nice” things as you…if you look down on people because they have less education than you or have not advanced as far in life as you…if you…
At some point in our lifetimes, we have all said things that perhaps we didn’t really mean. We had, in all likelihood, good intentions by what we were saying, but the follow-through was lacking. Unfortunately, too often this has happened with the biggest verbal statements of people’s lives. Before someone is baptized into Jesus Christ, he/she makes a verbal confession of faith—“I…