There has been a box of brand new pens on my shelf for several years, and every few months I pull another out. (Pens just seem to disappear around the office.) A few days ago, I pulled the last pen from that box. It was dried out. After several seconds (and pieces of scrap paper) of making circles, it finally came to…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 186)
On his second missionary journey, Paul visited the cities of Thessalonica and Berea. Luke drew a sharp contrast between the receptivity of the gospel made by certain individuals in each of these cities, when he noted that those in “Berea…were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica” (Acts 17:10-11). What was it that set the Bereans apart? Let me ask this–when you went…
It is truly perplexing and inexplicable how so many well-meaning folks have been taught and convinced that immersion is not essential for one’s salvation from sin. Of all the doctrines of the New Testament, that one is exceptionally clear, to the point that God considers it one of “the elementary principles of Christ” (Heb. 6:1-2). Let us consider just one verse (Acts…
How do you listen? That is not asking “how well” do you listen. Nor is that asking anything about your hearing ability. Stop, consider, evaluate and be honest– how do you listen? When someone else is speaking, are you open or closed to them? Are you humble or haughty? Are you patient or pushy? Are you easy or demanding? Are you concentrating…
How should a Christian respond when a gunman kills dozens of people in a gay nightclub? How should a Christian respond when a bomb is set off in an abortion clinic? How should a Christian respond when a Muslim mosque is set on fire? Should we have joy? Should we feel a sense of satisfaction? No! We should never “rejoice at wrongdoing”…
There is not a more important topic to understand (and to understand correctly) than one’s salvation from sin. It is interesting how man has diverged into so many different ideas regarding salvation. Some of these diversions are deliberate; some are because of thoughtlessness. One careless mentality among some is, “Once I get baptized, that’s really all that matters. If I follow God’s…
It does not matter what thought you try to lay up against it, there is NO greater thought than these three words–Jesus loves me! We teach that song to our children at the very earliest age for a reason–not because the words are easy to remember, not because the tune is easy to catch. We teach the song because the message needs…
Growing up in South Florida, the roads and highways were littered with construction signs and barricades. And, if anyone asked whose name was on the barricades, everyone knew the answer–“Bob’s Barricades.” There was no other name, at that time, in barricades than Bob! But, now, that name has lost its significance and is just one of the many that are out there.…