When God first created mankind in the Garden of Eden, they enjoyed a perfect relationship with God, dwelling together with Him without any barriers.  Adam and Eve “heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day” (Gen. 3:8).  But something happened.  Man did something (called “sin”) that changed that intimate relationship.  And ever since…

The church of the New Testament was vitally important and incomparably valuable to Jesus!  He had planned for it before the Creation (Eph. 3:10-11).  He came to this earth and promised to build it Himself (Matt. 16:18).  He ensured its coming by purchasing it with His own blood (Acts 20:28).  He sent the Holy Spirit to establish it in Acts 2 (2:32-47). …

The Lord designed His church to be very distinct.  He placed a number of identifying marks for His church in Scripture, in order for man to be able to identify it when he finds it and to restore it as He desired it to be.  One very recognizable characteristic of the Lord’s church is its worship.  It is quite noticeable today that…

God created man with an instinctive need to worship.  When man worships God as the Lord has instructed, there is something intensely thrilling and satisfying about being in His presence.  But here’s the question: Does it really matter how a person worships?  Can a person worship God in any way that he chooses and in any way that feels good, and that…