The apostle Paul wasn’t a church planter. He didn’t travel all over Palestine and Asia with a goal of expanding membership or to help generate building funds for the congregations of Jesus Christ’s assemblies. Nor did he develop… Read More

I am the property of Jesus Christ, and only in Him is my value computed. And, since property value is determined by statute to be based upon its “highest and best use,” then perhaps His suffering and death… Read More

The Revelation given to the apostle John is very specific about who it’s written to. Yet, many who claim to belong to Jesus Christ are taught that this prophecy can be readily interpreted and applied to their lives… Read More

Empty spaces always trigger unnatural responses. We proved this in a High School science lab experiment. Having sealed a two-foot glass tube on either end with cork and electrodes, and then creating a vacuum inside the tube, a… Read More

If I don’t have all of me, then what remains of me will suffer in the good fight. And there’s no battle Christ’s disciple shouldn’t expect to fight. The apostle Paul reminded the congregations at Corinth: “For though… Read More

A king’s authority is always granted by his subjects. That’s because we’ve always chosen who we want to rule over us—whether directly or indirectly. Some would suggest choice isn’t always an option, that tyrants seize power by force…. Read More

Where’s your “church?” Tradition provides that we might worship together in specific locations, having different congregations to choose from. And indeed, those different congregations are a license for us to agree to disagree about what the Bible says…. Read More

Men are always fighting wars. But they didn’t invent them. God did. And I think the Bible explains why. The first man, Adam, allowed himself to be overcome by the sin of disobedience. His wife, Eve, was deceived… Read More