A recent study found that most people who attend church services do not read their Bible on a daily basis. About 34 percent read their Bible daily or a few times per week, while a combined 66 percent read it once per week, a few times per month, once a month, or rarely to never. Really, this should … [Read more...]
A Great Society?
Is our society that great? Yes, we enjoy a tremendous amount of prosperity and freedom, much of which we can be thankful. However, it has reached the point that these are often a detriment to our society. Notice some of the things we financially can afford and legally … [Read more...]
Word Study: Evil
Greek: Poneros Vine’s: “labour, toil, denotes evil that causes labour, pain, sorrow, malignant evil.” Thayer’s: “1. Full of labors, annoyances, hardships… 2. Bad, of a bad nature or condition… b. in an ethical sense, evil, wicked, bad.” Wherever there is … [Read more...]
Word Study: Lord
Greek: Kurios Vine’s: “properly an adjective, signifying having power (kuros) or authority, is used as a noun, variously translated in the N.T., “’Lord,’ … ‘Master,’…” Thayer’s: “he to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he … [Read more...]
Conformed To Our Image
The Bible teaches that man was made in the image of God (Gen. 1:26, 27). As such, we are inferior to Him. He is the Creator, we are the creatures, and therefore subject to His will. However, some do not see it that way. People want God to conform to their image. They do not want a God of … [Read more...]
Episcopal Church Near Implosion
The link below is to an article about the Episcopal Church and how it is near implosion. It has rotted from within over many decades (really centuries) as it has abandoned the Bible as the basis of authority. The reality is, all denominations are doomed to this fate because they are inherently built … [Read more...]
Word Study: Christ
Greek: Christos Vine’s: “anointed, translates, in the Sept. [Greek translation of OT], the word Messiah…” Thayer’s: “anointed…1. Of the Messiah…” Christ is really not a proper name, though we commonly use it that way. Rather, it is a description or even a … [Read more...]
Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs
2012 Truth Magazine Lectures
9th Annual Truth Magazine LecturesAthens, AL Title & Speaker Download MP3 File Emmanuel David Cox [powerpress url="http://www.truthmagazine.com/audio/lectures_2012/01-david-cox-emmanuel.mp3"] Download Lecture Purer In Heart Tommy … [Read more...]
Word Study: Blessed
Greek: Makarios Vine’s: “akin to A, No. 3 [happy, blessed] is used in the beatitudes in Matt. 5 and Luke 6” Thayer’s: “blessed, happy…blessed the man, who…Mt. v.3-11” Blessed as used in Matthew 5:3-11, gives the double idea of happy and what we commonly … [Read more...]
Power In The Word
Paul wrote that the gospel is God’s power unto salvation (Rom. 1:16). Many people in modern religions deny this. It is obvious the Jew, Muslim, Hindu, and Buddhist reject the gospel altogether. However, it just as true that denominations do not believe the gospel is the power unto salvation. … [Read more...]
