By Mike Willis The Christian’s hope is an anchor to the soul (Heb. 6:11); it is the Christian’s helmet in his defense against Satan (1 Thess. 5:8). The Christian’s hope for everlasting life is based on the firm foundation of the immutable promise of God (Tit. 1:2). The hope of everlasting life is a motive to …
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Complete In Christ
By Randy Harshbarger In a time when men and women are searching and longing for something meaningful in “religion,” we, as members of the Lord’s church, should declare forcefully and clearly that all man’s needs can be found in Jesus Christ. ‘This is exactly what the Apostle Paul declares in Colossians 2. While men and women …
The Church That Jesus Built
By Dan Waiters In Matt. 16:18, Jesus said, “Upon this rock I will build my church.” We know that He kept this promise because the church is spoken of as being in existence after the day of Pentecost, described in Acts 2. We know that those who obeyed the Gospel in the apostolic age were added …
A Demanding, Wasteful (Prodigal) Son (2)
By Dennis C. Abernathy In the last article, we considered the steps that led to the departure or downfall of the young man in Luke 15:11-12, commonly known as the prodigal or lost son. We left him in the employ of a heathen, feeding the hogs and in dire need. He is in degradation which his …