By Marc W. Gibson You have probably heard someone say, “The Bible says, `Do not judge! ‘ when their ungodly words and/or practice is questioned. Their reference is to Matthew 7:1, but their use of this scripture is actually a misuse due to their misunderstanding of the context. Context is important in studying any passage of …
Author Archives: Mark Mayberry
The Subtle Seduction of Our Teens
By Jay Stephens A June 1993 article by brother Dobbs (Firm Foundation) alerted our congregation to the fact that our Bible school material might be denominationally biased. Our class material is purchased from Sweet Publishing Company, who allegedly purchases this material from David G. Cook Publishing it is written, therefore, by denominational people. In recent …
The Dedicated Life
By Jimmy Tuten “For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, and do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments” (Ezra 7:10). These words described the purpose of Ezra, the priest and scribe,’ as he leaves his exiled state in Babylon to go to Jerusalem for the purpose of …
Jesus, Our Sin Offering
By Tim Mize Mirror in the Cross As Christians, we look to the cross of Christ as our “sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savour” (Eph. 5:2). Israel of old also offered sacrifices for “a sweet smelling savour to the Lord” (in other words, to honor and please him; see Lev. 1:9; 2:2; 3:5; 4:31; …