By Bobby Witherington Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed. And Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free (Jn. 8:31,32). This article is being written on “Independence Day” (July 4), the day on which Americans celebrate …
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Walking Circumspectly
By Mike Willis The apostle Paul commanded that Christians walk “circumspectly” in Ephesians 5:15. He said, “See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise.” The word akribos is translated “circumspectly” and is defined to mean “accurately, carefully, well” (Arndt and Gingrich) or “exactly, accurately, diligently” (Thayer). Thayer specifically says about this passage …
Music In Worship
By Ron Daly The New Testament teaches that worship must be “in spirit and truth” (Jn. 4:24). Worship, from the Greek proskuneo, is the respect, reverence, adoration, obeisance, or homage that we render to God by means of specific acts. When we survey the New Testament, we find that the Lord’s people in the first century, …
The Burdens We Bear
By Lewis Willis Is there anyone who would deny that life imposes upon us many burdens? Sometimes we are frustrated by them. Occasionally someone is broken by them, i.e., they are overwhelmed with burdens which break their spirit. It often appears that some try to ignore their own burdens, and they certainly do not want to …