By John A. Smith We live in a sex-oriented society. Young people are constantly bombarded by a mixture of messages that encourage them to act on their natural sexual impulses without regard for morals, Everything from tooth paste and blue jeans to shaving cream is sold on the basis of sex appeal. T.V. (soaps in particular), …
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By Don Partain An expedient is a spiritually advantageous method for carrying out the Lord’s revealed will. The Lord instructed us to sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs (Eph. 5:19) and to do so in an orderly manner (1 Cor. 14:40). Expedients to carrying out this command would include hymn books, pitch pipes, song leaders, certain …
By Jimmy Tuten Introduction: A. A transformed life will manifest itself with a display of certain qualities such as humility (vv. 3-5) and usefulness (vv. 6-8). Both attributes are to be found in this and the next study. B. Having seen what Christian individualism (duty to oneself) constitutes in the preceding verses, we now enter into …
By Keith Greer A few years ago, while I was preaching in a meeting in California, some Christians were trying to “justify” gambling to me. Their reasoning went something like this: “Living is a gamble. Buying fife insurance is a gamble. Driving a car or flying in an airplane is a gamble. Are you going to …
