By Donald Townsley 1. It is Not the Mission of the Church to Entertain Saints or Sinners. (By “entertainment” we mean eating together, fun and games.) a. Jesus did not come to earth to “seek to entertain,” but “to seek and to save that which was lost” (Lk. 19:10). b. The gospel is not God’s “power …
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By Jimmy Tuten Introduction: A. Briefly review lesson #3. B. The Christian is not to conform or fashion himself after the world: he must not follow . . . 1. Its fellowship (Jas. 4:4; 2 Cor. 6:17-18). 2. Its lusts (1 Pet. 1:14). 3. Its course (Eph. 2:2). 4. Its god, Satan (2 Cor. 4:4). 5. …
By Johnie Edwards It is often wondered if man has to sin. The discussion comes about when one looks at the temptation of Jesus. It is reasoned that Jesus was “in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin” (Heb. 4:15). A reading of the temptation of Jesus in Matthew 4:1-11 will show that …
By Edward O. Bragwell, Sr. “Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? No! They were not at all ashamed; nor did they know how to blush. Therefore they shall fall among those who fall; at the time I punish them, they shall be cast down,” says the LORD (Jer. 6:15; also see 8:12). The Lord’s …
