By Anonymous A young man, the son of a gospel preacher, in his teenage years, became involved in using alcohol and other drugs, and sexual immorality. He left the Lord and was withdrawn from by the local church. In the summer of 1990, near Father’s day, he wrote the following letter to his father. Dad, Happy …
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Some Reasons Why It Is Wrong For the Church to Furnish Entertainment
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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Romans 12 Series – The Kind of Life That Is Pleasing to God (4): The Christian’s Service in Relation to Self-Transformation (Romans 12:2)
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. …
Does Man Have to Sin?
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 …