Tag Archives: grace

Current Questions — Is There a Hell?

Posted on September 13, 2018 by parklinscomb

This is the fourth of a series of blog postings on modern controversial subjects. The first one one was on the subject of the authority of Scriptures. I did this one first, because I wanted to establish the foundation of … Continue reading →

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Current Questions — The Role of Women

Posted on September 6, 2018 by parklinscomb

Over the last couple of weeks I’ve dedicated this blog space to a few of the doctrinal questions of our day. The questions have arisen not from some new evidence that someone has discovered calling into question long-settled Biblical doctrines, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible commentary, Christian Leadership, New Testament, Uncategorized | Tagged Bible, Christian leadership, church, discipleship, faith, faithfulness, false teaching, gender, grace, hope, leadership, love, men, obedience, pride, religion, roles, theology, truth, wisdom, women | 1 Comment

Something of How Much I Owe

Posted on August 6, 2018 by parklinscomb

As many of you know, Linda and I went to France this summer. One of the highlights of the trip for me was going to the Normandy beaches and the American cemetery, where well over 9000 WWII dead are buried. … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Leadership, Christianity, New Testament | Tagged Christ, courage, discipleship, faithfulness, grace, love, memorial, obedience, remembrance, sacrifice, salvation, sin, worship | 1 Comment

Family Communications, Think Before You Speak

Posted on April 21, 2018 by parklinscomb

Good communication is the foundation of human relationships. When we fall short in communicating with each other misunderstandings happen, emotions (usually the negative ones) are stirred, and ties get strained or broken. In yesterday’s blog posting I urged the principle … Continue reading →

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Let Your Joy Shine!

Posted on November 20, 2017 by parklinscomb

Christian is not a negative religion. The world—very unfortunately—sees God’s word, Christ’s church, and Christians generally as very negative—a religion of “No”. We know why, of course; God often says, “No,” to the evil and harmful things that people in … Continue reading →

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Going from “No” to “Grow”

Posted on March 8, 2017 by parklinscomb

Titus 2:11, 12 “For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age,” Over 20 years ago Nancy Reagan … Continue reading →

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Being Ananias

Posted on October 24, 2016 by parklinscomb

Ananias doesn’t get a lot of sermons done about him. I’ve never read a bulletin article about him. I’m not sure that I’ve ever heard of a church named “St. Ananias”. But he played a key role in one of … Continue reading →

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What’s a “Salvation Issue”?

Posted on September 15, 2016 by parklinscomb

Denominational theologians use the phrase in the religious world to try to smooth over the deep doctrinal divides between religious groups. Sometimes even leaders in the Lord’s church have used the phrase in an attempt to avoid splits and divisions. … Continue reading →

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Giving Glory to God

Posted on July 27, 2016 by parklinscomb

Glorifying God is not something that ends at the conclusion of a worship assembly. Giving glory to God for a Christians is a 7 day a week, 24 hour a day endeavor. But how do we do this? Some believe … Continue reading →

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It Works Both Ways

Posted on July 22, 2016 by parklinscomb

The newly appointed manager of a chain of hotels was on his first inspection trip. In the kitchen of one of the hotels observed a particularly unhappy looking dishwasher. “Cheer up, my good man,” the new manager said, giving the … Continue reading →

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