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How NOT to Understand the Bible
In my last post I wrote about the common sense principles for interpreting Scripture. At this point, I thought I’d focus on poor ways to understand God’s words. These are approaches to Scriptures that really exist, and are used by some—but not … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Leadership, Christianity, New Testament, Old Testament
Tagged Bible, church, faithfulness, false doctrine, false teaching, Gospel, interpretation, judgment, leadership, obedience, pattern, religion, salvation, theology, truth, understanding, unity, wisdom, wisdom of men
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How to Understand the Bible…
The Bible is the information source for the Christian faith. As the word of God it reveals God’s eternal truth to us about spiritual reality. It is the basis on which Christian unity can be found, but when some religious … Continue reading
What Does It Mean to be Undenominational?
The churches of Christ advertise on most everything that we share with the community that we are “undenominational”. It is something unique that sets us apart from other religious groups, but sometimes it just becomes the wallpaper in the background … Continue reading
Lay aside the old self — Ephesians 4-6
There just seem to be some sections of the Bible that are full to overflowing in good stuff. Ephesians, especially chapters 4-6, is one of those spots. Again, I’m going to have a hard time paring things down to just … Continue reading
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Tagged a cappella, biblical unity, church, denominations, divide, division, doctrinal matters, love, marriage, meaning, purpose, sin, singing, submit, unity
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I love you this much — Ephesians 1-3
Today and tomorrow we’ll be reading from Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. By way of introduction to the book you should know that Ephesus was a major seaport in the ancient world, the end of many trade routes from the … Continue reading
A divided church — 1 Corinthians 1-3
We ended yesterday’s blog with an strong warning from Paul to the Roman church about the sin of division. Paul certainly had good reason to worry about division in the church at Rome, but his concern was probably heightened from … Continue reading
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Tagged agree, denominationalism, division, folly, foolishness, godly, love, spiritual, Temple, unity, wisdom, worldly
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God’s rod of punishment can have a name — Isaiah 10-12
Today’s reading is one that has given me pause for thought. What a great planner God is! What great things He accomplishes through blessing and tragedy, triumph and defeat, good guys and bad buys, lean times and fat. The first … Continue reading
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Tagged Assyria, peace, punishment, Remnant, rod of punishment, root of Jesse, unity
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David’s Advice for Building a House for God
1 Chronicles 28:9, 10 “As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a whole heart and a willing mind; for the LORD searches all hearts, and understands every intent of the thoughts. … Continue reading →