By Daniel H. King In Ecclesiastes 7:2 the wise man deliberately shocks us with his statement that, “it is better to go into the house of mourning than into the house of feasting. ” Of course, none of us would choose the house of mourning, if it were ours to make the selection. But that is …
Monthly Archives: July 2012
The Bible and Man’s Spiritual Needs
By Mike Willis Every generation has some who think that a new revelation is needed for a new age. The old Bible is viewed as outdated and unable to meet the spiritual needs of the new enlightened generation. There is an element of chronological snobbery inherent in such ideas, for this “enlightened” age will be the …
Unbrotherliness: Hindrance To Christian Growth
By Jimmy Tuten When one through faith is baptized into Christ he becomes a “new creature” (Gal. 3:26-27; 2 Cor. 5:17). This brings with it the responsibility of growth expressed in Scripture as working out one’s salvation (Phil. 2:12). The maturing needed to become spiritually mature does not come spontaneously. It requires effort, self-denial, watchfulness and …
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Learning Obedience From Suffering
By Harry R. Osborne The book of Hebrews clearly shows the correlation between suffering and the learning of obedience. The writer declares that Christ was perfected as the author of salvation through sufferings (Heb. 2:10) and that he “learned obedience by the things which he suffered” (Heb. 5:9). The writer exhorts the readers to follow Jesus’ …