Getting to Know God as a Covenant God
Covenants are between two people. Some covenants are conditional, and some are unconditional. God made a covenant with Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Israel (Levitical). The ultimate and complete covenant that supersedes all others is the New Covenant in Jesus Christ. This covenant does not require keeping the 613 laws, but it is the covenant... Read More
The Meaning of the Lord’s Supper
When we celebrate the Lord’s Supper, we remember Christ’s sacrifice and resurrection; unity among believers; covenant of grace; and spiritual nourishment. When we celebrate Christ’s sacrifice we remember that Christ bore our sins in His own physical body on the tree, and our sins were judged and died with Christ when he died on the... Read More
The History and Future of Sunday School
Sunday schools began in England in the 17780s when Robert Raikes became concerned about the many children and even adults who could not read and had little knowledge of the Bible. As the availability of public education increased, the focus of Sunday school shifted to Bible instruction. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, Anabaptist... Read More
Attitudes and Activities of a Healthy Body Life
What attitudes and activities produce healthy body life and believers who do what Jesus wants, according to Acts 2 and 4? In these verses we see numerous spiritual activities. That could be grouped under the headings of worship, commitment to the apostles’ doctrine, and fellowship with fellow believers. Worship: Worship from the heart is the... Read More
The Power of a Pebble
The importance of encouraging and comforting one another When a pebble is skipped across the water, the ripples go on and on. The ripples go even further than the pebble. This is the power of a skipped pebble and an encouraging word. The Bible has many examples of the value of encouragement. God encouraged Moses... Read More
Two Kingdoms – One Citizenship
The Kingdom of Heaven has several notable characteristics: 1) It has a king, and that king is Christ. 2) Like the mustard seed, it starts small but grows into something visible and strong (Matt. 13:31, 32). 3) Like leaven, it starts within and changes all of a person’s life (Matt. 13:33). Like a treasure, it... Read More
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