What is a Church? (Part One) Many refer to the church to indicate a building or a Christian denomination or just any religious group. How does the Bible define the term “church”? First, this requires a general definition of the term “church.” The word “church” comes from the Greek word Read more…
Letting Your Light Shine In Dark Places Morally, times are bad. Some say they are getting worse. Paul warned, “But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come” (2 Tim. 3:1). The word for “perilous” means fierce or grievous. The hymn, “Jesus Is Coming Soon,” begins, “Troublesome Read more…
The Gospel of Mary Magdalene Part Two The Gnostics claim they had been given a secret knowledge which had been hidden from others. They even believed they had a Different Knowledge Than Given to the Apostles. These Gnostics alone possessed a knowledge of secret teachings of Jesus which He did Read more…
The Gospel of Mary Magdalene Part One A woman by the name of Mary Magdalene has been a powerful female figure in religions since the first century. Her notoriety among some groups has motivated them to go beyond the sacred text of the New Testament and develop an alternate history Read more…
The Argument for Vestigial Organs is Vestigial S.R. Scadding wrote, “since it is not possible to unambiguously identify useless structures, and since the structure of the argument used is not scientifically valid, I conclude that ‘vestigial organs’ provide no special evidence for the theory of evolution” (S.R. Scadding “Do Vestigial Read more…
Evolution’s Vestigial Argument (Part 2) Human Vestigial Organs Laura Spinney wrote an article in New Scientist titled “Five Things Humans No Longer Need” (2008). On the list were wisdom teeth, goose bumps, the coccyx, the vomeronasal organ (a part of the nose), and Darwin’s point (a “minor malformation” on the Read more…
Evolution’s Vestigial Argument Part One A website sponsored by the Discovery Channel claims “the body has something akin to its own junk drawer” and that this junk drawer “…is full of vestigial organs, or souvenirs of our evolutionary past” (https://health.howstuffworks.com/human-body/parts/vestigial-organ.htm). For many years some scientists have claimed that evolution is Read more…
Righteous Living Before the World In Romans 12:9-11 Paul lists set of practical instructions to the brethren at Rome to be carried out not just among the body of believers, but to everyone the saints may come in contact. Some of these come in pairs and others in groups of Read more…
Prayer Requests 2 Thessalonians 2:13-3:5 Prayer of Thanksgiving for the Brethren, 13-14 Because He is Obligated to God Paul gives thanks for the brethren at Thessalonica once again (1:3) He tells them these prayers are out of a sense of obligation to show gratitude to God. “We are bound to Read more…
Encouragement For and From Gaius 1 The Elder, To the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth: 2 Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers. 3 For I rejoiced greatly when brethren came and testified of the truth Read more…