In Every Thing Give Thanks

“In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” (1 Thess. 5:18) It seems each year as we arrive in late November approaching the Thanksgiving holiday, I am convicted of how much I have taken for granted and not given appropriate thanksgiving for God’s blessings in my life….

Echo Chambers

Short note… Proverbs 11:14 Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.

Do Pastors have Authority?

I saw a good question in a Facebook group pertaining to pastoral authority. Specifically, one was asking how much authority a pastor has within a congregation. While no one answered with the dictatorial model, some did indicate the pastor has no authority. Some said only God has authority. Some answered claiming the pastor has authority…

Biblical Languages: Is It Proper To Make Use Of Them?

By Robert Adam  That may seem like an odd question. It certainly does to me. When I began preaching in July of  2008, I never would have thought to consider such a question. After all, I knew well then that the Bible  was not originally written in English. In fact, English didn’t exist in any…

The Grace of Faith

Christ In You, the Hope of Glory (Colossians 1:27) Elder Marty Hoskins Faith is a broad and multifaceted subject in the Holy Word of God.  There is probably no Christian doctrine more widely discussed and written about than the topic of faith.  Furthermore, there is probably no doctrine that creates more controversy and confusion that…

The Importance of Nonnegotiable Concepts

We live in a day that is permeated by a sort of conspiratorial Gnosticism, where to some, nothing is ever believed to be what it has been established as being and everything is viewed with suspicion and skepticism. This sort of thing manifests itself in every aspect of American life. Social media has made it…

Radio: The Eternal Sonship of Christ

I’m going out of the way to share this weekend’s radio program with you, as its subject matter is one of pertinence. In recent years, through influence from some nefarious characters, Christians in every denomination are being led into destructive heresies as it relates to the Godhead. From a denial of Trinitarianism, to a belief…