A young man recently asked me, “Do you have to be right about everything? What if you do everything right but just make one little mistake, could you still go to heaven?” Most would look at this question with compassion and empathy because they might also understand how one could make a few mistakes in…

I had the recent opportunity with a Jehovah’s Witness to discuss the return of Christ and the kingdom of God. I mentioned the series I am writing, and she asked how we, the Church of Christ, could teach that the kingdom and the church were the same thing? Many individuals within the world of Christianity…

Christianity as a whole remains divided on many issues, but one aspect of the religion remains solid, the Bible is the Word of God. Thankfully, most all Christians respect the Bible, which means Christians can come together on common ground and study this great book of inspiration! Through the years, different versions and translations have…

The discussion of baptism ranks as one of the top ten most asked questions to a member of the Church of Christ. Many Christians in the church likely know many of the verses related to baptism because they so often have to defend the hope of their salvation on this matter. God requires Christians to…

This past week, I was asked to address this question because several people within the Church of Christ have been asked this question. It has been asked to the members of the church, “Do you really believe you are the only ones going to Heaven?” This stands as one of the top three questions people…

One of the most distinctive differences between the worship of the churches of Christ and the worship of other churches derives from the lack of instrumental additions to worship. The fact that the church teaches, and has for years, that instruments should not be used in the worship has caused many Christians in the church…

Every person goes through what is called a trial of faith in which the individual has their faith tested from a place of doubt, fear, peer-pressure, sadness, and pride. Knowing that all would endure such distress, the apostle John writes by inspiration, “Behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may…

It never ceases to amaze how popular culture portrays the God of the Bible. Watching television shows on Netflix, Amazon Prime, or other media streaming outlets, one will hear numerous idioms presented about God and salvation that cannot be backed up with Scripture! Characters will say things like, “God works in mysterious ways.” “God is…

At the close of Paul’s third missionary journey, this apostle of Christ sought to make his way to Jerusalem to arrive for Pentecost and give the poor saints financial support from the churches in Asia Minor, Greece, and Macedonia. On his way to Jerusalem, Paul stopped at Miletus to meet with the elders from Ephesus.…

In Paul’s letter to the church in Rome, he describes the apostasy of the Gentiles, their abominations and foolish hearts after knowing that God exists and knowing His power, they seek their own authority. Paul writes, “Because, knowing God, they did not glorify Him as God, neither were thankful. But they became vain in their…