Many institutional churches of Christ have “children’s church.” During the worship assembly children go into a separate room where they have their own worship. By doing this, the adults in charge of the children miss the worship assembly of the church (cf. Hebrews 10:24-25), and the parents are robbed of the opportunity to teach their children how to behave in church (Ephesians 6:4). These are grave mistakes.

But another mistake made by many parents is to allow the children to play, make noise that disrupts the worship of others, run loose, or simply sleep (I’m not talking about infants). This is…

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¿REALMENTE CREO DIOS LAS PLANTAS ANTES DE CREAR EL SOL? Dios creó las plantas en el tercer día de la semana de la creación, el día antes de crear el sol. Pero ya había creado una fuente de luz el … Read More →

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    Under the Law of Moses, the mercy seat was “the lid or cover of the Ark of the Covenant” in the holy of holies. It was made of pure gold. At the ends of the mercy seat were two cherubim made of gold and made of one piece with the mercy seat at its two ends.  The wings of the two cherubim were spread upward covering the mercy seat, with their wings facing one another, each turned toward the mercy seat.  It was above the mercy seat and between the two cherubim that God would meet with Moses and…

A congregation with which I once worked had an exhibit at which we gave away gospel tracts during a three-day community event. Our tract on the new birth caught a gentleman’s attention. “Isn’t this teaching that baptism is necessary for salvation?” he asked. I agreed that the tract so taught and affirmed that the Bible taught this as well. A rather spirited discussion ensued, to say the least.

Among the many objections he offered was that baptism was just a “church ordinance.” I asked him to show me where the Bible said that. Of course, he made no attempt to do…

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“…we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; and perseverance, proven character…” (Romans 5:3-4).

For disciples of Christ, it’s heartening to know that persevering in tribulation yields proven character — “a quality of life and character that has been tempered and purified and demonstrated to be pleasing to God” (Jack Cottrell). Marvin Vincent called it “tried integrity.” As James wrote, “Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing” (1:2-4).

However…“A man must…