Monthly Archives: August 2017

It seems stage to me that a question of how much authority the elders have in the local church or if the preacher has any authority would ever arise.  Perhaps that whole question is somehow tied to the subject of … Continue reading →

It is extremely difficult to read the teachings of the Bible about the church or local congregations of God’s people and not picture them as looking like the church where we worship on a regular basis.  The fact that most … Continue reading →

There are tons of different laws found in Scripture but only one that is called the royal law.  There must be something very special about this law for the Holy Spirit to lead James the brother of Jesus to refer … Continue reading →

Most of the teachings of the Bible are straight forward and pretty easy to understand what is being taught.  There are some occasions, especially in the writings of the apostle Paul when he is obviously dealing with some situation in … Continue reading →

It isn’t unusual when my wife Linda and I are talking about something for her to jump topics in midstream and leave me hanging on, wondering who or what we are talking about now.  I sort of believe that it … Continue reading →