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Have you ever stopped to ask yourself why you believe Jesus to be the Son of God and Savior of mankind? Is your belief based on anything concrete or is it merely a belief that has been passed down to you from your parents that you have simply come to accept without ever questioning why? [...]

Fellowship with the family of God and with God Himself is one of the greatest blessings of being a Christian. Fellowship is something that is shared by all faithful Christians the world over. It is comforting and encouraging to know that we have wonderful Christian brothers and sisters from all over the world – most [...]

Many have tried to justify the consumption of beverage alcohol based upon the Gospel account of Jesus turning water into wine in the John 2:1-11. Let us begin to answer this question with the Biblical definition of the word wine. In the New Testament, “wine” is translated from the Greek word oinos. This is a [...]

Can A Christian Serve in the Military?There is a controversy among members of the church as to whether a Christian can serve in the military and fight in war. Many who support this position turn to passages such as 2 Corinthians 10:3-4 “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the [...]

Late on Friday, September 23 and in the early morning hours of Saturday, September 24, 2005, Southeastern Texas and Southwestern Louisiana were struck a mighty blow by Hurricane Rita. The city of Vidor, Texas was not spared by this powerful hurricane. Vidor experienced more than ten hours of sustained hurricane force winds, with gusts up [...]

A Brief Commentary on Ephesians 1:3-6Verse 3: “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:”Blessed be God…who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings… “Blessed be God” indicates one who is worthy, i.e. “worthy of blessing.”[1] By this Paul [...]

A Brief Commentary on Ephesians 1:7-10By Jack W. McNielVerse 7: “In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;” In whom we have redemption through His blood, according to the riches of His grace… Redemption is a releasing upon payment of a [...]

It seems that people have always loved to be frightened. The feelings of fear and fright causes our heart rate to accelerate and gets a little adrenaline flowing, thus causing a heightened sense of awareness. We begin to feel more “alive” when we are fearful. To some this feeling is quite pleasurable, at least for [...]

A Brief Commentary on Ephesians 1:11-14Verse 11: “In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:”In whom also we have obtained and inheritance… A child of God is not born physically, but is reborn spiritually. The first [...]

A new year’s beginning is the perfect time to for us to re-commit ourselves to God. The past year is now behind us, the things of that year are beyond us now and we cannot change them. If we were not as faithful as we ought to have been last year (and I would hazard [...]

What is the meaning of life, the universe and everything? For millennia, man has tried to answer this basic question. During the Renaissance, philosophers began to believe that man could, beginning with just himself, find his own answers to this great question. Over time, though, man has discovered that he cannot do this. Instead of [...]