There is no way to “rightly divide” Scripture and find authorization to use mechanical instruments of music in worship to the Lord. The New Testament simply does not allow us to use them as we worship God. Passages such as Ephesians 5:19 and Colossians 3:16 and Hebrews 13:15 make that abundantly clear. There are Christians who are far more qualified to write on that subject than I am. Many are not “schooled” in formal academics, but they know the Bible, and they can show clearly that we are not to use instruments of music as we worship the Lord together. However, some of those same people do not sing when…

Do people really know who God is? I am not asking if they know that he exists, or that he created the world, or that he sent Jesus to die for mankind. I am simply asking, do people realize just how big God is? Do they understand his omnipotence, omniscience, and omnipresence? Most people cannot see God or be changed by God, because their knowledge and comprehension of his true being is too small. In order to illustrate this example, let’s go back in time and visit the scene on a ship once headed to Tarshish.The first chapter of Jonah gives the account of the prophet whom God selected to…

Something has happened. There was a time when a vast majority of the people in our lives could be changed by Scripture. But in the 21st Century, it is very difficult to have any success among the masses with the gospel. Think about it. Search your heart and ask yourself if you really believe you can influence a large number of people through your personal evangelistic efforts. See? You know exactly what I am talking about. You have not produced much in this area of your spiritual life recently. There are several reasons why evangelism has become so difficult. 1. You are not allowed to tell anybody they are wrong…

I didn’t really feel like being there, but three of my grandchildren were involved. Since grandparents do things that may not make sense to others, “Grammy” and I were both there. We only stayed for a short time, but, in that short time, I saw something interesting (besides my grandchildren). There were about three thousand young people from seven states gathered to participate in a Bible Bowl. It was very interesting to me that this event took place in a venue in which a state university usually hosts basketball games.  On this day, something much more important than basketball was taking place. Young people were assembled to hone their skills concerning God’s Word. I loved…

Yes, I just went there. There is a right way and a wrong way to do anything, including voting for President. There is the way a Christian is to do it, and there is the other way. So here we go… 1. Do NOT abstain from voting altogether. I know elections are tough for Christians because we can’t find a candidate who lines up with us on every subject. But if you think about it, Jesus wouldn’t line up with us perfectly because we are all so weak and in need of continual guidance ourselves. And since we are commanded to submit to the authority of the government (Romans 13:1),…