Author: Charles Blair
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How should we view the idea of bring our gifts to the altar in Matthew 5:23?
The context of this setting of Scripture deals with being angry with your brother without a cause (verse 22). The anger being addressed was to cause Jesus’ audience to understand what causes murder. The law of Moses stated that one was not to kill (Deuteronomy 5:17). Since God commanded that anyone who kills their fellow…
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Hard Preaching
Everyone probably has their definition of what “hard preaching” is. Preachers who are serious about the truth are finding the very task of preaching to be harder and harder because so many have lost real love for it. It is not uncommon to hear somebody say about a visiting preacher, or someone of whom they have received report, “He…
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How do we know who to trust as we search the scriptures to find God’s will?
A person cannot be saved without knowing God’s will (Matthew 7:21). The will of Christ came into effect following His death on the cross and His resurrection into heaven. His will became active beginning in Acts 2. God expects me to search all of the scriptures to arrive at the right answers for life. Paul…
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Interpreting The Dreams
Joseph was a fine young man who was taken from his home a little after he was seventeen. He was sold into slavery by his own brothers and came to Egypt as a result of being sold. He was blessed by God while there but by the lies of Potiphar’s wife, he was placed into…
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How can Christians make the best use of their time?
As we cited in the article, one cannot have more than twenty-four hours in any given day. Making the best use of time would mean that we use what time we have in the best way possible. We are, for example, to seek first the kingdom of God (Matthew6:33). What is involved in such seeking…
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What Time Is It?
The righteous man in every generation has striven to make the best use of his time. Adam and his wife lived in a safe place in the Garden of Eden. In this realm of perfect safety from any physical threat they had the job of “dressing and keeping the garden” (Genesis 2:15). Genesis two is…
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The Lord Spoke It
Great prophets of God warned Judah of its impending doom. Zedekiahwas sitting on the throne. From Babylon, the great prophet Ezekiel was warning the Jews left under Zedekiah that Jerusalem would be destroyed. Jeremiah, having begun his work under Josiah, likewise, spoke of the end of Jerusalem. Zedekiah was an uncle to Johoiachin that fulfilled…
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Is Israel today the apple of God’s eye?
The simple answer is “no”. Daniel, by direct help from God, interpreted the dream of Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel 2. There would be four world powers beginning with Babylon. In the days of the fourth world power, God would establish His kingdom on this earth. Counting from Babylon, the fourth world power was Rome. God, therefore,…
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Fighting Against God
The idea of man fighting against God is at best described as futile. Many have tried throughout human history to assume the role of God. Perhaps it is some evil ruler bent on ruling the world, some man bossing his employees, an elder trying to lord over God’s heritage or some man or woman in…
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Why is there such an attitude against religion in our country, especially the religion of Jesus the Christ?
Truly there is only one religion and it is the religion of Jesus the Christ (James 1:27). One foundation of unity among religious people who follow Christ is that there is only one faith (Ephesians 4:5). A rejection of this idea will be made by those who seek to promote some man-made institution. Is there…