Stop 11 Road Church of Christ

Author: Charles Blair

  • DIFFUSING THE ANGER

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    Paul instructed Timothy to not be entangled with the affairs of this life (2 Tim. 2:4). The word entangled would mean to be entwined with the affairs of this life. Peter uses the same word in speaking about those who are pulled away from the Lord and become entangled in the pollutions of the world…

  • WITH THE UNREST IN OUR COUNTRY AND IN OUR WORLD, WHERE DOES THIS LEAVE US AS CHRISTIANS?

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    When the television cameras arrive people begin to act much worse and take upon themselves an air of strength. I watched sometime back as “students” attack a building because they did not like the speaker the university was bringing in. Why wearing a mask and throwing a brick or something similar through a glass window…

  • WOLF OR LAMB

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    If one is identifying a wolf or a lamb, it would not be hard to do. Jesus dealt with those who would be false prophets. How can you know if one is false or not? The answer from Jesus was by their fruits, that is, what they produce (Matt. 7:20). John warned those of the…

  • Language

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    Language was given to man on day six of the creation week. The man was able to name all the animals (Gen. 2:19,20). Later in the same day God created the woman and brought her to the man. With the gift of language he called her woman. Likewise he was given the ability to understand…

  • A BIG FISH, A GOURD AND A WORM

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    All three items come together in the book of Jonah. Each was created by God to prove a point to Jonah. The skeptic or those determined to ignore the power of the revealed will of God have often engaged in attacking the book of Jonah. Such attacks are made by those who ignore the evidence…

  • ISN’T IT HARD TO WISH THE BEST FOR THOSE WHO HAVE PRESENTED SUCH A PROBLEM TO HUMANITY?

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    Acts 8 is the record of Philip going into Samaria to preach the gospel to them. If we return back to the woman at the well, she had no use for Jews (John 4:9). James and John were ready to call down fire from heaven on a village of the Samaritans (Luke 9:54). Philip going…

  • BEING STILL

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    Because of technology we have more tools to enable us to do things faster. The problem that arises is that we can become so busy that we fail to see the simple beauty. Jesus spoke of the lilies of the field (Matt. 6:28) Sometimes because we are so busy we seldom take the time to…

  • IS THE CONSCIENCE A SAFE GUIDE?

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    Individuals sometimes use the word “conscience” to define or defend what they do. For the most part conscience as used in scriptures refers to the way one was raised. The thought being that each person would not violate their conscience. God used the conscience of the Gentiles to judge them apart from the law of…

  • WHO IS GUILTY

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    This past week a police officer was murdered in New York City. Those within the police department came out fairly quickly and pointed out that the office had done nothing to provoke the murder. As a general rule we have to hear about the murderer’s childhood, or some poor event in his life or as…

  • WHY ISRAEL FAILED

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    Israel goes into Assyrian captivity during the reign of Hoshea. His reign lasted for some nine years. The Bible in speaking about his leadership simply states, “…did that which was evil…”. Those nine years was the final “straw” which was broken concerning their connection to God. Even today, the casual reader of the scriptures might…