I love John’s third epistle. It is written to Gaius. He begins the letter with these words, “The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.” (3 John 1) This is significant because as we read further down, John had written to the church previously but there was some church problems. The church…
Month: January 2023
The Judgment That Matters Most
“But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man’s judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self. For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.” (1 Corinthians 4:3-4) It is a tough thing…
Fear of Men
“Howbeit no man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews.” (John 7:13) What a thought! In its context, it wasn’t that nobody at all was speaking about Jesus, for the enemies of our Lord were open in their opinions and their blasphemies against Him. The ones who were not speaking openly (or, boldly)…
Bible Software
I have been studying the Bible for almost as long as I have been able to read. And shortly after the Lord saved me at the age of 10, I was given a computer. It wasn’t much by today’s standards but I remember that Windows 3.1 machine like it was yesterday. Man, I thought I…
Regulative Principle of Worship and Liberty
“God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.” (John 4:24) As Baptists we practice what is known as the “regulative principle of worship” as outlined in Chapter 22, Section 1 of the Baptist Confession of 1689: “But the acceptable way of worshipping the true God is…