Is One Church as Good as Another?

Common idea – one church is as good as another Deciding what church to attend is often based on personal preference Our decisions must instead be based on what is right How do we know what church is right? – find the one that follows the New Testament pattern

The Restoration Plea

Two-fold plea Unity – give up denominations Go back to the Bible – forsake the creeds/traditions of men This is the call we find in the New Testament, not just by Restoration preachers. Unity – John 17:20-21; Ephesians 4:3-6 NT only rule of faith and practice – 1 Peter 4:11; Galatians 1:6-9 These go together […]

Some Thoughts from 2 Timothy

Some of the main points in this letter What are we to do? – Retain the standard of sound words (2 Timothy 1:13) How do we do this? – Study; learn how to accurately handle the word (2 Timothy 2:15) Why should we do this? – All Scripture is inspired by God (2 Timothy 3:16-17) […]

Measures of a Sound Church

Some things that are not indicators of soundness: Large numbers – Matthew 7:13-14 A popular, well-liked preacher – John 15:18-19 A new, fancy building – John 4:21 A reputation of being a sound church – Revelation 3:1 Proper indicators of soundness: Holding fast the pattern – 2 Timothy 1:13 Preach the gospel without additions/subtractions/changes – […]

Walking by Faith

Text: 2 Corinthians 5:7 Some examples from Hebrews 11 Abel (v. 4) – offered a better sacrifice than Cain, not just attitude (1 John 3:12) Walking by faith, we will worship God according to what He has revealed Enoch (v. 5) – walked with God; in agreement with (believe) what God has said (Amos 3:3) […]