Sound doctrine – teaching that is pure, clean, “hygienic”. What is it and what benefit is there to it? Some will be furnished by it and utilize it for good; others will not endure it but will turn to fables.
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The son was always a son, even though he was a disobedient son. And the father was always the father, even though for a period of time he was in anguish over his son. Listen in and discover a few of the many lessons from this well known parable.
“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” Matthew 5:17. Where do you seek validation? Recent sermon delivered by Brother Seth Kelly.
Brother J.L. Hopper delivered this message recently at Rocky Mount Church, and was blessed to lovingly admonish and warn us, as God’s people, that… as goes the church, so goes the nation. A much needed message in the midst of our decline as the church, and as a nation.
Romans 1:16-17 says, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.” It doesn’t take very long to explain what the gospel doesn’t do. While it is vital to understand what the gospel does not do, let’s talk about what the gospel does do.
Communion and Baptism, the two ordinances of the church, provide us beautiful images of Christ. Through the gospel message, and these two ordinances, God has given us the pictures of Christ upon which to meditate. He would have us to remember Jesus by what he did – his love, his sacrifice, his compassion – not what he looked like.
There are rules, or declarations, and then there are exceptions to the rule. The one who has the authority to make the rule or declaration is the only one with the authority to make the exception; except for, of course, someone with greater authority or power. For example, in John 6:44, Jesus declares the rule, “No man can come to me…”, and then makes the only exception to the rule, “except the Father which hath sent me draw him…”
“Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us…” Hebrews 12:1
And that cloud of witnesses continues with us today, and continues to enlarge with each generation.
Truth is not always popular, especially when the truth hurts or when it runs contrary to ever-changing cultural ideas. Many people reject the idea of absolute truth, but a principle that changes and is subject to the interpretation of man could never have been truth to begin with. Truth is constant. Truth has value. Let’s explore the application of Proverbs 23:23 together.
