If a Christian really wants to learn to pray, it would be wise to be immersed in the Psalms. In the Psalms, the Church has a collection of 150 prayers that were inspired by the Holy Spirit. To know how God is pleased and honored in prayer, study the Psalms. Beyond that, pray the Psalms.… Continue reading Pray the Psalms
Category: Worship
For Glory and Beauty
After finishing a meal at a restaurant one Sunday afternoon, I passed by a table of ladies adorned in lovely white dresses. I realize that it is no longer politically correct to compliment ladies in our society but, being old fashion, I paused and told the women how nice they all looked. I sensed they… Continue reading For Glory and Beauty
Travelling the Romans Road to Personal Salvation
When witnessing, and trying to lead a person to Christ, the following points should be made. There is the problem of personal sin. "As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:" (Rom. 3:10). To say that there is none righteous is not to say that people are not religious, for indeed… Continue reading Travelling the Romans Road to Personal Salvation
A Dangerous Assumption by Some Charismatics
From the shores of America, the Pentecostal movement has spread throughout the world, but usually in new terms. Once the experience of speaking in tongues was experienced in a mainstream denominational church, the term charismatic became more acceptable. Today, the Charismatic Movement is deeply entrenched in the American culture and it has taken Africa by… Continue reading A Dangerous Assumption by Some Charismatics
A Godly Response to Suffering
“Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them. 7 And the Lord said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in… Continue reading A Godly Response to Suffering
Salvation is of the Lord
“Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish's belly, 2 And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice. 3 For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst… Continue reading Salvation is of the Lord
Concerning Instrumental Worship
There are many issues within the church which needlessly divide the body of Christ, one of which is the use of instrumental worship. Since 1827 when Alexander Campbell established a new sectarian movement, the Church of Christ has insisted that biblical worship, in order to be pleasing to God, should be conducted without musical instruments.… Continue reading Concerning Instrumental Worship
