Present Your Bodies

Present Your Bodies

“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service” (Rom. 12:1). Instead of a command, Paul “beseeches” them “by the mercies of God” to “present your...
Is Your Religion One of Theory or Fact?

Is Your Religion One of Theory or Fact?

It is quite remarkable that so many things that people involve themselves with are followed more on the basis of theory than of accurate facts. This attitude is all the more true in matters of religion. People say that they believe the Bible to be the inspired Word of...

Capital Issues in the Capitol City

Paul wrote the book of Romans to Christians who lived in a city full of politics. Rome was the government seat of the most powerful empire on earth. What did Paul say to saints in a city where the church and the state met face to face? The longest section in the New...

Leaving this World is Certain.

James 4:14 says, “Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.”  This is so true.  Life is so short.  I can definitely say that the years of my life seem to be...

Three Laws Broken in Daniel

A health regulation (Dan.1). The king of Babylon ordered Daniel and his companions to eat choice foods and to drink wine for their physical health (v.5). This was not a simple request. It was a legal requirement because the word of a king was the law (Ecc. 8:4). But...