Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
What makes a person a good citizen? Some of you will be better at answering this question than I am, particularly in regard to the United States. And then again, you may have differing answers between you. Despite my inadequacies, let me offer some possible answers:...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
It is a difficult thing to condemn the drinking of alcohol using only the pages of the New Testament. But that is what I will try to do this evening. It is a difficult thing, but not an impossible, especially when speaking to people who are the children of God. The...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
David, the future King of Israel, was hiding in a cavern in the Engedi district of Judah, when his persecutor, Saul, also came in to take refuge from the sun. It seems quite clear to me that Saul took a short nap right there in front of David and his men. We need to...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
If you were the Devil and wanted to destroy this church, how would you do it? You’ve been around our church enough to know some of its weak points, and you could avoid its strengths. But don’t think that you know our church any better than Satan does. You...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
I have two or three books in my library which are collections of quotations. I think that my favorite is called “Forty Thousand Quotations – Prose and Poetical” by Charles Douglas. It was first published in 1904, and my copy was printed 72 years ago...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
Fifteen years ago we made a study of one of the Greek words in verse 7. “Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.” It isn’t the one that you might think; it isn’t “receive ye,” but rather...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
I didn’t get very original for the title to our last message. All that I did was to point to verse 7 – “Wherefore Receive Ye one Another.” As we have said, although all of Romans is practical, this is the more practical section. Sure there...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
About 60 years ago, several fundamental Baptists came together to form the Baptist Bible Fellowship (BBF). It’s purpose was commendable, but the precept behind it contained automatic corruption. There is nothing wrong with churches getting together for the...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
Once again, I’m going to begin by taking this scripture out of its original context. As a preacher and Bible teacher I have permission to do this, so long as I point out what I am doing. Most successful heretics are adept at removing and redacting (editing) the...
Jan 15, 2015 | Romans
Some of you might be wishing that we’d move along more quickly in this study of Romans. You might agree with me that using this form of Bible study we are covering a hundred different themes, but at the same time you’d like to change the background and...
