Some look at the Bible as a list of the things we must do and must not do. It is true that when we perform behaviors such as the ones listed in Galatians 5:19-21, or when we omit Christian traits from our lives like the …
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What Does “Unauthorized” Mean?
Ross Haffner
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Is Hand Clapping Authorized in Worship?
When discussing the authority for hand clapping most want to debate its purpose. Those opposed to it say that while the purpose of clapping is to applaud, when we worship in singing or during a lesson from God’s word, we …
Mechanisms of Remembrance
Ross Haffner
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[Our brother David Barker gave me this idea last week when he presided over the Lord’s Table when he talked about the fact that God uses symbols as mechanisms of remembrance. I wish to give credit where credit is due.] …
Sodom and Gomorrah: Sometimes we never learn.
In 1812 Napoleon and his troops invaded Russia. Until that point the French army had been nearly unstoppable. Napoleon was so emboldened by his success that he decided to march his troops right into the hardly survivable Russian winter. In …