Discipleship
Various topics relating to Christian discipleship.
Sponge Bob Christians
Sponge Bob Christians
Have we as true believers in Christ become as weak, useless and comical in the eyes of the world as the Sponge Bob cartoon character? Do we take a stand for righteousness and proclaim God’s word or do we buy the world’s lie that to speak up for what is right and speak out against what is wrong is to be “judgmental”? Does not God command his people to take a stand for His holiness? Should we live… Continue reading
Seven Spirits – Replacing Bad Habits With Good
Seven Spirits –
Replacing Bad Habits With Good
“When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out. And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished. Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse… Continue reading
Minced Oaths
Minced Oaths
“Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.”[Exodus 20:7]
Introduction:
A minced oath is a word (or expression) derived from misspelling, mispronouncing, or replacing a blasphemous word (swear word) with a less harsh sounding word so that the speaker won’t be accused of using profanity.
NOTE: The following article is based upon a tract by G. H.… Continue reading
Just Kidding?
Just Kidding?
“Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour:
for we are members one of another.” [Ephesians 4:25]
Introduction
The point of this study is to help us to put away all lying, not just some lying, but even the kind of lies that we may not think of as lies. Many of us will agree, now that God has saved us, that so-called “little white lies” are sin and are to be… Continue reading
Judging: The Christian’s Duty
Judging: The Christian’s Duty
by Rev. Douglas Kuiper
From The Standard Bearer, Vol. 75; No. 7 and 8, January 1,15, 1999 Rev. Kuiper is pastor of the Protestant Reformed Church of Byron Center, Michigan.
Part I: The Prevailing View of Tolerance
Tolerance is the buzzword of the day. We are told that we must tolerate the ideas, words, and actions of each and every segment of society. We may not pass judgment on the character of other people, but… Continue reading
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