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What is Ordination? According to the teaching of the New Testament, ordination is the recognition by local church of a member’s call of God to the gospel ministry. The recognition consists of the candidate’s conversion to Christ, his call to the ministry, and his conviction of beliefs. Ordination does not confer any ecclesiastical power, it […]
Joining a Church and Membership Why Should Anyone Join a Church? Many churches do not keep a formal church roll, so we should ask the question, “Why should there be church membership?” Even those churches that do not have a formal list of members usually have a recognized group that are accepted in the body. […]
Church Development and Leadership God is a God of order and organization. That is obvious as you consider the immense universe around us which was created by God. That is also obvious when you look closely at the church in the New Testament. While some may suggest there was no organization in the early church, the […]
Man’s Body and Soul (and Spirit?) What is Our Soul or Spirit? And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul (Genesis 2:7). In this passage we learn that God breathed the breath of life into the […]
When Was Satan Cast Out of Heaven? The Speculated Origin of Satan, also known as Lucifer There are two important passages in the Word of God concerning the origin and fall of Satan. The first passage relating to Satan’s fall is found in Ezekiel 28:12-19 where Ezekiel describes the creation and judgment of a vile […]
Were the “Sons of God” Fallen Angels? Several Bible teachers believe that the “sons of God” (Gen. 6:2) which were angels, cohabited with the “daughters of men” (Gen. 6:2), who were human women and produced giants (v. 4). God saw the wicked results, as well as potential ruin and destroyed the earth with a flood. […]
Is Hell Real? Understanding Separation From God It’s No Party Someone described hell as a perpetual party with drinking, cursing, riotous living, and sexual freedom. Because a minister will condemn these actions does not assume they will be present in hell. As a matter of fact, a party is the farthest idea of the teaching […]
Is there Life After Death? The Result of Sin is Death Death would never have come into the world if it had not been for sin. God told Adam and Eve as recorded in Genesis 2:16-17 the following words: “And the LORD God Commanded the man, saying, of every tree of the garden thou mayest […]
Crowns in Heaven – Reward for the Faithful The Bible speaks of the rewards of faithful Christians as their crowns, as may be seen in the following passages: And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible (I […]
Evangelism – Spreading the Gospel What is Evangelism? The Greek word for “go” (Matt. 28:19) is a participle which means “while you are going,” but it has the force of an imperative when it appears with an imperative, as “teach.” Christ assumed the disciples would be in the act of going into all the world […]