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Abortion

• How to Misunderstand the Bible
• The Unwanted

Accuracy of the Bible

• Can We Trust the Text of the Bible?
• Homer Sometimes Nodded
• The Historical Accuracy of the Bible
• The Historical Accuracy of the Bible
• The Weight of the Nails
• Three Days and Three Nights
• Why Believe in the Bible?
• Why Believe in the Bible?

Adultery

• Illogical Fixes to Problems
• Illogical Fixes to Problems
• Thou Shalt Not
• Why Sex Without Being Married is a Sin
• Why Sex Without Being Married is a Sin

Affliction

• A Lesson from History
• Does God Make the Handicapped?
• Longsuffering
• Persecution
• Pining for the Past
• Running With Horses
• Saying Things People Don't Want to Hear
• The Lord is My Help and My Deliverer
• The Poor Among Us
• The Temptations of Jesus
• Trials of Life
• When the Good Die Young

Alcohol

• Drinking
• Drinking in the New Testament
• Drinking in the New Testament (Part 1)
• Drinking in the New Testament (Part 2)
• Drinking in the Old Testament
• Drinking in the Old Testament (Part 1)
• Drinking in the Old Testament (Part 2)

Angels

• Angels
• Satan
• Seven Facts about God's Providence
• Seven Facts about God's Providence
• Soul and Spirit (Part 1)

Anger

• Abigail's Example

Animal Rights

• Was Jesus a Vegetarian?

Antichrist

• The Anointing of the Spirit
• The Antichrist

Anxiety

• Overcoming Emotional Problems
• Rules for Prosperity and Success

Apathy

• A Commitment
• A Worker for the Lord
• An Urgent Need to Study
• Aiding and Abetting
• Boredom
• Death of a Fig Tree
• Eli and Being Soft on Sin
• Put Forth the Effort
• The Death of Stephen
• The Teaching of God's Word
• The Value is in the Use
• When Good Men Do Nothing
• When Good Men Do Nothing

Apologetics

• Biblical Infallibility: Arguments Against the Bible
• Biblical Infallibility: Can We Trust the Bible? Defining the Issue
• Biblical Infallibility: The Bible's Claims for Itself
• Can We Trust the Text of the Bible?
• Does Science Refute the Bible?
• Do Warring Factions Mean Christianity is False?
• Foreshadowing
• He Showed Himself Alive by Many Proofs
• Homer Sometimes Nodded
• Human Sacrifices?
• Miracles in the New Testament
• Present Your Case
• Questions
• The Bible, Science, and Skepticism
• The Harmony of the Scriptures
• The Jesus Seminar
• The Lineage of Jesus
• The Promises to Abraham
• The Sufficiency of Christ by L. A. Mott
  
• The Unusual Style of the Bible
• Validating the Good News
• Why Believe in the Bible?
• Why Believe in the Bible?

Apostles

• The Apostles
• The Apostles
• The Authority of the Apostles
• The Authority of the Apostles
• Is the Papacy Biblical?

Apostasy

• The Man of Sin
• The Three Chairs

Arguments

• From Whence Comes Quarrels?
• Questions
• The Other Side of Truth

Arrogance

• Abigail's Example
• Fools

Attendance, Assemblies

• Despising the Blood of Christ
• Gathering Together
• Mary's House
• Questions About Bible Class
• Reasons for Missing Services
• What Thomas Missed
• When Are Biblical Examples Binding?

Attitudes

• A Tender Heart
• Attitude by Garry Floyd
• Attitudes
• Be of Good Cheer
• Be of Good Cheer
• Blessed Assurance
• Boredom
• Does It Matter?
• Envy
• Envy
• Expecting the Impossible
• God Conscious
• Has Becoming a Christian Changed You?
• Hate the Sin, But Not the Sinner?
• How to be Happy
• It's Time to Grow Up
• It's Time to Grow Up
• Mighty Men
• Mighty Men
• Mistakes of a Rich Man
• Neutrality in War
• Offense
• Once is Enough
• Only an Appearance of Religion
• Open My Eyes that I Might See
• Our Changing Attitude Toward the Bible
• Overcoming Emotional Problems
• Perceptions of God's Word
• Personal Sacrifice and Service
• Pining for the Past
• Resolutions From Hebrews
• Running With Horses
• Sometimes There's No Applause
• The Christian's Reign
• The Greatest Commandment
• The Ignorance of the World Around Me
• The Meekness of Moses
• The Nature of Criticism
• The Other Side of Truth
• The Return of the King
• The Road to Contentment
• The Ten Commandments on How to Get Along With Each Other
• The Things I Can Control
• The Thrill of Salvation
• The Unity
• Three Philosophies of Life
• Wanting Something for Nothing

Authority

• A Sound Mind in a Sound Body
• A Study of Romans 14
• All in a Name
• All Must Revere Him by Eric Hamilton
• All Things are Lawful
• By What Authority Do You Do These Things?
• Do We Have a Right to Our Own Opinions?
• Does It Matter?
• Finding Liberty in Silence
• Horns of Destruction
• How God Communicates His Will To Us in the Bible by Whit Sasser
• How to Misunderstand the Bible
• Narrow-Minded Beliefs
• Preceptions of God's Word
• Presumptions
• Religious Bargain Hunting
• Relying on God
• Saying Things People Don't Want to Hear
• Should We be Picky?
• Standards
• Strictness Not According to Knowledge
• Substitutions
• The Apostles
• The Apostles
• The Authority of the Apostles
• The Authority of the Apostles
• The Conscience as a Guide
• The Need for Book, Chapter, and Verse
• The Rebel's Cause
• The Rights of God
• The Role of Women
• The Scriptures
• The Scriptures Alone?
• The Social Church
• The Sufficiency of the Bible
• The Sufficiency of the Bible
• The Temptations of Jesus
• The Words of Jesus
• The Work of the Church
• Traditions, Traditions!
• We are at War!
• When There are Problems in the Church
• What Silence Says
• When Are Biblical Examples Binding?
• Why We Don't Follow the Old Testament
• Worldliness
• Yesterday
• You Can't Tell Me What to Do!

Awe

• The Worship of God

Baptism

• All in a Name
• By One Spirit
• By One Spirit
• Clothed with Christ
• Despising the Blood of Christ
• How Noah was Saved
• How Salvation Comes to Man
• Infant Baptism
• Is My Baptism Valid?
• Letting Go of Sin
• The Baptism of Cornelius
• The Conversion of Saul
• The Unity
• The Work of Baptism
• Trials of Life
• When Was Cornelius Saved?
• Why Water?
• Why Water?

Benevolence

• A Tender Heart
• Benevolence
• Care for the Weak
• Orphans and Their Care
• The Corruption of Money
• The Great Giveaway
• The Poor Among Us
• The Work of the Church
• Three Philosophies of Life
• Use of the Lord's Money
• Rash Decisions

Bible

• Biblical Infallibility: Arguments Against the Bible
• Biblical Infallibility: Can We Trust the Bible? Defining the Issue
• Biblical Infallibility: The Bible's Claims for Itself
• Can We Trust the Text of the Bible?
• Considering the Context
• Does Science Refute the Bible?
• Homer Sometimes Nodded
• Is Science the Source of Truth?
• Our Changing Attitude Toward the Bible
• Our Sole Standard
• Paul's Imprisonment
• Preceptions of God's Word
• Psalm 119
• Psalm 119 (Part 1)
• Psalm 119 (Part 2)
• Psalm 119 (Part 3)
• Psalm 119 (Part 4)
• Psalm 119 (Part 5)
• Psalm 119 (Part 6)
• Remember
• Remember
• Survey of the Bible: Deuteronomy
• Survey of the Bible: Deuteronomy
• Survey of the Bible: Exodus
• Survey of the Bible: Genesis
• Survey of the Bible: Genesis
• Survey of the Bible - I Chronicles
• Survey of the Bible - I Chronicles
• Survey of the Bible - II Samuel
• Survey of the Bible - II Samuel
• Survey of the Bible - I Samuel
• Survey of the Bible - I Samuel
• Survey of the Bible: Joshua
• Survey of the Bible: Joshua
• Survey of the Bible: Judges
• Survey of the Bible: Judges
• Survey of the Bible: Leviticus
• Survey of the Bible: Leviticus
• Survey of the Bible: Numbers
• Survey of the Bible: Numbers
• Survey of the Bible - Ruth
• Survey of the Bible - Ruth
• Sermons on the Bible
• The Bible is Understandable
• The Bible, Science, and Skepticism
• The Bible's Witnesses
• The Bible's Witnesses
• The Jesus Seminar
• The Power of God: The Bible
• The Scriptures
• The Sufficiency of the Bible
• The Sufficiency of the Bible
• The Unusual Style of the Bible
• The Wondrous Book of God
• The Words of Jesus
• Validating the Good News
• What Do You Expect From Your Bible?
• Why Believe in the Bible?
• Why Believe in the Bible?

Bible Class

• Questions About Bible Class

Bible Translations

• Gender-Neutral Translations
• Is the New World Translation Accurate?
• Our Changing Attitude Toward the Bible
• The Origin of the King James Version
• Which Translation Should I Use?

Bitterness

• The Gall of Bitterness

Blindness, Spiritual

• As an Ox Led to the Slaughter

Buddhist, Buddhism

• Reincarnation

Business

• The Christian and Business

Calling on the Lord

• All in a Name

Calvinism

• Christianity By Force
• Salvation by Grace Through Faith
• Eternal Security
• Eternal Security
• Total Depravity
• Total Depravity (Part 1)
• Total Depravity (Part 2)

Canon

• Canon of the New Testament
• Canon of the Old Testament (Part 1)
• Canon of the Old Testament (Part 2)
• The Apocrypha
• The Book of Enoch
• The Prison Letters
• The Scriptures Alone?

Capital Punishment

• Hands that Shed Innocent Blood

Carelessness

• The Road to Contentment

Catholicism, Roman Catholic, Orthodox Catholic

• Catholicism
• Christianity By Force
• Infant Baptism
• Is the Papacy Biblical?
• Our Sole Standard
• The Deification of Mary
• The Glorification of Mary
• The Other Side of Church History

Character

• Character Matters

Character Studies

• Abigail's Example
• Ahab (Selling Yourself)
• Amos
• An Honorable Man: Mordecai
• Barnabas (Son of Encouragement)
• Because of the Sins of Jeroboam
• Because of the Sins of Jeroboam
• Daniel's Integrity
• Eli and Being Soft on Sin
• Elisha's Commitment
• Habakkuk (The Justice of God )
• Haman
• Haman
• Hannah's Prayer
• Hannah's Prayer
• Jabez's Prayer
• James and John ( The Sons of Thunder)
• Jehoshaphat's Peace
• Jehu's Reformations
• Joash (Establishing Good Habits)
• Josiah (A Tender Heart)
• Lessons from Jonah
• Lessons from Peter's Walk on the Water
• Lessons from the Reign of King Asa
• Lot (Creeping Toward Sodom)
• Rahab
• Rebekah
• Samson
• Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego (Faith Illustrated)
• The Death of Stephen
• The Fall of Zedekiah
• The Meekness of Moses
• The Preaching of Jeremiah
• The Preaching of Jeremiah
• The Story of Balaam
• What Made Hezekiah Great?
• What Thomas Missed
• When God Told David, “No.”
• When God Told David, “No.”
• Who’s Who of the New Testament
• Who’s Who of the New Testament
• Why Did Uzzah Have to Die?
• Why Did Uzzah Have to Die?

Cheerfulness

• Be of Good Cheer
• Be of Good Cheer

Child Rearing, Parenting

• Boredom
• Discipline by Scott Smelser
• Disciplining Children
• Eli and Being Soft on Sin
• Emphasizing the Physical
• Establishing Good Habits
• Faithful Fathers
• Fathers Are Important
• Gentle Cords and Bands of Love
• Honor Your Father and Mother
• It Was Only a Little Fib
• It's Not Fair!
• Orphans and Their Care
• Our Need for Guidance
• Parenting Mistakes by Scott Smelser
• The Children by Scott Smelser
• The Family (Series) by Scott Smelser
• The Rebel's Cause
• When I Grow Up

Choice

• Christianity By Force
• Hate the Sin, But Not the Sinner?
• The Flesh of Man
• The Flesh of Man

Christ, Messiah

• Daniel's Seventy Weeks
• Does It Matter?
• He Showed Himself Alive by Many Proofs
• The Lineage of Jesus
• What if the Jews had Accepted Jesus?

Christian Lifestyle, Christianity

• Appreciation
• Beware!
• Biblical Paradoxes: In the World, But Not of the World
• Christianity By Force
• Clothed with Christ
• Disciples of Christ
• Do Warring Factions Mean Christianity is False?
• Fashioned Not According to this World
• Fashioned Not According to this World
• Fault Finding
• Fruitfull Christians
• Has Becoming a Christian Changed You?
• Is the Seed Still in the Barn?
• It's Time to Grow Up
• It's Time to Grow Up
• Light and Dark
• Marks of God's People
• Marks of God's People
• Mary's House
• Names for God's People
• On Being Faithful
• Orphans and Their Care
• Personal Sacrifice and Service
• Seven Facts about God's Providence
• Seven Facts about God's Providence
• Should Christians Fast?
• Spiritual Maturity
• The Advantages of Christianity
• The Advantages of Christianity
• The Armor of God
• The Book of My Life
• The Calm Between Major Events
• The Christian's Duty to His Brethren
• The Christian's Reign
• The Marks of Jesus
• The Marks of Jesus
• The Seasons of Life
• The Way
• The Way
• Three Philosophies of Life
• Wanting Something for Nothing
• We are at War!
• When God Reveals the Future
• Why Become a Christian?

Church

• Biblical Fellowship
• Business Meetings
• Choirs and Solos
• Church Discipline
• Despising the Blood of Christ
• Did Jesus Die in Vain?
• Elders Who Rule Well
• Gathering Together
• It's Not What I Expected
• Maintenance
• Noah, You Have Got to be Kidding!
• Orphans and Their Care
• Religious Bargain Hunting
• Prophets
• Substitutions
• Ten Rules for Improving the Church
• That Church Isn't Doing Anything!
• The Apostles
• The Apostles
• The Autonomy of the Local Church
• The Corruption of Money
• The Establishment of the Kingdom
• The Glory of the Son
• The Gospel of the Kingdom
• The Kingdom: Past, Present, and Future
• The Other Side of Church History
• The Poor Among Us
• The Purpose of Preaching
• The Purpose of the Church
• The Purpose of the Church
• The Rule of Elders
• The Silver Thermometer
• The Social Church
• The Unity
• The Work of the Church
• Three Kingdoms
• Use of the Lord's Money
• Vacant Chairs
• What Can Kill a Church?
• What Purpose Does the Church Serve?
• When There are Problems in the Church
• Where is the Kingdom?
• Where is the Kingdom?
• Withdraw Yourselves (Class Study)
• Women in the Church

Clothing, Modest Dress, Proper Attire

• Dress Codes
• Modest Dress
• Prejudism
• Showing Submission
• The Rebel's Cause
• What Does Your Clothing Say?
• What is Wrong with Mixed Swimming?
• When I Grow Up

Commitment

• A Commitment
• Elisha's Commitment
• It's Time to Grow Up
• It's Time to Grow Up
• Pining for the Past
• Too Busy Doing the Wrong Thing
• Wanting Something for Nothing

Communion

• Covenants
• The Lord's Supper

Compassion

• Lacking Compassion
• Lessons from Jonah
• Remember
• Remember

Complaints

• Horns of Destruction
• Offense
• Pining for the Past
• Questions
• Saying Things People Don't Want to Hear
• Stop Complaining by Whit Sasser
• Ten Rules for Improving the Church
• The Change Starts With Me
• The Nature of Criticism
• The Rebel's Cause
• The Straw That Broke the Camel's Back

Compromise

• Neutrality in War
• The Other Side of Truth
• We are at War!
• Without Compromise

Confession

• Catholicism
• Confessing Our Faults
• Confession of Wrong Doing
• Faith Illustrated
• Letting Go of Sin
• Neutrality in War

Confidence

• Bless the Lord, O My Soul
• Bless the Lord, O My Soul - Part 1
• Bless the Lord, O My Soul - Part 2
• Blessed Assurance
• Chariots of Fire
• Doubts
• Faith Illustrated
• Misplaced Confidence
• Overconfidence and Doubt
• The Difference One Can Make
• The Difference One Can Make

Consistency

• What Comes Out of Your Mouth

Conspiracy Theories

• They're Out to Get You!

Contention, Conflict

• Achieving Unity When Making Personal Choices
• Do Warring Factions Mean Christianity is False?
• From Whence Comes Quarrels?
• Questions
• Personal Sacrifice and Service
• Ten Rules for Improving the Church
• The Other Side of Truth
• They're Out to Get You!

Contentment

• An Ideal Life
• Boredom
• How to be Happy
• On the Other Side of the Fence
• The Road to Contentment
• The Things I Can Control
• Things They Don't Teach in School

Contributions, Giving

• Giving
• Orphans and Their Care
• Use of the Lord's Money
• When Are Biblical Examples Binding?

Conversion

• The Marks of Jesus
• The Marks of Jesus

Conviction

• Conviction

Cost of Discipleship

• Wanting Something for Nothing

Courage

• If There Be Any Virtue
• If There Be Any Virtue
• O for a Faith Such as This!
• Rules for Prosperity and Success
• Saying Things People Don't Want to Hear
• Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus
• Taking Courage
• The Difference One Can Make
• The Difference One Can Make
• The Lord is My Help and My Deliverer

Covenants

• Covenants
• Despising the Blood of Christ
• Did Jesus Die in Vain?
• God's Promises are Sure
• Is There Salvation Outside of Christ?
• What Is the Law?
• What Was Nailed to the Cross?

Covetousness

• Beware!
• The Story of Balaam
• Thou Shalt Not

Creation

• Are All Men Created Equal?
• Does It Matter?
• Remember to Magnify His Work
• Remember Your Creator

Crafty, Cunning, Manipulative

• Handling the Crafty

Criticism

• Amos
• Consider the Source
• Fault Finding
• From Whence Comes Quarrels?
• Offense
• Once is Enough
• Open My Eyes that I Might See
• Questions
• Saying Things People Don't Want to Hear
• That Church Isn't Doing Anything!
• The Change Starts With Me
• The Death of Stephen
• The Nature of Criticism
• The Straw That Broke the Camel's Back

Crucifixion, Cross

• Aids to Remembrance
• Aids to Remembrance
• Sir, We Would See Jesus at His Death
• Views of the Cross
• Views of the Cross

Cursing

• Careful What You Say
• What Comes Out of Your Mouth

Dancing

• Dancing
• Shall We Dance?

Dating

• A Good Mate
• A Good Mate - Part 1
• A Good Mate - Part 2
• A Good Mate - Part 3
• A Good Mate - Part 4
• Wisdom in Picking a Mate

Deacons

• Servants of the Church

Death

• Death
• Sir, We Would See Jesus at His Death
• The Day of Death
• Was It His Time to Go?
• We are Going Down the Valley
• When the Good Die Young
• Why Do People Die?

Debt, Borrowing

• Avoiding Debt
• Money Matters
• Planning for Uncertainties

Decisions

• What Is God's Will For Me? Part 1: What Is Being Taught
• What Is God's Will For Me? Part 1: What Is Being Taught
• What Is God’s Will for Me? Part 2: Is There a Unique Personal Will?
• What Is God’s Will for Me? Part 2: Is There a Unique Personal Will?
• What is God’s Will for Me? Part 3: Making a Decision
• What is God’s Will for Me? Part 3: Making a Decision
• What is God’s Will for Me? Part 4: Dealing with Uncertainty
• What is God’s Will for Me? Part 4: Dealing with Uncertainty

Demons

• Satan
• Soul and Spirit (Part 1)

Denominations

• A Sound Mind in a Sound Body
• Christianity By Force
• Do Warring Factions Mean Christianity is False?
• Has Becoming a Christian Changed You?
• Is My Baptism Valid?
• Is There Salvation Outside of Christ?
• Noah, You Have Got to be Kidding!
• Religion According to Man
• Religion on Parade
• Religious Bargain Hunting
• Our Changing Attitude Toward the Bible
• Should Denominations be Refuted?
• The Bible is Understandable
• The Other Side of Church History
• The Unity
• Why Are There Denominations?

Depression

• Be of Good Cheer
• Be of Good Cheer
• Overcoming Emotional Problems

Destiny

• A Sense of Destiny by L. A. Mott

Devotion

• Lessons from the Reign of King Asa
• The Calm Between Major Events

Direct Operation of the Holy Spirit

• Does Inspiration Change a Man?
• Indwelling
• Led by the Spirit
• Speaking in Tongues
• The Anointing of the Spirit
• The Holy Spirit's Work
• The Work of the Holy Spirit
• Where Do You Live?

Discipline

• Church Discipline
• Maintenance
• Withdraw Yourselves (Class Study)

Discontent

• Attitudes
• Pining for the Past

Division

• A Limited Sphere
• From Whence Comes Quarrels?
• Should Denominations be Refuted?
• The Other Side of Truth
• The Unity
• The Way
• The Way
• When There are Problems in the Church
• Why Are There Denominations?

Divorce

• Are Non-Christians Subject to the Laws of God?
• Illogical Fixes to Problems
• Illogical Fixes to Problems
• Marriage and Divorce: The Good News and the Bad
• Our Changing Attitude Toward the Bible

Doctrine

• Preaching the Crucified Christ

Doubt

• Doubts
• Lessons from Peter's Walk on the Water
• Overconfidence and Doubt

Drifting

• Drifting
• The Three Chairs

Drugs

• Illogical Fixes to Problems
• Illogical Fixes to Problems
• Legalizing Drugs
• Sorcery

Drunkenness

• Drinking

Eating in the Church Building

• Strictness Not According to Knowledge

Ecumenicalism, Ecumenical Movement

• Fuzzy Doctrine

Edification

• The Christian's Duty to His Brethren
• The Work of the Church

Education

• Education

Effort

• A Worker for the Lord
• An Urgent Need to Study
• Expecting the Impossible
• It Takes Effort
• Maintenance
• Put Forth the Effort

Elders, Bishops, Overseers, Pastors

• Elders Who Rule Well
• Our Need for Guidance
• The Rule of Elders
• Vacant Chairs

Embarrassment

• A Sense of Shame
• A Sense of Shame
• Have We Forgotten Our Shame?

Emotionalism

• A Heart-Felt Religion
• Distinguishing Faith and Feelings
• Emotionalism
• Fools

Employment, Jobs

• Submission
• The Christian and Business

Encouragement

• Converting a Soul
• Daily Religion
• Son of Encouragement
• Taking Courage
• The Christian's Duty to His Brethren
• The Straw That Broke the Camel's Back
• The Ten Commandments on How to Get Along With Each Other

End of the World, End of Time

• Is Jesus About to Return?
• Parables on the Second Coming of Christ
• Will There be a Rapture?

Endurance

• Pining for the Past
• Resolutions From Hebrews
• Running With Horses

Eternal, Eternity, Forever

• Will the Earth Remain?

Entertainment

• A Heart-Felt Religion
• Spiritual Worship
• The Social Church

Envy

• Attitudes
• Envy
• Envy
• Horns of Destruction
• On the Other Side of the Fence

Episcopal, Episcopalian

• Fuzzy Doctrine

Eternity

• The Eternal God

Ethics

• Aiding and Abetting
• All Things are Lawful
• Bearing Tales to Others
• Called to Rise Above
• Culture Wars
• Dancing
• Emphasizing the Physical
• Extremes
• Human Sacrifices?
• Illogical Fixes to Problems
• Illogical Fixes to Problems
• Is Anything Done in Moderation Not a Sin?
• It Was Only a Little Fib
• It's Not Fair!
• Legalizing Drugs
• Light and Dark
• Lying, Cheating, and Stealing
• Rahab
• Shifting Blame
• Sin is Always Wrong
• Sin is Always Wrong
• Standards
• The Better Way
• The Better Way
• The Conscience as a Guide
• The Nature of Law
• The Source of Morality
• The Source of Morality
• The Rebel's Cause
• The Unwanted
• Using Love as an Excuse
• What is Wrong with Mixed Swimming?
• When I Grow Up
• Why is Suicide a Sin?

Euthanasia

• The Unwanted
• Why is Suicide a Sin?

Evangelism

• Amos
• Daily Religion
• Do You Expect to Go to Heaven?
• Fishers of Men
• Questions About Bible Class
• Once is Enough
• Saying Things People Don't Want to Hear
• Sowing in Tears, Reaping in Joy
• The Anointing of the Spirit
• The Gospel of the Circumcision and the Uncircumcision
• The Other Side of Truth
• The Purpose of Preaching
• The Teaching of God's Word
• The Thrill of Salvation
• What Purpose Does the Church Serve?

Evidence

• Biblical Infallibility: Arguments Against the Bible
• Biblical Infallibility: Can We Trust the Bible? Defining the Issue
• Biblical Infallibility: The Bible's Claims for Itself
• Human Sacrifices?
• Miracles in the New Testament
• Present Your Case
• The Bible's Witnesses
• The Bible's Witnesses
• The Unusual Style of the Bible
• The Weight of the Nails
• What Is the Law?

Evil Speaking, Slander

• The Ignorance of the World Around Me

Evolution

• Does It Matter?
• Does Science Refute the Bible?
• Is Science the Source of Truth?
• Remember to Magnify His Work

Example

• When Are Biblical Examples Binding?

Excuses

• Busy Here and There
• Doers of the Word
• Hebrews - Encouragement to Remain Faithful
• Is It Time?
• Is It Time?
• It's Time to Grow Up
• It's Time to Grow Up
• Reasons for Missing Services
• Safe Sins
• Shifting Blame
• Using Love as an Excuse
• Well, Nobody's Perfect
• What Do You Need to Serve the Lord?
• Why Become a Christian?

Expectations

• Doing Our Duty
• Doing Our Duty
• Put Forth the Effort

Faith

• A Song of Faith
• Conviction
• Distinguishing Faith and Feelings
• Does It Matter?
• Doubts
• Faith Illustrated
• Faith, Works, and Grace in Romans
• Get Your Faith Out of the Church Building by Whit Sasser
  
• How Did Jericho Fall?
• How Noah was Saved
• Is There Salvation Outside of Christ?
• Lessons from Peter's Walk on the Water
• Lessons from the Reign of King Asa
• Letting Go of Sin
• O for a Faith Such as This!
• Perfect Love Casts Out Fear
• Rahab
• Relying on God
• Remember Lot's Wife
• Salvation by Grace Through Faith
• The Unity
• To Whom Shall We Go?
• Trials of Life
• What is Faith?
• What Made Hezekiah Great?
• Why the Jews Did Not Believe
• Would You Pass the Test? by Eric Hamilton

Faith Alone

• Doing Our Duty
• Doing Our Duty
• How Did Jericho Fall?
• How Salvation Comes to Man
• The Harmony of the Scriptures
• Religious Bargain Hunting
• Salvation by Grace Through Faith
• When Was Cornelius Saved?

Faithful, Trustworthy, Reliable

• Hebrews - Encouragement to Remain Faithful
• On Being Faithful
• Worthy of Trust

Falling from Grace

• A Sin Leading to Death
• Creeping Toward Sodom
• Drifting
• Hate the Sin, But Not the Sinner?
• Pining for the Past
• Religious Bargain Hunting
• See If You Can Find a Man
• The Three Chairs
• Why Do Some Depart?
• Why Israel Fell
• Why Israel Fell

False Teachers

• Amos
• Be on the Alert
• Beware!
• False Teachers and Lying Prophets
• How Do They Do That?
• Of Prophecy and Football
• Only an Appearance of Religion
• Paul's Fears
• Prophets
• Questions
• Religion According to Man
• Saying Things People Don't Want to Hear
• Scientology
• Should Denominations be Refuted?
• The Jesus Seminar
• The Man of Sin
• The Story of Balaam
• Transcendental Meditation
• When There are Problems in the Church
• Why Are There Denominations?
• Why Israel Fell
• Why Israel Fell

Family

• The Family (Series) by Scott Smelser
• See also: Fatherhood
• See also: Motherhood
• See also: Parenting

Fasting

• Should Christians Fast?

Fatherhood

• Faithful Fathers
• Fathers Are Important
• Our Father in Heaven
• The Wisdom of a Father

Fear

• Fear
• Paul's Fears
• Perfect Love Casts Out Fear
• Rules for Prosperity and Success
• The Road to Contentment
• The Worship of God
• There Is No Fear of God Before Their Eyes
• They're Out to Get You!
• What Is the Law?

Fellowship

• A Limited Sphere
• Achieving Unity When Making Personal Choices
• Better Than Self
• Biblical Fellowship
• Fellowship
• Friends
• The Social Church
• The Ten Commandments on How to Get Along With Each Other
• The Unity

Feminism

• Gender-Neutral Translations

Flesh

• Called to Rise Above
• Gluttony
• Gluttony
• The Flesh of Man
• The Flesh of Man
• Worldliness

Fools

• Fools
• The Change Starts With Me
• The Way
• The Way

Foreknowledge

• Is Our Fate Predetermined?
• Predetermined Destinies
• The Fullness of Time
• The Fullness of Time
• When Jesus Marveled

Forgiveness

• A Tender Heart
• Bless the Lord, O My Soul
• Bless the Lord, O My Soul - Part 1
• Bless the Lord, O My Soul - Part 2
• Forgiveness
• Have We Forgotten Our Shame?
• I Can Always Ask for Forgiveness Later
• Salvation
• Unconditional Love

Fornication

• All Things are Lawful
• Illogical Fixes to Problems
• Illogical Fixes to Problems
• Marriage and Divorce: The Good News and the Bad
• Marriages
• The Harm of Living Together Without Marriage
• Thou Shalt Not
• Why Sex Without Being Married is a Sin
• Why Sex Without Being Married is a Sin

Free Will

• God's Remedy for Sin
• Is Our Fate Predetermined?
• Predetermined Destinies

Friends

• Being a Conversationalist
• Better Than Self
• Friends
• Making Friends
• The Ten Commandments on How to Get Along With Each Other

Funerals

• The Day of Death

Gambling

• Gambling
• Is Anything Done in Moderation Not a Sin?

Generosity

• Economic Systems
• The Great Giveaway

Gentleness

• Meekness

God

• A Steward of God
• Expecting the Impossible
• Exploring the Nature of God in the Old Testament
• Gentle Cords and Bands of Love
• God and the Nations
• God Cannot Lie
• God is Love
• God Overthrows the Wicked
• God Overthrows the Wicked
• God's Promises are Sure
• Hate the Sin, But Not the Sinner?
• Holy is His Name
• Indwelling
• Is Our Fate Predetermined?
• Jesus is God
• King of Kings
• Looking for God in All the Wrong Places
• My God of Mercy
• On Being Faithful
• Our Father in Heaven
• Our Need for Guidance
• Oversimplifying God
• Pagan Ideas of God
• Present Your Case
• Regarding God as Holy
• Relying on God
• Remember
• Remember
• Remember to Magnify His Work
• Remember Your Creator
• Revelation for Today: (5) Pouring Out the Wrath of God - Ed Smith
  
• Subtle References to the Trinity of God
• The Book of Job
• The Eternal God
• The Gift of the Holy Spirit
• The Godhead in the Gospel of John
• The Greatest Commandment
• The Greatest Plan
• The Judge of All the Earth
• The Justice of God
• The Lord is a Jealous God
• The Other Side of Truth
• The Name of God
• The Rights of God
• The Unity
• To Him Who Is Able
• Unconditional Love
• What Justice Requires
• When Jesus Marveled
• Who is God?

Gospel

• Led by the Spirit
• Preaching the Crucified Christ
• Sir, We Would See Jesus at His Death
• Sowing in Tears, Reaping in Joy
• The Anointing of the Spirit
• The Gospel of the Circumcision and the Uncircumcision
• The Gospel of the Kingdom
• The Jesus Seminar
• The Kingdom: Past, Present, and Future
• The Law and the Gospel
• The Law and the Gospel
• The Unity
• The Words of Jesus
• The Work of the Holy Spirit
• Views of the Cross
• Views of the Cross

Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), Old Testament or New Testament?

• How Do They Do That?
• The Words of Jesus

Gossip, Talebearing

• Bearing Tales to Others
• He That Soweth Discord Among the Brethren

Government

• God and the Nations
• Honor the King
• Honor the King
• Just Justices
• Just Justices
• Maintenance
• May a Christian Serve in Government?
• Political Issues
• Political Issues
• Should a Christian Vote?
• Submission
• The Rebel's Cause
• What Makes a Good Ruler?

Grace

• At Peace with God
• At Peace with God
• Faith, Works, and Grace in Romans
• How Did Jericho Fall?
• How Noah was Saved
• Salvation by Grace Through Faith
• The Teaching of Grace
• The Teaching of Grace

Greed

• The Story of Balaam
• Thou Shalt Not

Growth

• Advice to Young Men
• Expecting the Impossible
• How to Grow
• How to Grow
• Resolutions From Hebrews
• Spiritual Maturity
• The Teaching of God's Word

Guidance

• Our Need for Guidance

Habit

• Advice to Young Men
• Establishing Good Habits

Handicapped

• Does God Make the Handicapped?
• The Unwanted

Happiness

• Be of Good Cheer
• Be of Good Cheer
• Changing the Question by Oscar Miles
• Enjoy the Trip! by Oscar Miles
• How to be Happy
• Learning to be Satisfied by Oscar Miles
• Making My Life Matter by Oscar Miles
• Removing Hindrances to Servanthood by Oscar Miles
• The Pursuit of Happiness by Oscar Miles
• The Pursuit of Happiness (Series) by Oscar Miles
• The Road to Contentment
• The Things I Can Control
• Things They Don't Teach in School

Harmony of the Gospels

• Sir, We Would See Jesus at His Death

Hatred

• Haman
• Haman
• Hands that Shed Innocent Blood
• They're Out to Get You!

Healing

• Miracles in the New Testament

Health

• A Sound Mind in a Sound Body

Hearing

• More Noble-Minded
• More Noble-Minded

Heaven

• Revelation for Today: (6) Eternal Victory - Ed Smith
  
• Our Home
• Three Kingdoms

Hell

• If I Don't Preach on Hell
• Using Love as an Excuse

Hindu, Hinduism

• Reincarnation
• Transcendental Meditation

History and Geography

• A Visualized Survey of the Bible (1) The Setting by Leon Mauldin
• A Visualized Survey of the Bible (2) Creation to Sinai by Leon Mauldin
• A Visualized Survey of the Bible (3) Wilderness Wanderings to the United Kingdom by Leon Mauldin
• Paul's Imprisonment
• The Historical Accuracy of the Bible
• The Historical Accuracy of the Bible

Holidays

• Drifting
• Halloween
• It's Not What I Expected
• Observing Holidays

Holy, Holiness

• All Must Revere Him by Eric Hamilton
• Holy is His Name
• Regarding God as Holy

Holy Spirit

• By One Spirit
• By One Spirit
• Does Inspiration Change a Man?
• Indwelling
• Led by the Spirit
• Soul and Spirit (Part 1)
• Subtle References to the Trinity of God
• The Anointing of the Spirit
• The Baptism of Cornelius
• The Gift of the Holy Spirit
• The Holy Spirit's Work
• The Unity
• The Work of the Holy Spirit
• Where Do You Live?
• Who is God?
• Who is the Holy Spirit?

Homosexuality, Gay, Lesbian

• A Defense of Marriage
• A Defense of Marriage: Part 1
• A Defense of Marriage: Part 2
• Does It Matter?
• Dogs Don't Go to Heaven
• Homosexuality
• How to Misunderstand the Bible
• Using Love as an Excuse

Honesty

• Men of Honor
• Work as for the Lord

Honor

• An Honorable Man: Mordecai
• Honor the King
• Honor the King
• Men of Honor
• Reverence
• Showing Submission

Hope

• Hope
• Prisoners of Hope
• The Hope of Life Eternal

How Can I Know that I am Saved?

• Chariots of Fire

Humility

• A Tender Heart
• Better Than Self
• Lessons from the Reign of King Asa
• Lacking Arrogance
• Meekness
• The Unity
• Things They Don't Teach in School

Hypocrisy

• Beware!
• Hypocrites
• In Word and Deed

Ignorance

• As an Ox Led to the Slaughter
• The Lost Who Never Heard the Gospel

Influence

• Aiding and Abetting
• Because of the Sins of Jeroboam
• Because of the Sins of Jeroboam
• Biblical Paradoxes: In the World, But Not of the World
• Exactly Who is Influencing Who?
• Friends
• Gathering Together
• How to Ruin Your Influence
• Mighty Men
• Mighty Men
• Take Heed
• The Prison Letters

Ingratitude

• Attitudes

Inherited Sins, Original Sin, Total Depravity

• Catholicism
• Infant Baptism
• The Glorification of Mary
• Total Depravity
• Total Depravity: Part 1
• Total Depravity: Part 2

Innovations

• Traditions, Traditions!

Inspiration of the Bible

• Biblical Infallibility: Arguments Against the Bible
• Biblical Infallibility: Can We Trust the Bible? Defining the Issue
• Biblical Infallibility: The Bible's Claims for Itself
• Foreshadowing
• Homer Sometimes Nodded
• Inspiration and Trivia
• Prophets
• The Harmony of the Scriptures
• The Sufficiency of the Bible
• The Sufficiency of the Bible
• The Weight of the Nails
• The Wondrous Book of God
• Validating the Good News
• When Jesus Marveled

Institutionalism

• Orphans and Their Care
• The Autonomy of the Local Church
• What Silence Says

Instrumental Music

• Can Musical Instruments be Used to Worship God?
• Drifting
• Music in Worship
• What Silence Says
• Without Compromise

Insult

• Offense

Integrity

• Character Matters
• Daniel's Integrity
• Men of Honor
• Rules for Prosperity and Success

International Churches of Christ, Crossroads Movement, Boston Movement

• The Scriptures

Islam, Muslim

• A Study of Islam
• Islam and the Bible
• Understanding Islam

Israel

• Is Jesus About to Return?
• Is the Modern Nation of Israel Important?
• Is There Salvation Outside of Christ?
• The Saving of Israel
• What if the Jews had Accepted Jesus?

Jealousy

• Jealousy
• Jealousy
• The Lord is a Jealous God

Jehovah's Witnesses

• Is the New World Translation Accurate?
• The 144,000
• Will the Earth Remain?

Jesus Christ

• All in a Name
• Daniel's Seventy Weeks
• Despising the Blood of Christ
• Foreshadowing
• God's Servant
• He Showed Himself Alive by Many Proofs
• Jesus is God
• Jesus is the "I AM"
• King of Kings
• Parables on the Second Coming of Christ
• Preaching the Crucified Christ
• Revelation for Today: (1) Who Is This Judge? - Ed Smith
  
• Sir, We Would See Jesus at His Death
• Submission
• The Christian's Reign
• The Deity of Christ While on Earth
• The Glory of the Son
• The Lineage of Jesus
• The Meekness of Moses
• The Mission of Christ
• The Other Side of Truth
• The Sufficiency of Christ - L. A. Mott
  
• The Temptations of Jesus
• The Unity
• The Words of Jesus
• Three Days and Three Nights
• To Whom Shall We Go?
• Views of the Cross
• Views of the Cross
• Was Jesus a Vegetarian?
• What if the Jews had Accepted Jesus?
• Who is God?
• Why Christ Is Worthy of Praise
• Why Does John Mention that Jesus Wept?

Jews, Judaism

• Is There Salvation Outside of Christ?
• Judaizing Teachers

Joy

• How to be Happy
• Mistakes of a Rich Man
• The Things I Can Control
• The Thrill of Salvation

Judgment

• Are All Men Created Equal?
• Be on the Alert
• Jumping to Conclusions
• Just Justices
• Just Justices
• Once is Enough
• Open My Eyes that I Might See
• Prejudice
• Rash Decisions
• That Church Isn't Doing Anything!
• The Change Starts With Me
• The Day of the Lord
• The Ignorance of the World Around Me
• The Judge of All the Earth
• The Nature of Criticism
• The Straw That Broke the Camel's Back
• What Is the Law?
• What Justice Requires

Judgment Day

• Are All Men Created Equal?
• Can There Be More Than One Coming?
• Can There Be More Than One Coming?: Part 1
• Can There Be More Than One Coming?: Part 2
• Justice
• Parables on the Second Coming of Christ
• Revelation for Today: (1) Who Is This Judge? - Ed Smith
  
• Revelation for Today: (2) Judgment Begins at the House of God - Ed Smith
  
• The Day of the Lord
• The Judge of All the Earth
• Will There be a Rapture?

Justice

• Just Justices
• Just Justices
• Justice
• It's Not Fair!
• My God of Mercy
• See If You Can Find a Man
• The Judge of All the Earth
• The Justice of God
• What Justice Requires
• Why Israel Fell
• Why Israel Fell

Kingdom

• King of Kings
• The Establishment of the Kingdom
• The Glory of the Son
• The Gospel of the Kingdom
• The Kingdom: Past, Present, and Future
• Three Kingdoms
• Where is the Kingdom?
• Where is the Kingdom?

Knowledge

• An Urgent Need to Study
• Disciples of Christ
• Fools

Law

• Are Non-Christians Subject to the Laws of God?
• Covenants
• Did Jesus Die in Vain?
• Emphasizing the Physical
• Is the Modern Nation of Israel Important?
• Is There Salvation Outside of Christ?
• Judaizing Teachers
• The Fullness of Time
• The Fullness of Time
• The Law and the Gospel
• The Law and the Gospel
• The Mission of Christ
• The Nature of Law
• The Source of Morality
• The Source of Morality
• The Purpose of the Old Law
• We Don't Do Religion
• What Is the Law?
• What Was Nailed to the Cross?
• Why We Don't Follow the Old Testament

Laziness

• An Industrious Worker
• Dogs Don't Go to Heaven
• It Takes Effort

Leadership

• Our Need for Guidance
• What Makes a Good Ruler?

Legalism

• Narrow-Minded Beliefs
• Should We be Picky?
• The Need for Book, Chapter, and Verse

Liberalism

• Gender-Neutral Translations
• Orphans and Their Care
• Our Changing Attitude Toward the Bible
• Strictness Not According to Knowledge
• The Autonomy of the Local Church
• The Poor Among Us
• The Power of God: The Bible
• The Social Church

Lies, Lying

• A Popular Sport - Unfortunately
• Be on the Alert
• God Cannot Lie
• Hypocrites
• It Was Only a Little Fib
• Rahab
• Thou Shalt Not
• Why Do People Lie?
• Worthy of Trust

Listening

• A Tender Heart

Lord's Day

• Answering the Sabbatarian

Lord's Supper

• Aids to Remembrance
• Aids to Remembrance
• Covenants
• The Lord's Supper
• When Are Biblical Examples Binding?

Love

• A Worker for the Lord
• Gentle Cords and Bands of Love
• God is Love
• Hate the Sin, But Not the Sinner?
• In Truth
• Love is ...
• Marks of God's People
• Marks of God's People
• Open My Eyes that I Might See
• Perfect Love Casts Out Fear
• Teaching Love
• The Greatest Commandment
• The Other Side of Truth
• The Road to Contentment
• The Source of Morality
• The Source of Morality
• The Unity
• True Love
• Unconditional Love
• Using Love as an Excuse
• What Can Kill a Church?
• What is Man?
• What is Man?

Loyalty

• What Made Hezekiah Great?

Lust

• Dogs Don't Go to Heaven
• Gluttony
• Gluttony
• The Nature of Sin, Temptation, and Lust
• What is Wrong with Mixed Swimming?

Lutheranism

• Infant Baptism

Man

• The Flesh of Man
• The Flesh of Man
• Soul and Spirit (Part 1)
• Soul and Spirit (Part 2)
• What is Man?
• What is Man?

Manners, Etiquette, Politeness

• Giving Respect
• Mind Your Manners

Marriage

• A Defense of Marriage
• A Defense of Marriage: Part 1
• A Defense of Marriage: Part 2
• A Good Mate
• A Good Mate - Part 1
• A Good Mate - Part 2
• A Good Mate - Part 3
• A Good Mate - Part 4
• An Ideal Life
• Illogical Fixes to Problems
• Illogical Fixes to Problems
• Maintenance
• Marriage and Divorce: The Good News and the Bad
• Marriages
• Mixed Marriages
• Submission
• The Family (Series) by Scott Smelser
• The Harm of Living Together Without Marriage
• The Husband - Scott Smelser
• The Things I Can Control
• The Wife - Scott Smelser
• True Love
• Wanting Something for Nothing
• Wisdom in Picking a Mate

Maturity

• Spiritual Maturity
• The Seasons of Life

Meditation

• Meditation
• Rules for Prosperity and Success

Meekness

• Meekness
• Showing Submission
• The Meekness of Moses
• The Unity

Men, Male Roles

• Fathers Are Important

Mental Illness

• Be of Good Cheer
• Be of Good Cheer
• Overcoming Emotional Problems
• Psalms 100
• The Christian and Psychology

Mercy

• Covenants
• God's Marvelous Mercy by Whit Sasser
• My God of Mercy
• What Justice Requires

Miracles

• Have Miracles Ceased?
• Miracles in the New Testament
• Miraculous Gifts
• Prophets
• Speaking in Tongues
• The Baptism of Cornelius
• The Bible, Science, and Skepticism
• The Gift of the Holy Spirit
• To Whom Shall We Go?
• Why Pray for the Sick?

Money

• A Steward of God
• An Industrious Worker
• Avoiding Debt
• Economic Systems
• Gambling
• Mistakes of a Rich Man
• Money Matters
• Planning for Uncertainties
• The Christian and Business
• The Great Giveaway
• The Silver Thermometer
• Things They Don't Teach in School
• Work as for the Lord

Morality

• Aiding and Abetting
• All Things are Lawful
• An Overview of the Old Testament Prophets
• Bearing Tales to Others
• Boredom
• Called to Rise Above
• Character Matters
• Culture Wars
• Dancing
• Does the Nice Guy Always Finish Last?
• Does the Nice Guy Always Finish Last?
• Emphasizing the Physical
• Extremes
• Gluttony
• Gluttony
• If There Be Any Virtue
• If There Be Any Virtue
• Illogical Fixes to Problems
• Illogical Fixes to Problems
• Is Anything Done in Moderation Not a Sin?
• It Was Only a Little Fib
• It's Not Fair!
• Legalizing Drugs
• Light and Dark
• Lying, Cheating, and Stealing
• Marks of God's People
• Marks of God's People
• Modest Dress
• Neutrality in War
• Offense
• Promises, Promises
• Rahab
• Samson
• Shall We Dance?
• Shifting Blame
• Sin is Always Wrong
• Sin is Always Wrong
• Standards
• The Conscience as a Guide
• The Direction of Your Life
• The Harm of Living Together Without Marriage
• The Nature of Law
• The Source of Morality
• The Source of Morality
• The Temptations of Jesus
• The Unwanted
• Thou Shalt Not
• Using Love as an Excuse
• What is Wrong with Mixed Swimming?
• When I Grow Up
• Why Do People Lie?
• Why is Suicide a Sin?
• Why Sex Without Being Married is a Sin
• Why Sex Without Being Married is a Sin

Mormons, Mormonism, The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints

• A Brief History of Mormonism
• A Brief History of Mormonism: Part 1
• A Brief History of Mormonism: Part 2
• Testing Mormonism
• The Bible's Witnesses
• The Bible's Witnesses
• Where the Ten Tribes of Israel Really Lost?
• Where the Ten Tribes of Israel Really Lost?

Motherhood

• Honoring Mothers
• What Are Mothers Made Of?

Motive

• Sometimes There's No Applause

Murder

• Hands that Shed Innocent Blood
• Thou Shalt Not
• Why is Suicide a Sin?

Music

• Can Musical Instruments be Used to Worship God?
• Choirs and Solos
• Get Your Faith Out of the Church Building by Whit Sasser
  
• What Silence Says

Nazarite Vow

• Samson

Neglect

• Busy Here and There
• Three Philosophies of Life

New Age Religions

• Reincarnation

Oaths, Vows, Swearing, Promises

• Promises, Promises

Obedience

• A Tender Heart
• Covenants
• Distinguishing Faith and Feelings
• Doers of the Word
• Doing Our Duty
• Doing Our Duty
• Establishing Good Habits
• Expecting the Impossible
• Heed the Invitation by Garry Floyd
• Honor Your Father and Mother
• How Noah was Saved
• How Salvation Comes to Man
• In Truth
• In Word and Deed
• Jehu's Reformations
• Lessons from Jonah
• Looking for God in All the Wrong Places
• "May I" or "Must I"?
• Mighty Men
• Mighty Men
• Noah, You Have Got to be Kidding!
• Obedience Is Not Enough
• Reverence
• Rules for Prosperity and Success
• Stand Still
• Teaching Love
• The Greatest Commandment
• The Joy of Obedience
• The Teaching of Grace
• The Teaching of Grace
• The Temptations of Jesus
• Using Love as an Excuse
• What Is the Law?
• With All Your Heart
• What Constitutes Obedience?
• What Made Hezekiah Great?
• Why Did Uzzah Have to Die?

Offence

• Abigail's Example
• Jumping to Conclusions
• The Other Side of Truth

Old Age

• The Seasons of Life

Old Testament

• Covenants
• Did Jesus Die in Vain?
• Emphasizing the Physical
• Is the Modern Nation of Israel Important?
• Is There Salvation Outside of Christ?
• Judaizing Teachers
• The Marks of Jesus
• The Marks of Jesus
• The Mission of Christ
• The Purpose of the Old Law
• What Is the Law?
• What Was Nailed to the Cross?
• Why We Don't Follow the Old Testament

Once Saved, Always Saved

• Being a Christian Will Not Save You
• Forgiveness
• Predetermined Destinies
• Religious Bargain Hunting
• Remember Lot's Wife
• Remember Shiloh
• Saint or Sinner?
• Salvation
• The Book of Life
• The Inheritance

Organization of the Church

• Business Meetings
• Elders Who Rule Well
• Our Need for Guidance
• Prophets
• Servants of the Church
• The Apostles
• The Apostles
• The Autonomy of the Local Church
• The Purpose of Preaching
• The Rule of Elders
• Vacant Chairs
• When There are Problems in the Church

Orphans

• Orphans and Their Care

Passion

• Fired Up, But Only Half Baked

Parables

• The Parable of the Unjust Steward

Partying, Reveling, Carousing

• A Popular Sport - Unfortunately
• Advice to Young Men

Patience

• Longsuffering

Paul

• Paul's Fears
• Paul's Imprisonment
• The Apostles
• The Apostles

Peace

• At Peace with God
• At Peace with God
• Is There Unity in Diversity?
• Peace, Perfect Peace
• The Road to Contentment

Peacemakers

• From Whence Comes Quarrels?
• Jehoshaphat's Peace
• Jumping to Conclusions
• Once is Enough
• The Christian's Duty to His Brethren
• The Straw That Broke the Camel's Back

Pentecostalism and the Charismatic Movement

• Miracles in the New Testament
• Speaking in Tongues
• The Anointing of the Spirit

Perfect

• Well, Nobody's Perfect
• Spiritual Maturity

Persecution

• A Lesson from History
• Fashioned Not According to this World
• Fashioned Not According to this World
• Persecution
• Running With Horses
• The Death of Stephen
• The Lord is My Help and My Deliverer
• The Preaching of Jeremiah
• The Preaching of Jeremiah

Perseverance of the Saints

• Eternal Security
• Predetermined Destinies
• Remember Lot's Wife
• Salvation
• The Book of Life

Persuasion

• Converting a Soul
• The Prison Letters

Pharisees

• Lacking Compassion
• Narrow-Minded Beliefs
• Should We be Picky?
• The Other Side of Truth

Planning

• Education
• It's Time to Grow Up
• It's Time to Grow Up
• Planning for Uncertainties
• Rash Decisions

Poor

• The Great Giveaway
• The Poor Among Us

Praise

• Appreciation

Prayer

• Amen
• A Sin Leading to Death
• Daily Religion
• Get Your Faith Out of the Church Building by Whit Sasser
• Hannah's Prayer
• Hannah's Prayer
• How We Ought to Pray
• I Can Always Ask for Forgiveness Later
• Jabez's Prayer
• Mary's House
• Meditation
• Relying on God
• The Prayer in My Hand
• The Prayer in My Hand
• The Story of Balaam
• To Him Who Is Able
• To Him Who Is Able
• What Is Prayer?
• With Gratitude in Our Hearts
• When God Told David, “No.”
• When God Told David, “No.”
• Why Pray for the Sick?

Preaching, Preachers

• A Sense of Destiny by L. A. Mott
  
• Amos
• Care for the Weak
• Culture Wars
• Fishers of Men
• If I Don't Preach on Hell
• Is the Seed Still in the Barn?
• Lessons from Jonah
• Once is Enough
• Preaching the Crucified Christ
• Saying Things People Don't Want to Hear
• Seeing the White Fields
• Should Denominations be Refuted?
• Sowing in Tears, Reaping in Joy
• Take Heed
• The Gospel of the Circumcision and the Uncircumcision
• The Greatest Plan
• The Lost Sheep
• The Other Side of Truth
• The Preaching of Jeremiah
• The Preaching of Jeremiah
• The Teaching of God's Word
• The Purpose of Preaching
• The Work of the Church
• When Are Biblical Examples Binding?

Predestination

• Is Our Fate Predetermined?
• Predetermined Destinies
• The Flesh of Man
• The Flesh of Man
• When Jesus Marveled

Prejudice

• Jumping to Conclusions
• Prejudice
• The Ignorance of the World Around Me

Premillennialism

• Is the Modern Nation of Israel Important?
• Of Prophecy and Football
• Premillennial Theories
• The Saving of Israel
• What if the Jews had Accepted Jesus?
• Will There be a Rapture?

Prepared

• Parables on the Second Coming of Christ

Preterism, A.D. 70 Movement, Realized Eschatology

• Can There Be More Than One Coming?
• Can There Be More Than One Coming? (Part 1)
• Can There Be More Than One Coming? (Part 2)

Priests

• Catholicism

Pride

• Before Destruction
• Better Than Self
• Fools
• Haman
• Haman
• Lacking Arrogance
• Religion on Parade
• Self-Esteem
• Sometimes There's No Applause
• The Rebel's Cause
• The Sin of Pride
• The Thrill of Salvation
• Things They Don't Teach in School
• Thinking Highly of Self
• Those with Positive Self-Esteem
• Why Israel Fell(audio)

Priority

• Busy Here and There
• The Parable of the Unjust Steward

Private

• A Right to Privacy?

Procrastination

• Is It Time?
• Is It Time?

Profanity

• Careful What You Say
• What Comes Out of Your Mouth

Promises

• Entering His Rest(audio)
• God's Promises are Sure
• Promises, Promises
• The Lineage of Jesus
• The Promises to Abraham

Prophecy, Prophets

• Amos
• An Overview of the Old Testament Prophets
• Daniel's Seventy Weeks
• Does Inspiration Change a Man?
• Entering His Rest(audio)
• False Teachers and Lying Prophets
• God's Servant
• Is the Modern Nation of Israel Important?
• Of Prophecy and Football
• Prophets
• Redemption in Prophecy
• Sir, We Would See Jesus at His Death
• The Antichrist
• The Day of the Lord
• The Promises to Abraham
• Where the Ten Tribes of Israel Really Lost?(audio)
• Will There be a Rapture?

Protection

• Does God Make the Handicapped?
• Jabez's Prayer
• The Lord is My Help and My Deliverer
• The Way(audio)

Providence

• Relying on God
• Seven Facts about God's Providence(audio)
• Why Pray for the Sick?

Prudence

• Advice to Young Men
• Rash Decisions

Psychology

• The Christian and Psychology

Punishment

• Disciplining Children

Purgatory

• Catholicism

Purity

• Has Becoming a Christian Changed You?

Purpose

• Resolved!

Race, Racism

• Are All Men Created Equal?

Rashness

• Gambling
• Planning for Uncertainties
• Rash Decisions

Rapture

• Will There be a Rapture?

Reasoning

• Fishers of Men
• Fools
• How Do They Do That?

Rebellion

• Gentle Cords and Bands of Love
• Quit Horsing Around
• Revelation for Today: (4) Rebellion of the Beast - Ed Smith - (audio only)
  
• The Rebel's Cause

Rebuke

• Amos
• Conviction
• Frankness
• Lessons from the Reign of King Asa
• Once is Enough
• Saying Things People Don't Want to Hear
• Should Denominations be Refuted?
• The Christian's Duty to His Brethren
• The Other Side of Truth

Relationships

• A Lesson from History
• A Tender Heart
• Indwelling

Reliable

• Worthy of Trust

Religion

• Daily Religion
• Only an Appearance of Religion
• Restoring God's Religion
• The Calm Between Major Events
• With All Your Heart

Remembering

• Aids to Remembrance(audio)
• Remember(audio)
• Things to Remember

Renewal

• Has Becoming a Christian Changed You?

Repentance

• A Psalm of Penitence(audio)
• A Tender Heart
• I Can Always Ask for Forgiveness Later
• Jehu's Reformations
• Lessons from the Reign of King Asa
• Letting Go of Sin
• Paul's Fears
• Repentance
• Samson
• The Book of My Life
• Unconditional Love

Reproof

• Conviction
• Frankness
• Paul's Fears

Reputation

• A Steward of God
• Advice to Young Men
• How to Ruin Your Influence
• Men of Honor
• The Book of My Life

Resolutions

• Beginning a New Year
• Resolutions From Hebrews
• Resolved!

Respect

• Giving Respect
• Mind Your Manners

Responsibility

• A Steward of God
• Benevolence
• It's Time to Grow Up(audio)
• Jabez's Prayer
• Orphans and Their Care
• Well, Nobody's Perfect
• Work as for the Lord

Resurrection

• Did Jesus Die in Vain?
• He Showed Himself Alive by Many Proofs
• The Hope of Life Eternal

Revelation

• Eternal Victory - Ed Smith
• Judgment Begins at the House of God - Ed Smith
• Pouring Out the Wrath of God - Ed Smith
• Rebellion of the Beast - Ed Smith
• Revelation for Today (Series) by Ed Smith
• Seven Seals and Seven Trumpets - Ed Smith
• Who Is This Judge? - Ed Smith

Reverence

• Reverence
• The Worship of God
• Worshiping in Song
• What Is the Law?

Reward

• Laborers in the Vineyard

Rights

• All Things are Lawful
• It's Not Fair!
• Offense
• Sometimes There's No Applause
• The Change Starts With Me
• You Can't Tell Me What to Do!

Rudeness

• Mind Your Manners
• The Other Side of Truth

Sabbath Keeping

• Answering the Sabbatarian
• Entering His Rest(audio)
• The Mission of Christ
• The Purpose of the Old Law
• What Is the Law?
• What Was Nailed to the Cross?

Sacrifice

• Dress Codes
• Human Sacrifices?
• "May I" or "Must I"?
• Personal Sacrifice and Service

Saints

• Catholicism

Salvation

• A Tender Heart
• All in a Name
• Are All Men Created Equal?
• Are Non-Christians Subject to the Laws of God?
• At Peace with God(audio)
• Being a Christian Will Not Save You
• Blessed Assurance
• By One Spirit(audio)
• Chariots of Fire
• Christianity By Force
• Clothed with Christ
• Confessing Our Faults
• Confession of Wrong Doing
• Despising the Blood of Christ
• Did Jesus Die in Vain?
• Does Inspiration Change a Man?
• Do You Expect to Go to Heaven?
• Expecting the Impossible
• Faith, Works, and Grace in Romans
• Forgiveness
• God's Remedy for Sin
• Hate the Sin, But Not the Sinner?
• How Noah was Saved
• How Salvation Comes to Man
• If I Don't Preach on Hell
• Is My Baptism Valid?
• Is There Salvation Outside of Christ?
• Led by the Spirit
• Letting Go of Sin
• More Noble-Minded(audio)
• My God of Mercy
• Noah, You Have Got to be Kidding!
• Predetermined Destinies
• Prisoners of Hope
• Put Forth the Effort
• Redemption in Prophecy
• Religious Bargain Hunting
• Remember Lot's Wife
• Remember Shiloh
• Repentance
• Roles in Salvation
• Salvation
• Salvation by Grace Through Faith
• Stand Still
• The Baptism of Cornelius
• The Book of Life
• The Conversion of Saul
• The First and the Last(audio)
• The Fullness of Time(audio)
• The Gift of the Holy Spirit
• The Greatest Plan
• The Harmony of the Scriptures
• The Hope of Life Eternal
• The Inheritance
• The Lost Who Never Heard the Gospel
• The Nature of Law
• The Plan of Salvation in One Passage
• The Saving of Israel
• The Teaching of Grace(audio)
• The Thrill of Salvation
• The Way(audio)
• Unconditional Love
• Wanting Something for Nothing
• What if the Jews had Accepted Jesus?
• When Was Cornelius Saved?
• Who Is Lost?(audio)
• Why Become a Christian?
• Why Water?(audio)
• Working Out Our Salvation

Salvation Army

• Should Christians Support the Salvation Army?

Satan

• Is Witchcraft Real?
• Satan
• Seven Facts about God's Providence(audio)
• The Temptations of Jesus

Science

• Does Science Refute the Bible?
• Is Science the Source of Truth?
• The Bible, Science, and Skepticism

Scientology

• Scientology

Second Coming of Christ

• Can There Be More Than One Coming? (Audio: Part 1 and Part 2)
• Is Jesus About to Return?
• Parables on the Second Coming of Christ
• Premillennial Theories
• The Promise of His Coming(audio)
• The Return of the King
• Will There be a Rapture?

Self-Control

• Advice to Young Men
• Overcoming Emotional Problems
• The Flesh of Man(audio)

Self-Esteem

• Self-Esteem
• The Sin of Pride
• Thinking Highly of Self
• Those with Positive Self-Esteem

Self-Righteous

• Horns of Destruction
• Religion According to Man
• The Thrill of Salvation

Selfishness

• Attitudes
• Thinking Highly of Self
• Three Philosophies of Life
• Why Israel Fell
• Why Israel Fell

Service

• A Worker for the Lord
• Daily Religion
• Doers of the Word
• Fishers of Men
• Laborers in the Vineyard
• May a Christian Serve in Government?
• Orphans and Their Care
• Personal Sacrifice and Service
• What Do You Need to Serve the Lord?
• Women in the Church

Seventh-Day Adventists

• Entering His Rest
• Entering His Rest

Shame

• A Sense of Shame
• A Sense of Shame
• Have We Forgotten Our Shame?

Sin

• A Heart that Devises Evil Plans
• A Lesson from History
• A Popular Sport - Unfortunately
• A Right to Privacy?
• A Sense of Shame
• A Sense of Shame
• A Sin Leading to Death
• Aiding and Abetting
• All Things are Lawful
• Bearing Tales to Others
• Before Destruction
• Being a Christian Will Not Save You
• Biblical Paradoxes: In the World, But Not of the World
• Called to Rise Above
• Careful What You Say
• Confessing Our Faults
• Confession of Wrong Doing
• Conviction
• Creeping Toward Sodom
• Dogs Don't Go to Heaven
• Eli and Being Soft on Sin
• Extremes
• Fired Up, But Only Half Baked
• Foreseeing Evil and Avoiding It by Whit Sasser
• Gambling
• God Overthrows the Wicked(audio)
• God's Remedy for Sin
• Hands that Shed Innocent Blood
• Has Becoming a Christian Changed You?
• Hate the Sin, But Not the Sinner?
• Have We Forgotten Our Shame?
• Healing On Its Wings
• Homosexuality
• Illogical Fixes to Problems(audio)
• Is Anything Done in Moderation Not a Sin?
• It Was Only a Little Fib
• It's Not Fair!
• Light and Dark
• Lying, Cheating, and Stealing
• Men of Debase Minds
• My Own Worst Enemy(audio)
• Overconfidence and Doubt
• Pining for the Past
• Presumptions
• Remember Lot's Wife
• Safe Sins
• Saint or Sinner?
• Salvation
• Samson
• Satan
• Selling Yourself
• Shifting Blame
• Sin is Always Wrong
• Sin is Always Wrong
• Sometimes the Best Thing to Do is Run!
• Teaching Love
• The Character of the Wicked
• The Direction of Your Life
• The Disease of Sin and Its Cures
• The Gall of Bitterness
• The Harm of Living Together Without Marriage
• The Nature of Sin, Temptation, and Lust
• The Sin of Pride
• The Temptations of Jesus
• The Way(audio)
• There Is No Fear of God Before Their Eyes
• Thou Shalt Not
• Uncleanness
• Using Love as an Excuse
• Well, Nobody's Perfect
• What is Wrong with Mixed Swimming?
• Why is Suicide a Sin?
• Why the Jews Did Not Believe
• Worldliness

Sincerity

• Why Did Uzzah Have to Die?

Singing

• Can Musical Instruments be Used to Worship God?
• Choirs and Solos
• Conducting Worship in Song
• Music in Worship
• The Worship of God
• Worshiping in Song

Slavery

• The Prison Letters

Sober-Minded

• Advice to Young Men

Social Gospel

• Only an Appearance of Religion
• Restoring God's Religion
• Spiritual Worship
• Strictness Not According to Knowledge

Society and Culture

• Culture Wars

Sorrow

• Repentance
• When the Good Die Young

Soul

• Soul and Spirit (Part 1)
• Soul and Spirit (Part 2)

Soundness

• A Sound Mind in a Sound Body

Spirit

• Soul and Spirit (Part 1)
• Soul and Spirit (Part 2)

Spiritual Blindness

• Eli and Being Soft on Sin
• Healing On Its Wings
• Open My Eyes that I Might See
• Saying Things People Don't Want to Hear
• The Straw That Broke the Camel's Back
• The Way(audio)

Sponsoring Church, Church Cooperation

• The Autonomy of the Local Church

Stealing

• Men of Honor
• Thou Shalt Not

Stewardship

• A Steward of God
• Avoiding Debt
• Planning for Uncertainties
• The Parable of the Unjust Steward

Stubbornness

• Attitudes
• Quit Horsing Around
• The Fall of Zedekiah

Study

• An Urgent Need to Study
• Considering the Context
• Daily Religion
• The Power of God: The Bible
• The Teaching of God's Word

Submission, Subjection

• Quit Horsing Around
• Showing Submission
• Submission
• The Fall of Zedekiah
• The Rebel's Cause
• The Role of Women

Suicide

• Why is Suicide a Sin?

Suffering

• A Lesson from History
• Daily Religion
• Does God Make the Handicapped?
• Only an Appearance of Religion
• The Book of Job
• The Lord is My Help and My Deliverer
• Trials of Life
• When the Good Die Young
• Why Do Good People Suffer?
• Yesterday

Tact

• Care for the Weak
• Mind Your Manners

Teaching

• An Urgent Need to Study
• Care for the Weak
• Disciples of Christ
• Do You Expect to Go to Heaven?
• Fishers of Men
• Get Your Faith Out of the Church Building by Whit Sasser
  
• Is the Seed Still in the Barn?
• Questions
• Questions About Bible Class
• Seeing the White Fields
• Take Heed
• The Gospel of the Circumcision and the Uncircumcision
• The Lost Sheep
• The Other Side of Truth
• The Teaching of God's Word
• What is Teaching?
• What Is the Law?
• Women in the Church

Teenagers

• Advice to Young Men
• Gentle Cords and Bands of Love

Temptation

• Creeping Toward Sodom
• Satan
• Sometimes the Best Thing to Do is Run!
• The Nature of Sin, Temptation, and Lust
• The Temptations of Jesus

Ten Commandments

• Hands that Shed Innocent Blood
• Honor Your Father and Mother
• The Mission of Christ
• The Purpose of the Old Law
• Thou Shalt Not
• What Is the Law?
• What Was Nailed to the Cross?

Thanksgiving

• Appreciation
• Be of Good Cheer
• Be of Good Cheer
• Psalms 100
• With Gratitude in Our Hearts

Time Management

• Too Busy Doing the Wrong Thing

Tongues

• Miraculous Gifts
• Speaking in Tongues

Traditions

• Traditions, Traditions!

Transforming Your Mind

• Has Becoming a Christian Changed You?

Trials

• A Lesson from History
• Culture Wars
• Does God Make the Handicapped?
• Faith Illustrated
• Longsuffering
• Persecution
• Running With Horses
• The Calm Between Major Events
• The Lord is My Help and My Deliverer
• Trials of Life
• Why Do Good People Suffer?
• Would You Pass the Test? by Eric Hamilton

Trinity

• Exploring the Nature of God in the Old Testament
• Jesus is God
• Subtle References to the Trinity of God
• The Godhead in the Gospel of John
• Who is God?
• Who is the Holy Spirit?

Trust

• What Made Hezekiah Great?
• Worthy of Trust

Truth

• In Truth
• Is Science the Source of Truth?
• See If You Can Find a Man
• The Other Side of Truth

Unaware

• As an Ox Led to the Slaughter

Uncleanness

• Uncleanness

Understanding

• Biblical Figures of Speech: Ellipsis
• Considering the Context
• That's Your Interpretation!(audio)
The Bible is Understandable
• What Do You Expect From Your Bible?

Unity

• A Limited Sphere
• A Study of Romans 14
• Achieving Unity When Making Personal Choices
• Conducting Worship in Song
• Fuzzy Doctrine
• Is There Unity in Diversity?
• Jehoshaphat's Peace
• Religious Bargain Hunting
• The Lord's Supper
• The Unity
• Without Compromise
• Why Are There Denominations?

Vegetarianism

• Was Jesus a Vegetarian?

Veneration of Mary

• Catholicism
• The Glorification of Mary

Vengeance

• Haman(audio)
• May a Christian Serve in Government?

Virgin Mary

• Catholicism
• The Glorification of Mary

Virtue

• Character Matters
• If There Be Any Virtue(audio)

Visiting

• Orphans and Their Care

Volunteers

• "May I" or "Must I"?

War

• Hands that Shed Innocent Blood
• May a Christian Serve in Government?
• The Armor of God

Wealth

• Things They Don't Teach in School

Wine

• Drinking in the New Testament
• Drinking in the Old Testament

Wisdom

• The Wisdom of a Father
• Who Is Wise and Understanding?

Witchcraft

• Is Witchcraft Real?
• Sorcery

Withdrawing

• Church Discipline
• Withdraw Yourselves (Class Study)

Witness for Christ

• The Apostles(audio)

Women, Female Roles

• What Are Mothers Made Of?
• Prophets
• Questions About Bible Class
• Silent in the Churches
• The Role of Women
• Women in the Church

Wordliness

• Biblical Paradoxes: In the World, But Not of the World
• Called to Rise Above
• It's Not Fair!
• What Can Kill a Church?

Work, Labor

• An Ideal Life
• An Industrious Worker
• It Takes Effort
• Money Matters
• The Christian and Business
• The Things I Can Control
• Too Busy Doing the Wrong Thing
• Work as for the Lord

Works

• Faith, Works, and Grace in Romans
• 
  How Did Jericho Fall?
• How Noah was Saved
• In Word and Deed
• Salvation by Grace Through Faith
• The Harmony of the Scriptures
• The Work of Baptism
• To Whom Shall We Go?

Worship

• A Heart-Felt Religion
• Amen
• Answering the Sabbatarian
• Can Musical Instruments be Used to Worship God?
• Conducting Worship in Song
• Emotionalism
• Gathering Together
• Giving
• Looking for God in All the Wrong Places
• "May I" or "Must I"?
• Music in Worship
• Obedience Is Not Enough
• Pharaoh's Compromises
• Questions About Bible Class
• Reading What Was Said - Acts 20:7 by Pat Kelly
• Regarding God as Holy
• Silent in the Churches
• Spiritual Worship
• The Lord's Supper
• The Worship of God
• What is Worship?
• Why Christ is Worthy of Praise
• With All Your Heart
• Worship
• Worshiping in Song

Youth

• Advice to Young Men
• Gentle Cords and Bands of Love
• The Seasons of Life

Zeal

• A Worker for the Lord
• An Urgent Need to Study
• Fired Up, But Only Half Baked
• Jehu's Reformations
• Obedience Is Not Enough
• That Church Isn't Doing Anything!
• The Sons of Thunder
• The Three Chairs
• What Can Kill a Church

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