Members One of Another
When John writes his first letter, five times over he mentions being "born of God." Immediately it would be understood, not only that anyone who has been born of God possesses new life, but also that there is a new...
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Headcovering-A Historical Perspective
In every age of church history, questions have arisen which have grown into issues of great concern. The role of the woman is one such issue. Today, as in the past, there is scarcely a local church, or church leader,...
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Essential Meetings
The Lord said, "Where two or three are gathered together in My Name, there am I in the midst of them." These two words, "gathered together," are the English translation of one word, which, if traced to its use in...
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Four Great Principles of Fellowship
The Spirit's commentary on the early Church reads, "They continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine, and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers" (Acts 2:42). These are the four great principles of fellowship in "the house of God,...
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Bowing in Worship: Joseph
Joseph related a dream he had to his brethren, "Behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf" (Gen....
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The Long Wait
For the last nineteen centuries the cry, "Ad mosai?" ("Until when?") has risen from the hearts of expectant Jews everywhere. Since the Carpenter Yeshua from Nazareth was rejected by the nation of Israel, others have risen to claim the role....
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The Friendly Heresy
To many, the question of whether or not the Lord Jesus Christ was impeccable, that is, incapable of sinning, is a non-issue. "He did not sin," they say, "Why quibble over whether or not he could have?" Others flatly state that...
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In the Midst
He is in the midst! No child of God needs to be told who that One is. He was foreshadowed by the tree of life in the midst of the garden (Gen. 2:9)--He who is the Life. Moses saw Him in...
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God With Us
The virgin's Son was called Emmanuel. This name, "God with us," in a sense summarizes the entire plan of redemption. It would seem that Adam and Eve walked with God before their rebellion (Gen. 3:8). Enoch, the seventh from Adam, walked...
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