The Church and the Kingdom
It will probably come as a surprise to many readers to learn that the Church is not the same as the kingdom of God or the kingdom of heaven. In Christendom at large the Church and the kingdom are usually...
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The Assembly and the Home
Many today see the vital importance of the home, and this is good. Some are schooling their children at home with great success. But some have gone on to feel that the home displaces the local assembly. As the head...
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Are WE in the Kingdom?
If the question means are we presently in that kingdom period commonly called the millennium, the answer is “No.” And for some very good reasons: 1. There can be no millennium until Christ comes again. Even if you don’t believe in...
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Defining Our Terms
W. E. Vine’s definition of the Greek word basileia, translated “kingdom” in the New Testament, is so informative that we quote it in full: Basileia is primarily an abstract noun, denoting sovereignty, royal power, dominion, e.g. Rev. 17:18, translated “[which] reigneth,”...
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The Kingdom in Matthew 13
A careful consideration of the teaching of our Lord in the Gospel by Matthew would show a dramatic change at the end of chapter 12 and the beginning of chapter 13. Up to this point the King has been presenting...
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The Truth About a Lie
Sometimes it’s hard to tell when we have believed a lie from the devil and when our own deceitful hearts have tricked us. Of course, Scripture warns us not to excuse ourselves by blaming others for our own misdeeds (see...
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Reach for a Towel
The word “refresh” does not appear in John 13:1-17, but in that passage we have the account of the Lord Jesus doing exactly that—refreshing His disciples by washing the dust from their travel-weary feet. Few things are more powerful than a...
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The Birds Were Silenced
I was born into a large Catholic family in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada in 1954. My parents had twelve children. I had three older brothers and two sisters who were already married or living on their own. The other four...
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