LET THE BIBLE SPEAK.

The Love of Money David King. “But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows” (1 Tim. 6:9-10). At the outset, let us first exonerate money of any blame in this passage. Whatever role money may play in the downfall of men, the money itself cannot be faulted. Money is morally neutral, and can be used for great good, as well as evil. The problem here is not the money itself, but the attitude of those who would have it. The love of money is under consideration here, not money itself. A man can be as poor as the proverbial church mouse and still be guilty of the crime, if his heart is in the grip of greed. The love of money, Paul says, is “a root of all kinds of evil.” Not the root, for there are...

A dangerous trend in the churches of Christ . By Jack Wilkie . I understand the headline is fairly provocative, so I’ll get right to the point I want to make – we put far too much emphasis on our own rightness. Right doctrine that leads to right actions is critically important, but if we’ve come to the place that our rightness outranks Jesus in terms of where we direct our attention (and I believe we have), we have a problem. In his book on modern idols (“Counterfeit Gods”), Tim Keller pointed out this issue by saying, “Idolatry functions widely inside religious communities when doctrinal truth is elevated to the position of a false god. This occurs when people rely on the rightness of their doctrine for their standing with God rather than on God himself and his grace.” We aren’t saved by being right about everything and perfectly understanding the Bible. We’re saved by God’s grace as long as our  faith is continua...

The Rapture by R. L. Morrison Many religious people today are anxiously awaiting the rapture. There are many various doctrines concerning the event and what will happen at that time as well as who will be involved in it. These doctrines vary so greatly, it is impossible for them to be reconciled. Many teach that Christians will just disappear and others will be affected in other ways at that time. Some say that three and a half years later (some say seven years) Christ will return to earth and set up his kingdom after a great battle has been fought, the forces of evil defeated, and then he will begin a thousand years reign. Some today might be surprised to learn that the word "rapture" is not found in the scriptures. The word means "a catching up"; or "to be caught up". This idea is found in the scripture. "For the Lord imself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ ...