Monthly Archives: April 2011

Isaiah is a topic we could spend months and months studying. The New Testament is chock full of Isaiah quotations and allusions. It’s rich and challenging material. I’m going to spend several posts on Isaiah — and will hardly do … Continue reading →

11 You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; you have loosed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness, 12 that my glory may sing your praise and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks … Continue reading →

(1Jo 3:11-15 ESV) 11 For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. 12 We should not be like Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And … Continue reading →

As so often happens, a comment by Guy got me to thinking. Guy wrote, The issue is which sub-purpose(s) ought to dictate the content of the assembly.  That is, what does this general question imply about the particular design and … Continue reading →

Worship wars It’s been some time since I posted links to iMonk’s articles about the worship wars. Here they are again – http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/arant-from-a-loser-in-the-worship-wars http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/let-me-restate-that The blogger was writing about the worship wars, but from outside the Churches of Christ. In … Continue reading →

(1Jo 3:8-10 ESV)  8 Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.  9 No … Continue reading →

(1Jo 3:5 ESV)  5 You know that he appeared to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. This passages has confused many a teacher over the years, largely due to the difficulty of translating the Greek. The … Continue reading →

The story of the fall of Judea is familiar. But we need to reflect on some elements that aren’t covered in the usual histories. After Solomon, the nation of Israel was divided into two kingdoms, the Northern Kingdom or Israel, … Continue reading →

We now skip a few hundred years ahead, all the way to the capture of Jerusalem. After David brought the Ark of Covenant to Jerusalem, David asked God whether he could build the Temple for him. God replied, (2Sa 7:10-11 … Continue reading →