Fashioned According to the Pattern

Read 1 Kings 6:1-13 … When one thinks of THE Temple the mind goes to Solomon’s great structure built in Jerusalem so long ago, a building that for some is listed as one of the 7 Wonders of the World (but that kind of depends on whose list one looks at). While his father David …

Jesus is Coming Soon

Read 1 Thessalonians 4:15 – 5:4 … Sometimes songwriters do not make good theologians. Considerations of tempo, meter, and poetical structures can skew the message being presented in a hymn. On the other hand, some songwriters take great pains to present a well-constructed song which presents a message that falls in line with Scriptural truths. …

Tassels

Read Numbers 15:37-41 … One of the interesting laws put in place for the Children of Israel can be found in Numbers 15 – they were to make tassels and wear them on the edges of their garments. The tassels, according to God, were so the Children of Israel might “remember all the commandments of …

A Brother in Service

Read 1 Timothy 2:8-10 … Recently the question was asked, “What are the criteria for calling on a Brother in the Worship Service?” It is actually a very relevant question and suggests a couple of points about not only who we are as Christians but also about one’s relationship to God. The first thing to …

A Good Life

Read 1 Peter 3:8-12 … In the letter of 1 Peter the author is addressing a group of people that were going to find themselves caught between two worlds. One world was controlled by the Romans and their system of social and religious life. The other world, the one in which those receiving Peter’s letter …