The Need To Hear The Gospel God commands that we hear his Jesus, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him” (Matt . 17.5). Without hearing it is impossible to come to Christ, “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I [...]

Christ, Creeds, Christians, The Church This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me; in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men (Matt . 15.8-9). Simply Christians When the church of Christ was established in Acts 2, Luke tells us that Peter commanded the people [...]

God Agrees & Disagrees With Pope (Pt. 2) Last week we discussed the statement recently approved by Pope Benedict XVI that “Christ ‘established here on earth’ only one church” (URL: http://msnbc.msn.com/id/19692094/ from/ET/). We noticed that this is what the Bible teaches (Eph. 4.4; 1.22-23). However, we noticed that the Catholic Church cannot be that one [...]

God Agrees & Disagrees With Pope (Pt. 1) God agrees with Pope Benedict XVI, at least in part. In this article we’ll notice what God agrees with and, Lord willing, in next week’s arti cle we’ll noti ce the statements, or Catholic concepts, with which God disagrees. The document, approved by the Pope, said, “Christ [...]

Christ, Creeds, Christians And The Church This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me; in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men (Matthew 15.8-9). Simply Christians When the church of Christ was established on the first Pentecost after Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection as [...]