I hope after last week’s article that you have taken time to check out our updated website. This week we return to our series on memorizing scriptures. Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written so that you may believe [...]
Have you ever stopped and considered why you believe what you believe? In this class, we intend to do just that. We will be covering the following topics in this study: 1) Is The Faith Rational? 2) Is there a God? 3) Evolution vs. Creation 4) The Reliability of Biblical Documents 5) Text and Canon [...]
Tongue-Speaking ??? Since the Charismatic movement began sweeping through much of the denominational world in the 1960’s, the issue of whether or not a “born-again Christian” can “speak in tongues” has been discussed and debated. Questions surrounding “Holy Spirit baptism” have also arisen. “What saith the Scripture?” Can people “speak in tongues” today? In Mark [...]
The church of Christ in Galena invites you to a series of lessons with classes for all ages, young and old. Jesus Is Powerful! June 15–19, 2009 7:00pm Nightly Monday, Luke 5.17–26: Power Over Sickness, Through the Roof Tuesday, John 6.1–15: Power Over Creation, Feeding 5,000 Wednesday, Matt. 14.22–33: Power Over Nature, Walking on Water [...]
June 15–19, 2009. The church of Christ in Galena, IN, invites you to a series of lessons with classes for all ages, young and old. Our lessons will focus on the power of Jesus as demonstrated in various miracles. These classes are not designed as a baby-sitter for your children or to provide entertainment, although it will be time well spent and very enjoyable as we learn more about Jesus. Feel free to contact us with any questions.
Miracles (3) – Duration In the last two articles we have discussed the definition and design of miracles. In this final article we want to discuss the duration of miracles–are there are miracles today? DESIGN OF MIRACLES Let’s begin by considering the design of miracles. As noted in our last article, God’s purpose in miracles [...]
Miracles (2) – Design Last week we began a series of articles on miracles discussing the following questions: 1) What is a miracle? 2) What is (or was) the purpose of miracles? 3) Are there still miracles today? We concluded from various passages that a miracle is an act of God that supersedes or suspends [...]
Miracles (1) – Definition “It was a miracle!” How many ti mes have we heard someone (maybe ourselves) say that (or something similar) about the birth of a baby, a near death experience, or other similarly fascinating event? But are these things actually miracles? In the next three articles we want to address the subject [...]
Reader Questions (3) – Speaking in Tongues? (Pt. 2) Q: What is your stand on speaking in tongues? Do you feel an entire church can speak in tongues? Last week we emphasized the need to always appeal to the scriptures in answering religious questions (1 Pet. 4.11; 1 Cor. 4.6). In answering the question from [...]
Reader Questions (3)- Speaking in Tongues (Pt. 1) Q: What is your stand on speaking in tongues? Do you feel an entire church can speak in tongues? First, and I’m sure our querist would agree, when determining the truth of any religious subject, it matters not what my stand or the stand of any person [...]
