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  • Tongues Do Not Teach

    (1 Corinthians 14:6-12) As I mentioned in my last post, there is a commonly held myth in the modern church that tongues were given only to the early church so that they could spread the gospel. Likewise it is held by these same people today that there is now no need for tongues. Both of…

  • Church Purity

    (1 Corinthians 5:9-12) Purity in the church is important for the sake of holding fast the truth of the new covenant and to ensure what is taught is aligned with the ways of Jesus Christ. And just as the doctrines and teachings are to be pure and undefiled, so too the behaviours of those in…

  • The Unleavened Truth

    (1 Corinthians 5:6-8) The way to life cannot and must not be compromised. There is no place for compromise in seeking the truth and the ways of God, for truth is not compromised. What is leaven? In a baking sense it is an agent, such as yeast, that causes batter or dough to rise, especially…

  • The Church Defiled

    (1 Corinthians 5:1-5) Nothing defiles the church so much as the acceptance of sinfulness and evil in the church. When the church accepts false teaching and when the teachers, preachers, elders and apostles of the church not only do nothing about it but accept and even embrace it, then that church is on a downward…

  • God’s Building

    (1 Corinthians 3:12-15) Quite often recently I have written about the need for a strong foundation on which we are to build our walk with Jesus Christ. But like a house or building, it does not end there. You cannot live in just the foundation of a house. You need walls and a roof and…

  • Dissension In The Church

    (Romans 16:17-23) In these last verses of Romans 16 Paul warns the church to be aware of those who create divisions and dissensions in the church. Paul knew full well that there would be such people come into the church for this was prophesied by the Lord Jesus Christ who said at various times there…

  • How to Find the Truth

    (Acts 17:10-15) Paul and Silas had just escaped from Thessalonica and travelled to the town and region of Berea. As was their habit, they continued to preach and teach the word of God to those who came and were prepared to listen, both Jews and Gentiles. One of the things we see in their approach…

  • Apostles and Elders

    (Acts 15:6-21) The leaders in the early church were established to be either apostles and elders and there are some distinctions between the two groups. They are both important roles in the church and in this section of scripture we see how important and what one of their key roles was. It is unfortunate that…