The Gooch Lane church of Christ is a group of people in Madison, Alabama seeking to study the Bible and put God’s teachings into practice. We’d love to have you join us for Bible study and worship.
That does not completely explain the second sentence, though. “He saw it and was glad.” If Jesus was strictly speaking in the sense that Abraham would see Jesus’ day from his place in the afterlife, Jesus could have said, “Abraham is seeing it now and is glad.” Instead Jesus uses the past tense.
In discussing the plan of salvation with others, I believe it is important that we need to be careful about narrowing down the plan of salvation to certain elements and leaving out other important elements
Perhaps Mark would like for his readers to recognize a distinct difference between the Lord’s apostles and the sailors transporting Jonah to Tarshish
A good place to begin determining the “point” of the book of Psalms would be to look at the beginning.
What gets in the way of our relationship with God? What causes relationships with our brethren to break down? In multiple scriptures, Jesus suggests that physical possessions can become a barrier between ourselves, others, and God.
It is often a temptation for parents to fight battles for a child who they believe has been wronged in some way. While on occasion this may be necessary, it must always be approached in a calm and Christ-like spirit.
First, many churches that claim to be churches of Christ are not "of Christ" at all. Any church can claim that designation, but only one that truly recognizes Christ as its head is justified in using it.
