Posts from June 2025

Most people today put little stock in reading and studying the Bible. In some circles of so-called “higher learning” it is even considered a mark of inferior ability to study the Book of books. Yet among the readers of the Bible, in all ages, have been some of the ablest leaders and most brilliant minds. Even many who believed in its value admitted they did not read it as regularly as they should. Still, they recognized its unmatched worth. Consider…

What does it mean to be a father? It means more than having children. It speaks of the relationship you are to have with your children, and with your wife as their mother. The responsibility of a father to his children extends beyond Father’s Day, and the honor due fathers by their children should continue long after that day. Father’s Day, however, does cause us to focus on the role the father has to his family, and the honor a…

Quite often the question is asked, “Are you saved?” A member of the church may hesitate before replying, “I hope so,” or “I don’t really know.” But does God want us to live in doubt—or in faith and hope? In last week’s article, attention was given to the apostle John’s first epistle, where we find some guidelines that help us determine our relationship with God. Four were given: One who is born of God (1 John 5:4) One who walks…

First-century Christians could know if they were saved. So can we. The little book of First John gives us some guidelines to help determine our relationship with God. Let us note some of them. One Who Is Born Of God – “For whosoever is born of God overcomes the world…” (1 John 5:4) To be saved and go to heaven one must overcome the world. Those who have never been born of God are still in their sins, and still…