Posts by Tara Church of Christ
Spiritual Inflation
In 1945 a loaf of bread cost 9 cents, a gallon of gas 15 cents, a new car $1,025, and a new house, $4,625. These prices doubled by 1955. We all know the price of them today. Inflation affects most everything of value, except those things that are the most valuable. Air is still free. We may pay to filter it, cool it, or heat it, but air is free. Water is free. We may pay t o filter it,…
Focus and Stay the Course
As a little girl, I can remember how happy I was when I learned to ride my bike. If I was riding on a flat smooth surface, riding was easy and enjoyable. I remember the first time I tried to ride my bike on the gravel roads in our neighborhood with some of my friends. I fell several times. One of my neighbors said “Debbie you have to follow the tire tracts and follow the smooth path in the road,…
The Motivation for Good Works
Serving the Lord, being faithful, doing good works, etc. requires motivation. We may realize the need, and we may know how, but until we are motivated, the good works will not be done. What gets us involved in doing good works? What drives some people to abound in the work of the Lord, while others cannot seem to get started? It is motivation. Some have it while others do not. What then is the Christian’s motivation? The greatest and most…
Our Suffering and Sinless Savior
The suffering of Christ was necessary to provide the means for our salvation from sin. No amount of money could purchase it. The precious blood of the Son of God was required. (I Pet. 1:18,19). Our Savior also had to be sinless. How could a sinful man be the ultimate sacrifice for a sinful people? Both in Prophecy and in fulfillment the death of Jesus of Nazareth, God in human form, was to be that perfect sacrifice for the sins…
In Making Moral Decisions
The Bible does not give a “thus saith the Lord” for every situation and decision that should concern the faithful Christian. Yet, it is “profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness…” (II Tim. 3:16) Also, “His divine power has given us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue”. (II Pet. 1:3) This means that God has given us guidance or instruction for…
Improving the Quality of Our Worship (Part 2)
Every worship service, especially on the Lord’s day, should be a victory celebration. It is a celebration of the vic- tory Jesus claimed over sin, death and the grave, as well as the victory we can claim through His victory. If He had not come forth from the tomb in His glorified body, the first day of the week would have no more significance than any other day in the week. What a joy it is to meet with fellow…
Improving the Quality of Our Worship (Part 1)
Worshipping God is a vital part of our service to God. That’s why so much emphasis is given to it in both Testa- ments and from the beginning of man’s existence. Of course, worship can be in private as an individual (Matt. 6:6), with the family or a small group (Acts 16:13), as well as when the church comes together (I Corinthians 11:17ff). This article will focus on the public assembly. Have you ever said, or heard someone say, “I…