Three Seasons of Discipleship
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Read MoreDisciples Overcome Unexpected Trials
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Read MoreDisciples Learn from the Past
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Read MoreThe Future Resurrection
by Terry Wane Benton Clement of Rome, early in the second century, it is believed, wrote a letter to the Corinthians and spoke of the future resurrection. There was no thought that AD 70 was the resurrection. That idea is of recent origin, and it is wholly false. Clement wrote: “Let us consider, beloved, how…
Read MoreWhy wasn’t the church in Thyatira told to withdraw from the Jezebel in their midst?
Question: Dear Jeffrey, I hope you are well. I have a question concerning the church at Thyatira in Revelation 2:18-29. The letter to the church mentioned a Jezebel. Some compared her with the wife of Ahaz, who instilled and practiced evil. In the Revelation case, Jezebel teaches false doctrines, leading others to commit fornication and…
Read MoreThe Bold Life of Disciples
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Read MoreDisciples Are Devoted
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Read MoreI’m losing my enthusiasm
Question: First of all, I want to say thank you for your hard work and dedication to your church and the website. I recently discovered your website, and I enjoy reading the questions and your answers. I’ve been a Christian for a long time. I’ve been a member of various churches of Christ in different…
Read MoreDisciples Seek to Follow Jesus
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Read MoreMust a congregation support a preacher who was hired by an eldership that later dissolved?
Question: Many years ago, an eldership hired a preacher. Upon hiring the new preacher, the eldership promised the preacher a certain amount of pay, pay raises, and other perks. A few years later, the eldership dissolved due to elders moving away, death, etc. From when the preacher was hired many years ago to the present…
Read MoreWhy do some churches of Christ not believe in the Holy Spirit?
Question: Howdy! I am reaching out to inquire why some of the churches of Christ do not believe in the Holy Spirit. They think it’s just the Bible and that He is not actually with Christians! Seems like a false teaching. It’s like they are too afraid to be anything like the church of God…
Read MoreMorning, Midday, and Evening
by Gary Henry via WordPoints.com “Peter went up on the housetop to pray, about the sixth hour” (Acts 10:9). The practice of praying at set times is an old and honorable custom. And despite our modern disdain for anything that isn’t spontaneous, the habit of praying at the beginning, the middle, and the end of…
Read MoreForewarned Is Forearmed
by David Gibson He had so much to tell them and so little time. It was Jesus’ last night with His disciples before the cross. Knowing what lay ahead, He wanted most to prepare them for the hardships they would soon be facing. The value of warnings He warned them that their enemies would oppose…
Read MoreDoes It Cost Too Much?
by David Gibson The parable is only one verse long, but what a lesson is packed in those few words! “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field” (Matthew…
Read MoreQuestions about the body, soul, spirit, and death
Dear Jeffrey, I listened to your Bible lesson on the body, spirit, and soul, and it was very helpful. I have some questions and thought I would like to run them by you (my Bible quotes are from KJV): The Body, Soul, and Death Genesis 2:7 breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and…
Read MoreWhat are spiritual blessings?
Question: My daughter asked me a question that I couldn’t answer as straightforwardly as I would like. Could you help me answer this question? What is a spiritual blessing? Ephesians 1:3 discusses this concept, but the explanation I found was too complex for me to understand fully. I need it explained in simpler terms. Thanks.…
Read MoreThe Paradoxes of God
by Floyd Chappalear via Sentry Magazine, Vol. 18 No. 1, 31 March 1992 A paradox is that which seems contradictory in fact or experience; hence, unbelievable. There are some profound paradoxes associated with God. For instance, God is sovereign, yet man has free will. Jesus was human, while remaining Deity. Man is saved only by faith,…
Read MoreReactionary Religion
by Allen Malone via Sentry Magazine, Vol. 18 No. 1, 31 March 1992 God’s people of old went astray as they desired to be like the nations around them (I Samuel 8:19-20). They left the way of God because they were more interested in following the customs of others than in following God’s prescribed path. Regrettably,…
Read MoreFaith to Walk on Water
by Clint Gann via Sentry Magazine, Vol. 18 No. 1, 31 March 1992 Over 75 percent of the Earth’s surface is composed of water. One of the first things God did in the creation was to separate land and water (Genesis 1:9). After man was placed on earth, God often used water as a teaching tool.…
Read MoreThe Necessity of Public Confession
by Floyd Chappalear “Question Concerning Forgiveness,” Sentry Magazine, Vol. 18 No. 1, 31 March 1992 Question: Will you please write something in Sentry regarding forgiveness? When is it scriptural for one to go before a congregation and ask for forgiveness, or let them know one has repented? This is not something done by another Christian, who,…
Read MoreElection
by Kenneth Frazier via Sentry Magazine, Vol. 18 No. 1, 31 March 1992 John Calvin is well known for his views on election and predestination. Qualben’s “A History of the Christian Church” gives this evaluation of Calvin’s belief. “As a logical tonsequence, Calvin asserted that God had from eternity foreordained all things that should come…
Read MoreVolunteering for Service
by Edward A. Smith via Sentry Magazine, Vol. 18 No. 1, 31 March 1992 As a young man, I often considered joining our nation’s all-volunteer military. Even though the pay was not great, the benefits and security certainly seemed to outweigh the chances of ever being involved in a major conflict. Reserve duty seemed even…
Read MoreEncouragement: Hebrews 10:19-25
by Steve Roe via Sentry Magazine, Vol. 18 No. 1, 31 March 1992 When considering why people leave the church, it’s essential to look at the situation objectively. Before condemning those who have decided to depart, the first place we should look for answers is in the mirror. As we consider the reasons many people…
Read MoreA New Twist on Tongues
by James P. Needham via Sentry Magazine, Vol. 1 No. 18, 31 March 1992 I never cease to be amazed at the clever ruses hatched up by false teachers in their ungodly efforts to tickle the ears of the public and make merchandise of human souls (II Timothy 4:3; II Peter 2:3). When I think…
Read MoreOur Purpose in Living
by Hugh DeLong “Therefore, since Christ has suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same purpose, because he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, so as to live the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for the lusts of men, but for the will of God”…
Read MoreI Struggle with Sin. Am I a Bad Christian?
by Mark McCrary Every honest Christian knows this question: “I’m struggling with sin. Does that make me a bad Christian?” The Bible doesn’t brush this concern aside. In fact, it describes exactly that tension between God’s call to holiness and our ongoing battle with sin. On one hand, God says, “Be holy, for I am…
Read MoreLess Than Nothing
by Gary Henry via WordPoints.com “As for the children of men, they are but vanity; The children of men are deceitful; Upon the weights they are altogether lighter than vanity itself.” (Psalms 62:9 Coverdale Bible, 1535) The Psalms contain poetry that is remarkably frank and vivid. Especially striking are its portrayals of godless living and…
Read MoreMen and Women Need to Learn to Like One Another Again
Source: Emmy Griffin, “Men and Women Need to Learn to Like One Another Again,” The Patriot Post, 13 October 2025. “We have often fretted about the devastatingly low U.S. birth rate and the fact that couples aren’t having many children. However, as podcaster Brett Cooper recently pointed out, the fundamental problem is really that men and…
Read MoreIs This Action Wise?
by Doy Moyer Answering the question, “Is an action right or wrong?” may tell us what to think, and there is a place for this. “Is the action wise?” However, it teaches us how to think, and this is something emphasized in Scripture. Scripture, then, is not about some checklist of do’s and don’ts. It…
Read MoreCan elders only be appointed by college-trained preachers?
Question: I have a question. In the absence of the formally-trained or college-trained preacher, but under the guidance of homegrown or locally trained preachers, can a church start a process of nominating potential elders, declaration of desire from nominated members, church participation in choosing those with qualities mentioned in I Timothy 3 and Titus, and…
Read MoreThe Burden of the Prophet
by Cleve Stafford “The word of the LORD came to me: ‘Son of man, behold, I am about to take the delight of your eyes away from you at a stroke; yet you shall not mourn or weep, nor shall your tears run down. Sigh, but not aloud; make no mourning for the dead. Bind…
Read MoreWe have some questions on church discipline
Question: Hello brother Jeffrey, I trust you have been in good health this while, and your family too. I am happy to reach out to you after some time has passed. I delivered a teaching on I Corinthians 5, which deals with church discipline over ongoing sin. This teaching aroused questions, and I would like…
Read MoreHave You Hung Up Your Harp?
by Terry Wane Benton Psalm 137 speaks about the Israelite Levites losing heart because they were now removed from their homeland and in Babylonian captivity. The reason they were taken captive physically was because they let the forces of evil captivate them in heart and remove them from God. Now the text says they were…
Read MoreMust a woman wear a covering all the time since we are commanded to pray without ceasing?
Question: Dear brother, Thank you for many of your great articles, which I also use in Bible teaching. I agree with you about the head covering. I am a woman. I have a question regarding how often and where a woman should wear the head covering. I ask this because of the command to pray…
Read MoreHow can I perfectly repent?
Question: Hello Mr. Hamilton, I feel I need to preface this email. This email was written over the course of many months, during which various issues arose at different times. For instance, the repentance part was written several months ago, but other stuff was written more recently. This is coming from a very fearful season…
Read MoreDid I incorrectly teach the parable of the yeast?
Question: Good day, brother Jeffrey. I led a study during our Mid-Week Service about the Parable of the Yeast. I made a disclaimer in my lesson that even though the majority of the usage of the word “yeast” in the Bible carries a negative connotation but the way Jesus used it in Matthew 13:33 leaned…
Read MoreBe Holy in All Your Conduct
by Hugh DeLong “But as the one who called you is holy, you also are to be holy in all your conduct;…” (I Peter 1:15). Holy is from the same word in I Peter 1:2 that is translated ‘sanctifying’, which means ‘consecrated’, ‘purified’, ‘set apart’. When we become Christians, we are set apart unto God,…
Read MoreDoes I John 4:19 make us blameless at Judgment?
Question: Greetings to you in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. In this way, love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence (boldness) on the day of judgment, because in this world we are like him. (I John 4:17). Does this verse make us blameless on the day…
Read MoreAm I an adulteress? Is my husband an adulterer?
Question: Hey, I am a member of a church of Christ. My spouse wants to divorce me. He is not a member, though. He wants to divorce, but not for any biblical reasoning. In the past, I found him messaging other women, taking inappropriate pictures, and even having condoms that were still in their packages.…
Read MoreBy Works or Not?
by Terry Wane Benton An atheist thinks he sees the following verses as “contradicting” each other. Atheist: Salvation by Faith or Works: • Ephesians 2:8-9: “For by grace you have been saved through faith…not a result of works.” • James 2:24: “You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.”…
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