October 2003
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Three Great Things That Happen Every Sunday
by Mark Roberts
Sunday is coming. For some people that means a day off work, or all day NFL games, or even (unfortunately) another day to work. For Christians Sunday means something else. It is our day to worship. Acts 20:7 still speaks with quiet force when it says “Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread . . . “ Centuries later I thank God that disciples still gather upon the first day of the week because some truly wonderful things happen here every Sunday.
You Search the Scriptures
by Jon Quinn
There is a crying need today for people to seek out the wisdom of God as revealed in His Scriptures and make application of it in their lives. But the key phrase is “seek o the wisdom of God” because some have come to excel at misusing the Scriptures. How tiresome it is to hear people quote the Savior completely out of context to condone sinful behavior or to criticize those who would speak out against sin. They will exclaim, “Judge not that you be not judged” or “Let him that is without sin cast the first stone.” They surmise that Jesus taught us not to speak out against immorality. He did no such thing and such use of these statements is simply a twisting the Scripture, sometimes in ignorance and sometimes willful distortion, but distortion just the same.
A Million Questions on Marriage and Divorce Answered
by Mark Roberts
Divorce and remarriage have become common place in America. Thus, more and more Christians are having to deal with difficult questions about adultery, marital discontent and second marriages. With regularity I get questions about various scenarios via email, letters, phone calls or someone in the foyer saying “Have you got a minute, I need to ask about something?” Let me set forth a few ideas that I think can answer just about most any of those questions about marriage, divorce and remarriage. Try them carefully and see if they don’t help you.