It is written: I Corinthians 14:34-35-Let your women keep silent in the churches, for they are not permitted to speak; but they are to be submissive, as the law also says. 35 And if they want to learn something, let them ask their own husbands at home; for it is shameful for women to speak in... Continue Reading →
Be Filled With The Spirit: An Analysis Of Ephesians 5:18-21
Several people that I study and work with have told me that they have been "filled with the Spirit." Being raised in Pentecostal type churches, they have often been told that the Spirit operates in a way that requires people to cease rational and logical thought, and that He operates upon them in such a... Continue Reading →
Church Assembly And Worship
It is written: And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, 25 not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching. (Hebrews 10:24-25) One of the most important functions of... Continue Reading →
A Capella Music In The Public Worship Of The Church
One of the first things which visitors to churches of Christ notice is the absence of instrumental music in our worship assemblies. Considering the entertainment-driven culture of religion found in many common-day churches and denominations, where bands and instruments of all kinds are used to energize and bring forth emotionally charged experiences, the simple order... Continue Reading →
May Christians Worship Any God At Any Altar?
By: Mark Tabata (Evangelist) I know that the title of this article will appear strange to many, and quickly answerable. Many will know that throughout the Bible, God's people are warned about false gods and goddesses. They are exhorted to serve only the God of Creation, Jehovah. For example: Exodus 20:3-You shall have no other... Continue Reading →
Self-Imposed Religion
By: Mark Tabata (Evangelist) When the Apostle Paul wrote his letter to the Colossians, he warned then of various false teachers. Some of them were teachers who tried to combine Christianity with the Law of Moses (Colossians 2:12-17). Others were more subtle, encouraging the Christians to combine the teachings of Christ with the practices of... Continue Reading →