During the time I lived in the state of Ohio, I developed a good friendship with a young man outside of the church. We would occasionally engage in conversations based his observations or curiosities about religion. One day as we drove past a community church building, he expressed that he found a great deal of… Read More What I Learned From Acts — Travis Main
Negative feelings, prejudices, harsh experiences, previous conflict, tarnished expectations … these and more lend themselves to a desire not to engage compassion toward real or perceived adversaries. During World War II, a German pilot by the name of Franz Stigler had an opportunity to destroy American soldiers. They were the enemy. His target, a B-17… Read More Loving Our Enemies — Travis Main
Coming out of Romans 11 into chapter 12 is the idea that through God all men can be united. He has made all. He has had mercy upon all. He has not set one man to be of greater worth than another. Therefore, when we come to Christ we transform! The old man of sin… Read More The Character Of A Transformed Man — Travis Main
The book of Malachi was written to the Israelites who have returned from captivity in Babylon. Israel had been taken into captivity around 586 BC by the Babylonians as punishment from God for their disobedience to His law given at Sinai. As prophesied, after 70 years the Medo-Persians allowed Israel to return to their homeland… Read More “Will A Man Rob God?” — Travis Main
The word fellowship is not something you will quickly find in the Old Testament. Psalm 94:20-23 is likely the verse you will find: “…Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?” The thought presented in the verse is an interrogative statement. It is asking a rhetorical question to… Read More Old Testament Insight Into Fellowship — Travis Main
I once witnessed a conversation in which the premise put forth was that the older generation did not understand the times. Culture changes! Ages go by. Therefore, the beliefs of the older generation were no longer considered correct. In part, there is truth to this. Traditions, skills, and knowledge which have been passed down over… Read More The Interrelatedness of Dispensations — Travis Main
Perhaps the subject of this article strikes you as something that is obvious. However, there are many religious bodies, proclaiming to be the church Christ founded, which validate some of their religious practices not from Christ’s new covenant, nor from the eternal principles of God, but from the Law of Moses. God gave the Law… Read More The Law Of Moses Doesn’t Apply To Christ’s Church — Travis Main
Numbers 3:4 states, “And Nadab and Abihu died before the Lord, when they offered strange fire before the Lord…” The topic of our examination appears from this verse: Nadab and Abihu. They died in the presence of, in the face of, or before the Lord. The occasion involved an offering and the offering was strange. … Read More Learning From Nadab and Abihu — Travis Main
Matthew writes: “‘The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles — the people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light, and for those dwelling in the region and shadow of death, on them a light has dawned.’ From that time Jesus… Read More The Merciful And The Pure In Heart — Travis Main
In any discussion of opposing groups regarding the topic of homosexuality, there are a litany of “facts” provided. Whether the issue is the number of practicing homosexuals, the health risks, the prevalence of violence in homosexual relationships, the number of faithful or promiscuous partners, the conversion to heterosexuality, or the genetic factors suggested to influence… Read More What The Bible Says About Homosexuality — Travis Main
Making tents consumes time. The apostle Paul, amidst the sharing of the most important message mankind has ever heard or ever will hear, made tents (Ac. 18:3). As time has gone by, it appears to me the number of tent making preachers is increasing. Of course, the reference here is to the practice of additional… Read More Drawing Closer To God And Each Other — Travis Main
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