by Faith Defenders | May 1, 2022 | Church Life
Introduction It is our desire to give a practical exposition of one of the most difficult portions of the New Testament. It has been many years since any significant evangelical labor has been expended on the head-covering issue. Since this practice is largely...
by Faith Defenders | May 1, 2022 | Church Life
Now I beg of you, my brothers, mark those who are actively causing schisms and occasions of stumbling contrary to the teaching you learned. Have nothing to do with them because they are not serving our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own agenda. By slick words and...
by Faith Defenders | May 1, 2022 | Church Life
I. A VERBAL confession of Christ as Savior and Lord in the presence of others is always assumed to be part of the salvation process in the N.T. (Matt. l0:32-33; Rom. l0:9-11; I Cor. l2:3). Why? (Matt. 12:34) II. The Scriptures teach us the importance of giving a...
by Faith Defenders | May 1, 2022 | Church Life
Introduction In the book of Titus, the Apostle Paul is giving pastoral advice to Titus on how to regulate the affairs of the church. When dealing with Titus’ responsibilities as an elder over the congregation, Paul encourages him to teach “sound” doctrine (Tit....
by Faith Defenders | May 1, 2022 | Church Life
One of the most important concepts in the New Testament concerning the nature and function of the local Church is the essential place that small groups have in the overall program of the Church. “Small groups” or “house churches” or “discipleship groups” are not to be...
by Faith Defenders | May 1, 2022 | Is the Sabbath For Today?
Are Christians today obligated by the Ten Commandments to observe the Sabbath? We asked Dr. Robert Morey of Truth Seekers Ministry to give us his perspective. Introduction The doctrine of sabbatarianism comes in two forms: Christian and cultic. In its Christian form,...
by Faith Defenders | May 1, 2022 | Is the Sabbath For Today?
Introducción La doctrina de sabadismo viene en dos formas: cristiana y sectaria. En su forma cristiana, el sabatismo enseña que el sábado fue cambiado del sábado al domingo. Así, el “sábado cristiano” es el domingo y no el sábado. Esta fue la posición de...
by Faith Defenders | May 1, 2022 | Is the Sabbath For Today?
One of the arguments used by Sabbatarians is that God instituted Sabbath keeping as a “creation ordinance.” What is a creation ordinance, and does Sabbath keeping fit? Dr. Morey explains. Part II—An Examination Of The Sabbatarian Arguments The “The Creation...
by Faith Defenders | May 1, 2022 | Is the Sabbath For Today?
Parte II —Un Examen de los Argumentos Sabatistas El Argumento “Ordenanza de La Creación” La posición Sabatista –Dios instituyó la observancia del sábado como una ordenanza de la creación. El Examen de Este Argumento ¿Qué es una “ordenanza de la creación?”...
by Faith Defenders | May 1, 2022 | Is the Sabbath For Today?
Sabbatarians argue that Sabbath-keeping is part of God’s moral law, and thus is binding on all men. What is the difference between a moral law and a ceremonial law? Which one does the Sabbath-command most closely resemble? What difference does that make? Dr. Morey...
