38. The Skeleton in Judah’s Closet (Genesis 38:1-30)
IntroductionInterruptions are often perturbing, but they are sometimes vital. Some years ago a couple that my wife and I had come to know told us of one such occasion. The wife knew how upset it made...
View Article17. On Eating Drinking and Being Merry (Luke 5:27-39)
IntroductionThis week, I came across a book entitled The Seven Deadly Virtues.105 The author of the book, Gerald Mann, is a Baptist preacher. Early in his book Mann tells of an experience in a small...
View ArticleQ. Can You Give More Guidance On Your “Brethren” Style “One Church Meeting”...
Hi! I’m a missionary in ****** and stumbled across your article (https://bible.org/seriespage/3-new-testament-church-its-meetings) while reading up on the biblical “gathering” and found your ideas...
View ArticleQ. Is Birth Control Sin? How Should A Couple Decide How Many Children To Have?
Dear *****, I should begin by saying a couple of things. I am 80 years old, and have been married to my wife for sixty years. We have been blessed with six children (one died in childhood). As a man,...
View ArticleQ. Where Is The Land Mentioned In Ezekiel 48:14?
Answer Dear Friend, I think that one should start with the fact that the tabernacle was constructed “according to the pattern” which God showed Moses: “And let them construct a sanctuary for Me, that...
View ArticleQ. How Was Saul Wrong In Fighting The Philistines?
I am really having a hard time understanding what Saul did wrong with regards to fighting the Philistines. On the one hand, God gave him the “go ahead” to attack the Philistines, BUT…before he was to...
View ArticleThe Gospel According To Jesus
Introduction It is always a good time for us to think about what comes after this life is finished.1 And who better to tell us than Jesus? After all, He not only raised the dead;2 He rose from the...
View ArticleQ. Why Did Israel Reject Jesus As The Messiah? What Is Israel’s Future Hope?
Let me begin by affirming, from the Scriptures, that Israel, as a nation, not only rejected Jesus as their Messiah; they continue to reject Jesus as their Messiah to this day. Biblical Topics:...
View ArticleQ. Has God Been Seen Or Not? And, Is Soul Sleep True?
I have a question about this verse. John 1:18 “No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has declared him.” It says that no one has seen God—- at...
View ArticleQ. Can You Help Clarify Some Things On Suicide?
Dear Mr. Deffinbaugh I read some of an article of yours that was posted online. There is a question I’ve been pondering. I am not on the verge of a crisis but would like your opinion. “If a person...
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