Articles I write for the weekly bulletin of the East Main Church of Christ, the congregation where I preach.
It’s easy for us to forget that we are soldiers fighting a spiritual war every single day (2 Cor. 10:3-5). If we let our guard down, if we get distracted by “the world or the things in the world,” then we will lose the war. Let us never forget that. … Read More 1 Peter: The Passions of the Flesh
Basically, we are Christians to tell others about how and why we are Christians. Going to heaven and being saved from hell by the grace and love of God and the sacrifice of Christ on the cross? Yes, one could say those are also reasons we are Christians, although in the context of what Peter is saying here I would say they are more the wonderful benefits of being Christians than anything else. But our purpose for being “a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession”? Never forget, Christians. Our purpose for being Christians is to evangelize. … Read More 1 Peter: The Reason We Are Christians
Just as Christ is the cornerstone which is the foundation of the church, each one of us is a stone that, collectively, are part of God’s house. Imagine if your house had lots of holes in the walls where bricks should go but they weren’t there. No one would want a house like that! This should help us realize how vital every single one of us is to the work of God’s house (cf. Eph. 4:15-16; Heb. 10:24-25)! … Read More 1 Peter: We’re Part Of God’s House
Peter’s point here is that Christians, being born again, must act like it.… Read More 1 Peter: How Born Again Christians Should Act
Ask just about any Christian, including yours truly, why we obeyed the gospel and the first thing that will likely come to our minds is to receive the free gift of God, eternal life, and to avoid eternal condemnation in hell (cf. Rom. 6:23). It would do us good to be reminded that God saves us for more reasons than our own salvation.… Read More 1 Peter: Love, Being Born Again, and God’s Word
Pre-Denominational Christianity 
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