Many scholars consider Jacques LeFèvre (Jacob Faber) a pre-reformer. In fact, he was not, as will become plain. Who was he? LeFèvre was a Frenchman, born in Etaples, in the province of Picardy, about 1455. So he was in fact born before the Reformation began. Significant is that he was a humanist. Humanists were […]
Christ’s resurrection was a momentous event. It means that Christians have a savior who is alive today. Islam follows the teachings of a dead prophet, Judaism speaks of the future coming of a Messiah, but Christians worship a living, ever-present savior, who continues his work of salvation for us and in us. Christ’s resurrection also […]
As Christianity decreases in influence in America, other pagan religions are becoming more influential. One such is Buddhism. Two web sources, The Christian Science Monitor and Wikipedia, agree that Buddhism is America’s fourth largest “belief-set” (after Christianity, Judaism, and those professing no religion), with over 1.5 million adherents.[1] Whether Buddhism can properly be called a […]
“And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; But be filled with the Spirit.” Ephesians 5:18. Drunkenness is sin. This is not only my idea; God says so. Not only that, but it leads to more sin; in drunkenness is “excess.” As we noted in our last article, this means that one who is […]
Who hath woe? Who hath sorrow? Who hath contentions? Who hath babbling? Who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of eyes? They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.… Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that […]
Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage…. For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. Galatians 5:1, 13 Freedom is always preferable to bondage. […]
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. Proverbs 20:1 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these: …drunkenness… Of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit […]
And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots full of wine, and cups, and I said unto them, Drink ye wine. But they said, We will drink no wine: for Jonadab the son of Rechab our father commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor your sons […]
Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities. I Timothy 5:23 In our last article we examined Scripture’s teaching regarding when alcohol may be used, and when it may not be used. This we did to begin answering the question: what is the proper use of […]
Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities. I Timothy 5:23 In our last article, we saw that God permits the use of alcoholic beverages. But what constitutes the proper use of alcohol? This is an important question. He who is concerned to ask it, and […]