In order to make a better tomorrow for our sons and daughters, a wise parent will teach what the word of God has to say about sex (Proverbs 7:1-5). God introduced the sex act to man and animals in the garden of Eden (Genesis 1:20-22, 1:26-28). God placed the sex act within marriage because that is where He wanted it. The sex act isn’t left up to man to decide where it may be found and the reason is because man didn’t create his sex organs, so he has no say in the matter (Gen. 1:27, 3:16; Hebrews 13:4; Prov. 5:15-20; 1 Corinthians 7:1-4; 1 Timothy 5:14; Matthew 19:4-9).
The world is very liberal when it comes to sex, and we are trying to get the world to leave this destructive path of teen pregnancies, children born outside of wedlock, a boy disrespecting a girl after having sex with her, someone getting raped, homosexuality, child molesting, sex with animals, movie sex, sex with hookers, etc. (1 Cor. 6:18; 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8; Ephesians 5:3-4; Galatians 5:19; Colossians 3:4-7). Our young people seem to think that they must be sexually experienced before marriage, and that isn’t so. Becoming skilled in sex is to be learned within marriage because that is the way the Almighty commanded it. Hope to hear from you or see you at the services. It is hard to believe that some churches in this area used last Sunday as Barack Obama day. Instead of having services to worship God in spirit and in truth, they sung the praises of Barack Obama.
I have only one question to ask. Where is the scriptural authority for any church to cease doing what God has commanded on the first day of the week and to sing the praises of a candidate that has been elected to an office? The scriptures teach that the purpose of the church is to come together and worship God, doing what pleases Him on the first day of the week (John 4:24; 1 Corinthians 16:1-4; Acts 20:7; Ephesians 5:19; Acts 2:42). There were elections during the times of the New Testament, but the church didn’t cancel worshiping God to give honor to a candidate. If you can prove such by the Bible, provide the proof. Scripture...................................? If those people wanted to sing the praises of the president-elect; why didn’t they do so on their own time and with their own resources? (Mark 12:17). Hope to hear from you or see you at the services. "Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your hearts to the Lord," Ephesians 5:19 KJV.
From the scripture we learn that the praise offered to the Lord is to be done by songs which teach of His glory and greatness. We also learn those songs are to sung by all in the service, and not by a choir or soloist. By looking at the rest of the verse, we see the music is made with the human heart and not instrumental and by that I mean on a piano, guitars, etc. The instructions here are clear and easy to do, but it will depend upon the attitude of the people. In the past, God gave His orders on things and man always seems to find a way not to do what the Lord commanded (1 Samuel 15:10-11; Matthew 7:21-22; Romans 10:20-21). Hope to hear from you or see you at the services. Are you puzzled by differences in religion? God is too. All these churches didn't come from God because He doesn't authorize division (1 Corinthians 14:33; Philippians 3:16; 1 Cor. 1:10). Take a moment to read Matthew 16:18 and see how many churches Jesus promised to build. According to the scriptures, the church Jesus built began on the day called Pentecost in the city of Jerusalem (Acts 2:1-47; Luke 24:46-47). According to the rest of the Bible, Jesus is both the head and foundation of His church (Colossians 1:18; 1 Cor. 3:11).
The church is like the ark, it serves as the housing for the saved, and those outside the church are the unsaved (Acts 2:47; John 10:9. Ephesians 5:23. Col. 1:13). All these different churches and only one Bible—doesn't add up! It is possible they all could be wrong, but no way are they all correct (Luke 6:46; Matt. 7:21-23). Are you sure that your church is the right church? Can you prove your church by the Bible? Have you ever seen the name of your church in the Bible? (Romans 16:16). If such is the case, how can you say that your church is right? Hope to hear from you or see you at the services. |