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Category Archives: Family
Law of Moses: Children
In this series, we are examining some of the many commandments which are contained in the Law of Moses. It is our aim to understand them better, build faith, and answer critics. We are considering them topically. 1. Firstborn. Firstborn … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Family, law of moses, Parenting
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Children’s Homes
Homes for children (sometimes called orphans’ homes) began to appear among our brethren in the early twentieth century. The first was Tennessee Orphan Home in Columbia, Tennessee which opened on September 5, 1910. By 1940, there were seven such homes … Continue reading
Posted in Bible authority, church, Church Organization, Family, Fellowship
Tagged 1 Kings 3:25, 1 Samuel 1-2, 1 Timothy 5, 1910, 1940, 1957, 1967, 2 Samuel 9, Acts 6, Alan Highers, anti-ism, aram and jechobed, arndt gingrich, benevolence, bibletruth.net, book church cooperation and orphan homes, burbankgardens church of christ, church controversy, church issues, church-of-christ.org, columbia tennessee, component parts, constituent elements, contending for the faith lectures, corinth mississippi, david brown, ecclesiasticism, eural bingham, Exodus 2, fellowsip, foster homes, Galatians 4:1-2, grand prairie texas, guardian, highers bingham debate, in loco parentis, in place of parents, institutional brethren, joseph and mary, mephibosheth, mid 1950s, missionary society, noninstitutional brethren, orphan homes, orphanos, para church organization, randy mabe, saints only benevolence, school master, substitute homes, tennessee orphan home, thomas warren, three institutions, tutor, unique homes, widows and orphans
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Personal Responsibility
On an evangelistic trip to Jamaica some years ago, I heard a song which has stuck with me. I do not remember all the words. However, the song said, “If I should die and be lost in the end, it … Continue reading
Posted in Endurance, Family, God's Sovereignty, Judgment, Textual study
Tagged consequences v. guilt of sin, dont blame others, Ezekiel 18, Galatians 6:8, God is soverign, Jamaica, Matthew 7:22-23, personal responsibility, Repentance, righteous deeds not remembered, righteous man has wicked son, song if i should die and be lost in the end, song Nobody's fault but mine, the apostate one, the repentant one, the righteous man, the righteous son, the wicked son, wick man has righteous son
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Father and Son’s Fishing Trip
Charles Francis Adams Sr. (1807-1886) was an important man. He was a politician like his father, John Quincy Adams, and his grandfather, John Adams. He served in the Massachusetts legislature, then, in the U.S. Congress, and finally as the U.S. … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Parenting, Time, youth
Tagged 1807, 1838, 1881, 1886, 1918, 1959, 2014, a day spent with your child is far from a wasted day, abigail brooks adams, charles francis adams, Deuteronomy 6:6-7, edgar guest, Ephesians 6:4, father and son fishing trip, father's day, fishing trip, glorious day, henry brooks adams, john adams, john quincy adams, Luke 1:17, Malachi 4:6, poem a boy and his dad, the wheeling intelligencer, time, wasted day
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Biblical Gender Equality
Let me begin by clarifying what is meant by “gender.” Cambridge Dictionary’s first listing says, “the male or female sex, or the state of being male or female” (dictionary.cambridge.org). One certainly can find other definitions. However, this is how I … Continue reading
Posted in church, Church Organization, culture, Ethics, Family, Marriage
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Ghosting (Don’t Ghost Me)
Are you familiar with this word, and its modern usage? I was not, until recently. What does the word mean? Here are some definitions – Psychology Today: “Ghosting… is having someone that you believe cares about you, whether it be … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Ethics, Family, Fellowship, Forgiveness, friends, Marriage
Tagged 1 Corinthians 13, 1 Corintians 12, 1 thessalonians 5:14, brethren, church, Collosians 3:12-13, Colossians 3:21, communication, dating, employers, Ephesians 4:16, Ephesians 6:1-2, esau, Exodus 20:5, fair weaher friends, family, father and prodigal son, fellowship, forgivness, friends, Galatians 6:1-2, Genesis 33, Genesis 45, Genesis 50, honor father and mother, James 3:9, jennice vilhauer, John 13:14, joseph, Jude 3, kenny rogers, loyalty, Luke 15, Mark 7:9-12, Matthew 18:15-17, Matthew 19:6, Matthew 5:16, Matthew 5:23-24, Matthew 7:12, Philippians 2:4, Proverbs 25:19, Proverbs 27:10, Proverbs 27:17, psychology today, reconciliation, responsibilty, Romans 12, Romans 12:15, song you picked a fine time to leave me lucille, stats on ghosting, Titus 2:5, urban dictionary, wikipedia
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What Constitutes A God-Approved Marriage? (Part 1)
What constitutes marriage? Jesus taught, “from the beginning of the creation, God ‘made them male and female.’ ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Government, Marriage, Phrase Study, Textual study
Tagged adam and eve, be joined, civil law, eligibility, God approved marriage, government, Helper, intent, jacob, leaving and cleaving, made known to others, male and female, man and woman, Mark 10, marriage, maturity, moses, Noah, one flesh, three classes eligible to marry, Truth for Today, wedding ceremony, what constitutes marriage, william w. grasham, work
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