Acts Chapter 7
Acts Chapter 7: Persecution Strikes the Church, part 3 Stephen’s speech before the Sanhedrin (7:2-53) Stephen’s response is the longest…
Acts Chapter 8
The Church Expands Into Judea, Galilee and Samaria (Acts 8) A young man named Saul (8:1) Luke next introduces the…
Acts Chapter 9
The conversion of Paul (Acts 9) Persecution threatened in other cities (9:1-2) Luke’s account now switches to describe the conversion…
Additional Articles About Christian Living
Christian life articles in Discipleship 101 and 40 Days of Discipleship: Christian Life, by Michael Morrison Obeying God, by J….
Additional Articles About God
The top five articles The God Revealed in Jesus Christ (an introduction to Trinitarian faith) An Introduction to God, by Michael…
Additional Articles About the Bible
Is the Bible reliable? The Written Word of God, by Michael Morrison God Speaks to Us! by Paul Kroll Ancient Words…But…
Additional Articles About the Church, Worship, Ministries, and GCI
“From him [Jesus Christ] the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up…
Additional Articles About the Good News
I want to remind you of the gospel…. What I received I passed on to you as of first importance:…
Additional Articles About Theology and the Trinity
The top five articles Foundations of Theology for Grace Communion International One in Three and Three in One Is the…
Adopted – Specially Chosen
From my first memories, I have known I was adopted. Momma and Daddy had told me since I can remember…
Adoption: A Forgetting and a Remembering
I was four years old when my first brother was adopted. Given my understanding of “the birds and the bees”…
Advice to Husbands From a Nomadic Tribe
The Tuareg, once a nomadic tribe in the Sahara Desert, but now living mostly in Western Africa, have a saying:…
Afraid of God?
Are you a little afraid of God? Do you worry that he has something against you? When I feel that…
Agreeing to Disagree
Many of us assume that everyone we meet should like us. I have no such unrealistic expectation. How could everyone…
Alcohol – What the Bible Really Says
Many religious people believe that God has forbidden any use of alcoholic beverages — that any use of alcohol is…
Alcohol and Teenagers
UNITED STATES Over 4.5 million teenagers between age 14 and 17 are problem drinkers. In 1980, 30.1 percent of the…
Alcoholism — a Disease?
At times, scientists, clinicians and others debate whether to call alcoholism a “disease.” Usage of the term is usually acceptable…
Alcoholism Is Treatable
Thousands of alcoholics are helped to stop drinking every year. The chances of recovery are good if alcohol abuse or…
All for God’s Honor, Glory and Praise
It is important for our hearts to be right. Our hearts need to be given to God in entirety. All…
All for the Sake of the Gospel (1 Corinthians 9:16-23)
The gospel is Paul’s priority: “When I preach the gospel, I cannot boast, since I am compelled to preach. Woe…
All Israel Will Be Saved (Romans 11)
In Romans 9 and 10, Paul describes a theological problem: Most Jews are rejecting the gospel. Not only are they…
All Wisdom and Knowledge (Colossians 2:1-5)
In Colossians 1, Paul prays for the readers’ wisdom, understanding, and Christian life (1:9-14). He reminds them of how great…
Already in the Kingdom (Colossians 1:1-14)
Colosse was a small city in Asia Minor, not important for much of anything — it is known to us…
Amos 7 – When Mercy Fails
Amos 7 addresses the role of mercy in God’s judgment. The book of Amos begins by announcing punishments on nations…
An Anchor for Life
Have you ever felt that you needed an anchor for your life? That the storms of life were trying to…
An Answer in the Dark
I stood there in unbelief as the man forced open the screen door and stepped into my living room, pointing a…
An Elephant’s Tail
Short though the elephant’s tail may be, he can still flick away flies with it… (West African proverb) Have you…
An Exhortation to Give (2 Corinthians 9:1-5)
As Paul worked to spread the gospel in the gentile world, he also worked to have the gentiles give an…
An Introduction to God
As Christians, our most basic religious belief is that God exists. By the capitalized word “God,” we mean the God…
An Introduction to Trinitarian Theology
I. Introduction: why we need this A. Stating the topic We say that we have a “Trinitarian theology.” However, most…
An Overview of the Geologic Record
“You can prove anything from the Bible” may seem to be true to someone who is vaguely acquainted with the…
Ancient Words…But Ever True? Can We Still Trust the Bible?
It used to be so easy, didn’t it? We had the King James Bible, perhaps with the words of Jesus in…
And the Word Was God
Some people ask how to understand John 1:1, since some people claim that this verse should read that the Word was…
Anger: A Battle We Can Win
The manifestations of the emotion of anger are so numerous that Dr. W.B. Cannon of Harvard required an entire printed…
Anglo-Israelism and the United States & Britain in Prophecy
For several decades, the Worldwide Church of God (predecessor to Grace Communion International) published a book titled The United States…
Annual Festivals
As part of his covenant with the Israelites, God commanded them to observe various annual festivals. These festivals symbolized facets…
Anointing the Sick
Anointing of the sick may take place wherever it is needed: at home, in the hospital, or before or after…
Another Letter to an Adventist
After I sent the first letter to Will Eva, he responded with a letter of his own. I respond to…
Another Look at Faith
One night recently I couldn’t sleep, and after an hour or so of tossing and turning I got up and…
Answering Questions About Our Theology
The label, “Incarnational Trinitarian theology” is descriptive rather than prescriptive for our doctrinal statements. Our critics sometimes want to label…
Apostles and Epistles
The first Christians were Jews. But as Christianity spread, it reached people in the Greek and Roman world and introduced…
Appendix 2 of Sabbath, Circumcision and Tithing: For Further Reading
You might find some of the following materials helpful: Bacchiocchi, Samuele. From Sabbath to Sunday. Biblical Perspectives, 1987. A book with an…
Appreciating Christ’s Sacrifice
While reading a list of the 100 best novels written since 1900, I noted that there were two by Vladimir…
Approaching the Light
God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone is immortal and who…
Are GCI Members Allowed to Speak in Tongues?
Question: Many people in our fellowship have visited other churches. Some have spoken in tongues. Are members allowed to speak in…
Are Geologic Strata the Result of the Biblical Flood?
Many people who revere the Bible, both in the church and outside, assume that most of the earth’s sedimentary strata…
Are Old Testament Laws Still Binding on Christians?
Christians often wonder, Are Old Testament laws still in force? The New Testament gives two basic answers to this question: Yes,…
Are Prophecies Commands for Christians?
Question: Prophecies suggest that the Sabbath and annual festivals will be kept in the kingdom of God (e.g., Isaiah 66:23; Zechariah…
Are Some Meats Unclean?
Among the regulations God gave the ancient Israelites were various laws about cleanness and uncleanness. These laws were not concerned…
Are There Three Resurrections?
Some people teach that there will be three resurrections: Of the saints at Christ’s return, before the millennial reign of Christ,…
Are You Living Beyond Your Means?
I live in a society in which I regularly receive offers for credit cards. The offers tell me I am…
Are You out of Your Mind? (1 Corinthians 14:13-25)
The believers in Corinth liked to speak in tongues, but Paul encouraged them to focus instead on gifts that build…
Articles About Children’s Ministry
Emphasis on Ministry to Children Developing a Children’s Ministry (comprehensive manual) Seeking Lost Children Nurturing Believing Children Equipping Children for Ministry…