To be honest with our families we must understand 1) Why we don’t tell the truth, 2) Why we should tell the truth. I hope that each of our families are open and honest with each other permitting Christ to govern our family life.
It is not the preacher that a person needs to worry about cussing in front of—it’s God Almighty! And He hears it all!
Teaching our kids to love the church means teaching our kids to love the 1) People who are the church, 2) Powers of the church, 3) Purpose of the church. Each person should desire to love the church like Christ loves the church.
Next Sunday, brother Phil Sanders will be here to preach on the topic, “Jesus, Our Hope!” This is a wonderful theme that will bring us great spiritual edification and nourishment.
http://newbostoncoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/second-corinthians-ten-through-thirteen.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSSecond Corinthians Chapter Ten 1 Now I, Paul, myself am pleading with you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—who in presence am […]
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Only the use of verbal communication when combined with spiritual words and an attitude of love can accomplish this task. Knowledge alone does not accomplish this task. Knowledge separated from love does not edify, it merely puffs up (1 Corinthians 8:1). However, biblical edification is the loving impartation of spiritual instruction designed to build up the wisdom, knowledge, and understanding of the student to the motivation of accomplishing the work of the kingdom.
For something to edify, it must have meaning. Not in the sense of emotion or feeling, but in the sense of the understanding. That is, if something is not intelligible or comprehensible by the intellect, then it cannot edify. True edification can only come through a situation where knowledge and instruction are imparted with the attitude of love.
However, when I looked into an English dictionary, I found the following definition. “Edify: enlighten, to improve the morals or knowledge of somebody.” Another dictionary said this. “Edify: to instruct or improve spiritually.” Does this surprise you? Do you think of being instructed as edification? Do you think of gaining new knowledge when you are edified?
http://newbostoncoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/year-of-the-lord.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSDate written: January 2nd, 2004 SUBJECT: Evangelism TITLE: Year of the Lord PROPOSITION: In this study we will look at Isaiah 61:1-3 as […]