18 Oct 2020

Originalists

  • October 18, 2020
Originalists by Robert C. Veil, Jr.  Back when I was in law school, we were always taught that judges should look to the original meaning of the statute before them. If the case involved a constitutional issue, the particular portion of the Constitution should be read as it was originally […]
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02 Aug 2020

A Closer Look At The Psalms

  • August 2, 2020
  A psalm is a poetic scripture set to music. The psalms were written to be sung, as an act of worship to God. Originally, they often contained musical instructions combined various poetic features. Of all of the passages of the Bible, among the most beautiful are the psalms. And […]
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19 Jul 2020

What Do I Do When…

  • July 19, 2020
I am excited about a new sermon series we are beginning today. Entitled, “What Do I Do When…”, these sermons are designed to probe real life challenges some of us are actually  facing. Each sermon examines an extremely important issue. I have spoken with friends and members of the congregation […]
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12 Jul 2020

Sizing Up Our Enemy

  • July 12, 2020
Satan is the enemy, the adversary, the opponent of every faithful Christian on this earth. He afflicts different people in different ways, according to their areas of weakness. Jesus withstood the full panoply of Satan’s temptations (Mt. 4:1-11), and in so doing he showed us that Satan uses various methods. […]
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21 Jun 2020

A Common Misunderstanding Corrected

  • June 21, 2020
Two Bible chapters very commonly misunderstood are Romans 14 and 1 Corinthians 8. Both of them deal with very similar topics, and are extremely timely in our day. Remarkably, these chapters can be easily understood if they are read and studied together. But when they are read in isolation, out […]
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17 May 2020

Did Paul Disclaim Inspiration In 1 Cor. 7?

  • May 17, 2020
  Some have been incorrectly led to believe that while addressing the subject of marriage, divorce and remarriage in 1 Corinthians 7, Paul is merely expressing his own opinions, rather than the inspired commands of God. Is this true? Does Paul “cast off” the guiding hand of the Holy Spirit […]
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10 May 2020

Is This Hate Speech?

  • May 10, 2020
When we inform people of what the Bible teaches, are we engaging in “hate speech?” For example, if a gospel preacher or Bible class teacher reads Rom. 1:26-27 during a public sermon or class, is he violating restrictions against “hate speech?” That passage reads: “For this cause God gave them […]
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03 May 2020

A Book Well Worth Your Time

  • May 3, 2020
Of all the great books out there, the Bible is well worth your time to read and study carefully. It has enriched the lives of millions down through the ages, and continues to encourage and inspire ordinary people to live great lives. What is it about the Bible, that makes […]
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19 Jan 2020

Denominationalism

  • January 19, 2020
I have long believed that denominationalism is one of Satan’s most effective tools, even though when I say that, the denominationalists gasp in disbelief. They seem to think that “the more churches, the merrier.” It never seems to occur to them that the multiplying number of churches, with their various […]
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17 Nov 2019

An Enemy Hath Done This

  • November 17, 2019
A wise, experienced farmer surveyed his new wheat crop, and noticed something dreadfully wrong. There among the young wheat plants were tares, weeds which look deceptively similar to wheat. He knew at once what had happened. This was not a bad batch of seed with two or three imposters in […]
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