The Church

One of my favorite quotes on this particular question comes from Queries and Answers by Lipscomb and Sewell . The subtitle of the book is “ A Compilation of Queries with Answers by D. Lipscomb and E.G. Sewell, covering a period of forty years of their joint editorial labors on the Gospel Advocate. ” The book was published in 1921 and was edited by M.C. Kurfees. While the following is a bit of a lengthy quote, it well articulates a sound response to the question: The claim th

"Every one therefore that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, who built his house upon the rock: and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon the rock” (Matt. 7:24-25). The context of Matthew 7:24-27 goes back to Matthew 7:21-23. On the Day of Judgment, many will say they had done many wonderful works for the Lord. However, the Lord tells them th

As I write this article, the Catholic Church has had a new leader for two days. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was chosen to serve, according to the Roman Catholic Church, as the 267th Pope and his chosen named is Pope Leo XIV. We are told that there were no clear “front-runners” to win the papacy, although there were several candidates. There were 133 cardinal electors who voted inside the Sistine Chapel and, in order to win the vote, a candidate must obtain a two-thirds ma

Have you ever invited someone to church only to hear them say that “one church is just as good as another?” This creates much frustration in doing evangelism with people from denominations or even with those who have no church affiliation. The Bible teaches that there is one body or church (Eph. 4:4), and this stands in stark contrast to what the world teaches about the topic of church affiliation. On the surface, this sounds like a reasonable argument, but when it is examine