Courtship is the pursuit of a relationship for the purpose of finding a life companion. Wise is the couple that starts slowly and considers well what they are doing. Keeping a long-range view will help them make decisions that will lead to treasured memories without regrets.
Music can calm people or it can arouse whole nations. It moves soldiers to bravery, punks to immorality, and the godly to worship. What is your music doing for you? More importantly, what should it be doing for you? What does God want music to work in you?
"Come, let us worship" - who issues this invitation? A sovereign God! "Worship him in spirit and in truth." But how shall mortal man worship a Being so awesome? He, Himself, tells us of the worship that pleases Him.
Why would Anabaptists replace brotherhood with community? In heaven, earthly brotherhoods will be combined into one eternal community, with no distinction between individual brotherhoods. Our Heavenly Father will call His sons and daughters into the home He is preparing for all His children.
When our sin separates us from the holy God, how can we bridge the distance between us? We cannot...but He has, and there is a way to be forgiven so completely that we are no longer guilty. God's Word shows us the road of confession and repentance that leads to a restored relationship with Him.
