Does God Know All Christians?

Praying1By David Campbell
The Church of God International
Springfield, MO.

I was talking to our congregation after a sermon one Sabbath and the question came up “Does God accept all who claim to be Christians even though they may not know what He wants them to do?”

It was a good question and one that is often rationalized away by saying; “God knows my heart” and “God doesn’t hold me accountable if I don’t know.” While this last statement may hold some truth the first is certainly true! God does know your heart and He knows if you are playing Church or if you are really trying to follow the instructions that He inspired in the Holy Scriptures. Continue reading

Thy Kingdom Come

Revelation Book1By David Campbell
The Church of God International
Springfield, MO.

While trying to fall asleep last night I began thinking about the content of the Bible study that we would cover this Sabbath which had to do with the book of Revelation.

Reading that the world is warned because of its rebellion against God’s instructions and understanding that this is a time of death and destruction for a lot of mankind, I also had some thoughts come to mind that I had not linked together before. Continue reading

Esteeming Others Better Than Yourself

People arguingBy David Campbell

I was just thinking about all of the old quotes that get brought up from time to time. Sayings such as what we call the “Golden Rule” which says “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”. Some how today that has been turned around to say, “The one with the Gold makes the rules” Not quite the same is it?

Actually what I was thinking about when I sat down to write this article was how so many people bicker back and forth among themselves today, even within the churches of God. No one seems to be able to get along for any length of time especially when it comes to things regarding ones personal understanding of religious topics, even to the point of people having to leave one Church group in search of other people who believe as they do. Continue reading

By Their Fruits

bible-study_274_200By David Campbell
The Church of God International
Springfield, MO.

I have been asked this question more than a few times. “How do I find the true church of God?” Or the variation of the question is “How do I find the truth?” Sometimes I have to ask for clarification from the person asking one of these questions, what do you mean by “the truth” as many wouldn’t know it if they ran straight into it in broad daylight! Why is that? I’ll answer that question in just a minute.

There are groups around the world that will readily stand up and without hesitation state that they and they alone are the “True Church” or that they and they alone have the truth of God and that you need to come to them to get it. In fact they derive power from telling you what the Bible says. Does the scripture support such an attitude? Continue reading