Practical
Articles on practical aspects of Christianity
"For as the body without a spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead" (James 2: 26).
Abdication - on why we are individually responsible to follow Christ and why clerisy runs counter to this
Abide in Me - on the importance of abiding in the Lord Jesus Christ
Are You Growing - on the characteristic signs of Christian growth
As for Me - article on Psalm 17 verses 14 and 15, and how it relates to the hope of the believer
Ask at Home - on how it is not permitted for women to speak in the assembly but instead to ask their husbands at home
A Word of Warning - on the need for fidelity to Christ in these last, closing days
Be in Peace - on peace among the saints
Body Piercings and the Bible - Earrings and nose rings in the light of Scripture
Borderers - the history of the two and a half tribes who did not cross the Jordan to take an inheritance in the Promised Land
Builders - on the need for edification, the practical, positive building up of other believers
Burial and Cremation - on why cremation is not Christian, and is a denial of the truth of resurrection
Cancel Culture - on why ostracization has no place in Christianity except as it relates to the apostolic doctrine
Care for Others - on Christian giving, liberality and generosity
Chastisement - on the dangers of despising chastening or of fainting under it
Christ and Politics - on why Christians should refrain from involvement in politics
Christian Friends - on the character of true Christian friendship
Christian Giving - Christian giving as taught by precept and example in the Bible
Citizens of Heaven - on how the Christian is not of this world but a citizen of heaven
Complications - on complications in relation to adultery and divorce
Confession - on what the Bible teaches on the subject of confession
Confession - on the teaching of the first epistle of John as regards the need of confession for the believer who has sinned
Consider Your Ways - on how believers need to consider their ways in the light of the experiences that God is passing them through
Conversation - on how our conversation or manner of life should be in accord with our conversion
Cremation's Testimony - on the testimony of cremation being the denial of resurrection
Daniel and the Law - on how what God says always takes precedence over the law of man
Decision - on the critical decisions made as youth passes into adulthood
Decline - on four questions posed for the believer in the book of Job
Divorce - the Devil's Delusion - what the Bible teaches on marriage and divorce
Draw Near - on why the Christian should always draw near to God, even when he has failed
Fashion - on the Christian's attitude to fashion
Feet Washing - on our service as Christians to one another and the cleansing power of the Word of God
First Love - on how the Assembly or Church at Ephesus had left their first love
Free from Sickness - on the misinterpretation of Matthew 8: 16, 17 to support the false idea that Christians ought to be free from sickness
Fruitful Branches - on how the believer needs to abide in Christ, the true vine, as taught in John chapter 15
Fully Engaged - on how Scripture teaches that all Christians are in full-time service to Christ
Giving Our Best - on God's claims on the believer
Heirs Together - a model Christian couple: Aquila & Priscilla
Holy and True - on the special danger facing the Church in Philadelphia: a false concept of brotherly love
Hospitality - on the need for hospitality among the saints
In My Name - what it means to pray in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ
Isolation - on combining a narrow path with a wide heart
Liberty - on Romans 14:1-15:7
Light at Home - on the practical light of Christianity shining out from a believer's home
Living by Faith - on how the Christian is to live by faith
Moral Fitness - on the moral condition suited to enlightenment in the ways and counsels of God
Mouth to Mouth - on how modern telecommunications are not a substitute for presence
Muddled Comfort - on the importance of distinguishing between the blessedness of falling asleep in Jesus and the Christian's hope
Music, Hymns & Youth - what the Bible teaches on the use of musical instruments in Christian praise and worship
Not Lawful - on John the Baptist, the latter-day Elijah who stood faithful to Scripture with respect to the marriage of Herod
One People - on why racism is incompatible with the truth of the mystery
Other Christians - on how Christians should regard other believers with whom they are not ecclesiastically linked
Possession - on real possession of our inheritance in Christ
Practical Christianity - on what the Scriptures teach us as regards practical Christianity
Praise and Pride - on the dangers of praise and pride for the Christian; two articles: "Praise and Pride" and "The Danger of Pride"
Prayer Subjects - on what the apostle Paul prayed about
Precious in the Lord - on the Christian's attitude to death
Remember the Poor - what the Bible says about caring for the poor and needy among God's people and in society in general
Questions - on the questions young Christians ask their elders
Satisfied Saints - on having a heart for that which really matters
Separation - on how separation is taught throughout Scripture
Sickness - on how God uses sickness to teach both believers and unbelievers
Spend and be Spent - the effect of grace practically
Suffering for Faith - on what the Bible says about the believer suffering for his faith
Tale-Bearing - on the dangers of gossiping
Tattoos - on what the Bible teaches regarding tattoos
The Armour of God - on the Christian armour or panoply of God as described in the New Testament
The Burial of the Patriarchs - on the importance of burial in the book of Genesis, in the lives of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
The Christian and the State - on the relationship of the Christian to the state, government and rulers
Three Views - on how the Christian can look downwards, backwards and forwards
The Lord's Day - on the Christian's need to observe the Lord's Day
The Ministry of Women - on the ministry of Christian women as set forth in the New Testament
The Race - on the Christian pathway here being described in Scripture as a race, and the need to finish well
The True Yoke - on the yoke of Christ - subjection to the will of God
The Victor - on how Christ has annulled the power of death
Thou and Thy House - Scriptural teaching on Christian households
Time to Pray - on the dangers of neglecting prayer
Timidity - incidents from the life of Gideon that teach Christians as to how God can use even the most timid believer
Trials - on the way to heaven being through much tribulation
Waiting on the Lord - on the meaning of Isaiah 40 verse 31: “but they that wait upon Jehovah shall renew [their] strength: they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not tire; they shall walk, and not faint”
What is My Work? - on working for the Lord
Young Men - on encouraging young men in Christ