Seasonal Preaching Jeremiah Cox

What is modesty all about? What makes modesty? Often, these questions and others like them are met with very one-dimensional answers. Like with any Bible topic, modesty must be considered comprehensively. There are certain qualities that contribute to the Biblical concept of modesty, but none of them are independent of each other in the realm of modesty.

What is church autonomy? Why is it important? What is its function? And what might be some malfunctions or abuses of it?

Concerning marriage, Jesus said, “Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.” (Matthew 19:6) Ultimately, this statement is aimed at any who are married. Each marriage is responsible before God for its own protection. We must be diligent in our marriages to ensure the safety and preservation of the relationship to God’s glory.

“Now ‘If the righteous one is scarcely saved, Where will the ungodly and the sinner appear?’” (1 Peter 4:18) The context of 1 Peter 4 is considered.

Repentance is a universal requirement to be found right with God upon sin occurring (cf. Acts 17:30). In order to forgive each other, and maintain fellowship there must be repentance (cf. Luke 17:3-4). For this reason, it is vital that we know what true repentance actually looks like. How does it act?

Under the Old Testament God gave commands to use mechanical instruments in worship. Under the New Testament God commanded, “And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord” (Ephesians 5:18-19). Why has this changed?