SEVEN ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CHRISTIANITY: ONE GOD

by J. K. Gossett [Note: This is a reprint from J.K. Gossett's book The Gospel in Newsprint]

Today we present for your consideration the eighth article on the seven basic pillars of Christianity as set out in Ephesians 4:4-6. Just as there is one body, one Spirit, one hope, one Lord, one faith, and one baptism, there is one God. This has been the case from eternity. “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth,” is the first sentence in the Bible, a majestic statement indeed. 

SEVEN ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CHRISTIANITY: ONE FAITH

by J. K. Gossett [Note: This is a reprint from J.K. Gossett's book The Gospel in Newsprint]

In previous articles consideration has been given to the one body, one Spirit, one hope, and one Lord. Today our focus is upon the one faith. This one faith is in the context of six other subjects, each one being preceded and defined by the word one. The full text states: “There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one FAITH, one baptism, one God and Father of all who is above all, and through all, and in you all” (Ephesians 4:4-6). These seven ones combined are characteristics of true Christianity and of no other religion.

SEVEN ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CHRISTIANITY: ONE LORD

by J. K. Gossett [Note: This is a reprint from J.K. Gossett's book The Gospel in Newsprint]

This “One Lord” is Jesus Christ. “For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many and lords many), but to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; AND ONE LORD JESUS CHRIST BY WHOM ARE ALL THINGS, AND WE BY HIM” (I Corinthians 8:6). 

SEVEN ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CHRISTIANITY: ONE HOPE

by J. K. Gossett [Note: This is a reprint from J.K. Gossett's book The Gospel in Newsprint]

In the context of seven pillars of Christianity, Paul by inspiration wrote, “There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in ONE HOPE of your calling” (Ephesians 4:4). 

SEVEN ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CHRISTIANITY: ONE SPIRIT

by J. K. Gossett [Note: This is a reprint from J.K. Gossett's book The Gospel in Newsprint]

In this series the seven ones of Christianity, as set forth in Ephesians 4:4-6, are under consideration. They are: 

SEVEN ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CHRISTIANITY: ONE BODY

by J. K. Gossett [Note: This is a reprint from J.K. Gossett's book The Gospel in Newsprint]

“There is one BODY…” (Ephesians 4:4-6).

SEVEN ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CHRISTIANITY

by J. K. Gossett [Note: This is a reprint from J.K. Gossetts book The Gospel in Newsprint]

“There is one BODY, and one SPIRIT, even as ye are called in one HOPE of your calling: one LORD, one FAITH, one BAPTISM, one GOD and Father of all, who is above all, and through all and in you all” (Ephesians 4:4-6). 

WHY ARE WE LOSING OUR CHILDREN?

Our latest bulletin article is a reprint from Apologetics Press. Click here to see the complete article.

[EDITOR’S NOTE: Have we considered what our own path and curriculum as parents, grandparents, and others that are spiritual fathers, mothers, brothers, and sisters is? Are we learning, expressing, and living the Bible as God presented it or do we want basic Bible teachings long after we have become one that is indeed an influence to those children that we are losing? And because of our failure to grow and study ALL ABOUT the Bible so that we can prove it—the existence of God, the inspiration of the Bible, etc.—are we losing our children? Can we prove why we believe God exists or do we just assume that to be true? If we cannot prove it then we have lost. We have become as those described in Hebrews: “(11) Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing. (12) For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. (13) For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. (14) But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil” (Heb. 5:11-14).]

PUNCHING THE CLOCK (Part 9)

ATTITUDES TOWARD GOD (continued)

The Christian and Spreading the Gospel (God's Work) at Work

PUNCHING THE CLOCK (Part 8)

ATTITUDES TOWARD GOD (continued)

The Christian, Civil Law, and God

PUNCHING THE CLOCK (Part 7)

ATTITUDES TOWARD GOD (continued)

The Christian Doing the Work of God in the Work Place

PUNCHING THE CLOCK (Part 6)

ATTITUDES TOWARD GOD

Here is the key to successful--that is truly successful, not success measured by man's standards--life. What are the proper attitudes to be shown toward God? First, within the subject at hand, the Christian must remember they are doing what they do ... "as unto Christ," "as the servants of Christ," "as to the Lord," "fearing God," "as to the Lord," "for ye serve the Lord Christ" (Eph. 6:5, 6, 7; Col. 3:22, 23, 24). The Christian is to have a relationship of respect, obedience, trustworthiness, and diligence toward the job, the employer, and the fellow-employee for "this is acceptable with God" (1 Pet. 2:20).

PUNCHING THE CLOCK (Part 5)

ATTITUDES TOWARD THE EMPLOYEE

The Christian has two types of relationships in view under this heading. First, the Christian may be an employer, or manager, or some other authoritative role over other employees. What are the attitudes a Christian then should possess as the employer? Second, the Christian has a relationship with his fellow employees. What are the attitudes a Christian should possess as a fellow employee?

PUNCHING THE CLOCK (Part 4)

ATTITUDES TOWARD THE EMPLOYER (continued)

PUNCHING THE CLOCK (Part 3)

ATTITUDES TOWARD THE EMPLOYER

Closely associated with one's attitudes toward the job are one's attitudes toward the employer; in fact the two are inseparable. One's attitudes toward the employer will and does directly affect the attitudes toward the job. One may truly enjoy the work that they are employed for but with wrong attitudes toward the employer the job will become drudgery. How does one avoid this and what should one's attitudes be toward the employer?

PUNCHING THE CLOCK (Part 2)

ATTITUDES TOWARD THE JOB

God created man with the ability to work. In the beginning God gave man only three commands and one of those was to maintain the Garden. Upon man's explusion from the Garden his burden - the amount of work required - was increased: "...cursed is the ground for thy sake...Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee...In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread..." (Gen. 3:17-19). And so, should one's attitude toward the job be one of drudgery? What does God say about one's attitude toward the job one has?

PUNCHING THE CLOCK (Part 1)

And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it (Gen. 2:15).

From the very beginning God has intended for man to work. While some may attempt to deny that the Bible has anything to say about secular things (that is things “Pertaining to the present world, or to things not spiritual or holy” [Webster]) the position is untenable to a true student of the Bible for we find that it is a Scriptural subject. Paul sets an attitude toward work that all Christians, and in acceptance of absolute truth all men, must have, “For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat” (2 The. 3:10). Much could be said to define the context of the passages, the words used (such as the difference between slave, servant, and bond[man, woman, servant]), and the like, but this manuscript will concentrate on the common thread of Scripture: The principles that should be applied to our relationships.