The word God is one of the Spirit’s designations for the divine nature. Under the figure of the synecdoche, where a part is made to stand for the whole, or the whole for a part, the word God is used to designate each of the divine Persons constituting deity; and, while there is but one God—one divine nature—the Scriptures clearly teach that there are three distinct personalities possessing this nature. The Father is called God ( John 3:16 ), the Son is called God ( John 1:1 )

All religious bodies have their own distinctive plea. Our plea is first, last and all the time, a plea for Christ. Whatever is not in some way connected with Christ, has no place in religious faith, doctrine, nor practice. Paul knew or recognized nothing in his preaching save "Jesus Christ, and him crucified" (1 Cor. 2:2). Any proper plea for Christ includes the whole truth about him, and all that he is, all that he ever did and taught. SONSHIP OF CHRIST Christ called God his

Every year nations pause to hear a “State of the Union” or “State of the State” address. Leaders reflect on where things stand and where attention may be needed. In a similar and reverent way, it is good for Christians to pause and ask, not in criticism of others but in humble reflection, "What is the state of the church?", and more personally, "what is the state of our own hearts within it?" When we speak of the church, we are not speaking of a denomination, an earthly headq

So much is being said and written about human denominations called "churches" that many seem never to have learned that Christ has a church at all. Sometime after the death of John the Baptist, Christ asked his disciples who they said he was. Peter said: "Thou are the Christ, the Son of the living God." (Matt. 16:16; 14:1-12.) Peter thus confessed the rock bed, fundamental truth of Christianity. "UPON THIS ROCK" Christ said: "Upon this rock I will build my church; and the gat