December 2021

Christmas and Easter are both famous. However the New Testament did not establish any Christian holidays, but does mention Jewish Holidays like Passover and Pentecost (Feast of Weeks). Some Christians have decided not to celebrate any special days as Paul seemed to say this was the most mature way. 10 You are observing special days and months and seasons and years! However, reading the whole context, we can know that he was concerned that people were trying to appease God by …

This web site is called www.Mainthing.Us  not US but Us because the main thing is for us. My recognition of the problem of the main thing began my junior year of college. My best friend and I were passionately active in a college ministry called The Navigators.  To date, we are both still passionate for God. However, at the time, I had a matter of disputable matters and the Bible to face and learn. This began when he decided to …

What is Christian marriage? Funny question to ask in a blog post when so many books have been written. What does the Bible say about marriage? How is that relevant to us? In Genesis 2:24, the Bible says, 24 That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh. God does not say this about my Mom and me or my wife and our kids. He says this about husband and …

Jesus did not start any denominations, yet today there are thousands. How should we view that? Why so many Christian Denominations? In the 2000 years since Pentecost, the church has grown from hundreds to billions. Jesus encouraged us to have faith. He did not give any guidance on seminaries, church buildings, church size, or a plethora of other topics. Jesus was looking to lead all who would follow. In the Bible, the church started in Jerusalem, but Jerusalem was destroyed …