Author: Martin Bragwell

Church Versus Individual Action

For decades we have heard, “Any good work that an individual Christian may do, the church may do it.” Two of the most used passages offered to support this theory are James 1:26-27 and Galatians 6:10: “If any man among…

A Christian and God’s Grace

I suspect that most readers of this blog have heard the age-old question: “How many legs does a dog have?” The obvious answer is “four” – unless one calls the tail a leg – then the answer would be five…

How Much Is a Picture Really Worth?

A preacher friend and his wife, both now deceased, were listening to a lecture on the value of visuals in teaching and preaching. The lecturer referred to the old saw: A picture is worth a thousand words. My friend said…

A Man’s Works Burned While He Is Saved

“If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.” (1 Corinthians 3:15). This verse is sometimes taken out of context to support the “once saved always saved”…

Signs, Providence and Chance

The difference between miraculous and providential events is a topic of discussion for many Christians. We often have difficulty understanding how God can be active in the day by day affairs of this world without performing miracles. Likewise, we find…