Special Studies by the Monte Vista church of Christ

“One of the greatest barriers to forgiveness is the myth that forgiveness automatically frees our offender from any consequences for his actions” (When Forgiveness Doesn’t Make Sense, Jeffress p. 88). While we should never forget the fundamental idea that God’s forgiveness removes eternal consequences for sin (1 John 1:9, 1 Peter 2:24, 3:18, Romans 6:23), […]

“Worthy art Thou to take the book, and to break its seals; for Thou wast slain, and didst purchase for God with Thy blood men from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.  And Thou hast made them to be a kingdom and priests to our God; and they will reign upon the earth” […]

Introduction  After His betrayal and His appearance before Caiaphas, Jesus is taken to the dwelling place of the governor of Judea, a man named Pontius Pilate. With a crowd of Jews outside the Praetorium, Pilate finds no fault in the life of Jesus and attempts to petition for His release. Given the choice between releasing […]

When most people are confronted with the concept of Heaven, they have a vague sense of what it is but cannot explain it in any concrete terms. To some, it is a dream, a distant hope that something better awaits us when we die. To others, it is illogical, irrational. Even some Christians seem to […]