by Jim Patterson | Apr 21, 2020 | Articles, Events Articles, home page
Power tends to confuse itself with virtue and a great nation is peculiarly susceptible to the idea that its power is a sign of God’s favor. – Senator J William Fulbright, The Arrogance of Power. George Orwell stated that the further society drifts from the truth the...
by Jim Patterson | Jan 13, 2020 | Articles
When we hear the expression “Law of Moses”, we may think of the “Pentateuch” (the first five books of the Bible), the “Ten Commandments”, the “entire Old Testament” or some other part of the Scripture. But the Bible does not use “Law of Moses” like that. It uses it...
by Jim Patterson | Nov 9, 2019 | Articles, Events Articles, home page
Anyone will become aware of the various contentions that arise over doctrine; often surrounding points of view about the nature of God or proper worship. Although in this article we will touch on a couple of specific teachings that give birth to contentions and...
by Jim Patterson | Nov 6, 2019 | Events Articles
The role of teaching in a congregation presumes a leadership work in some capacity, and the role such a person assumes will have a kind of authority that will vary from one congregation to another. Teaching is a highly regarded work in scripture (Acts 13:1-3;...
by Jim Patterson | Sep 17, 2019 | Old Articles
Suffer the Sermon By Jim Patterson, Chicagoland Church of God When there are itching ears about, the cure is to … Preach the Word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all long-suffering and teaching (doctrine). ─ 2 Tim. 4:2 Paul...