"Navigating through" a literal or symbolic path involves avoiding or overcoming obstacles while moving towards a destination or goal. Scripture uses the picture of a journey to describe human life as it makes its way through the world's chaos,- encountering the distractions of the "wide gates" and "broad ways" which cannot lead to life (Matthew 7:14),- until we arrive at the final destination of our faith, which is the salvation of our soul (1 Peter 1:9).

We cannot know God's perspective of the world today and His will for its inhabitants beyond what He has revealed in the inspired scriptures (Deuteronomy 29:29; 2 Timothy 3:16-17). Similarly, we cannot declare His views about mankind's condition and what He intends to do about it unless we are informed of such matters by His oracles (1 Peter 4:11).

Currently, 27 out of 50 states in the United States of America, the US federal government itself and the US military (over its personnel) have legal provision to impose the death penalty for some crimes, with 4 of these states having approved gubernatorial pause on capital punishment. Tennessee is one such state (without gubernatorial pause).

Knowing what is good to do and what is evil to avoid doing is merely the first step in systematically acquiring the "knowledge" of good and evil. That "knowledge" may be accessed by memorizing the elements of the Bible's many "Catalogues of Virtues and Vices." However, actually "knowing" good and evil must be put to practical and fruitful use so that we recognise good and evil in as many as in our daily life.

It cannot be denied that eating the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil resulted in Adam and Eve acquiring some degree of the knowledge which,- up to that point in time,- was God's alone to possess (Genesis 3:6-7) Even God admitted that their first sin of disobedience had that limited effect (Genesis 3: 22).

Good and evil are polar opposites in our moral continuum (Psalm 34:14). The two cannot be confused because calling good "evil" is as great a wrongdoing as calling evil "good" (Isaiah 5:20). Instead, a necessary life-skill is the ability to distinguish good from evil; we should always hold fast to that which is good and hate that which is evil (1 Thessalonians 5:21-22).

"Fellowship" among individuals is essentially about companionship (sharing friendly company) built upon common purpose and belief. Among Christians, fellowship supplements devotion to the apostles' doctrine (or teaching), the Lord's Supper and prayers (Acts 2:42).

The truths of the Christian faith derive as much from the inspired words of Jesus' apostles as from the words of Jesus Himself. This is because they would receive revelation in addition to what our Lord had time to convey to them while He was on earth (John 14:25-26; 16:12-15). Hence, the apostle Paul states his writings are the commandments of the Lord (1 Corinthians 14:37), being God's word (1 Thessalonians 2:13).

In our Lord's final hour of freedom, just before He led His disciples into the garden of Gethsemane (John 18:1; Matthew 26:36) where He would be arrested, His thoughts turned to them, specifically how they would be perceived by the world to whom they were to be sent with God's plan of salvation.

God's word tells us, "... The righteous will be in everlasting remembrance" (Psalm 112:6) and "The memory of the righteous is blessed..." (Proverbs 10:7). Besides appreciating the good that they do for others' benefit, the conduct of the righteous are worthy of our emulation, as are the examples of holy men when they imitate Christ (1 Corinthians 11:1). Christians, too, need to be reminded that, "... God is not unjust to forget (our) work and labor of love which (we) have shown toward His name ... do not become sluggish, but imitate those who tbrough faith and patience inherit the promises"(Hebrews 6:10, 12).

A "worship service" of the churches of Christ refers to the Sunday (i.e."first day of the week") assembly (i.e. "coming together") of Christians (i.e. "disciples" or "learners" of Christ, Acts 11:26) to participate in five distinct acts of worshipping God as instructed by His word.

Of course, there are matters about God's universe which are secret, being known by Him alone. However, the things which He has revealed to man are meant to be understood, obeyed and transmitted to other men with a similar charge to preserve and spread the same complete message, unadulterated (Deuteronomy 29:29; Mark 16:15; 2 Timothy 2:2).

Christianity is the religion of Bible authority. Christians are "disciples" (i.e. learners) of Jesus Christ (Acts 11:26) and therefore imitators of Him in belief and practice (1 Corinthians 11:1; Ephesians 4:32 to 5:2). Christians call Him their "Lord" and so must obey His commandments (John 14:15; Matthew 7:21-27; Luke 6:46).

"Abiding" in Jesus' word means staying faithful to all His commands i.e. believing in who He is (John 8:24), confessing Him as God's Son (Matthew 10:32), repenting of sins (Luke 13:3, 5), being baptised (Mark 16:16) and being faithful to the end (Revelation 2:10).