Believing that the Bible is the inspired Word of God, and having an earnest desire for the truth, will go a long way towards gaining the truth. If that is our motive – the seeking of God’s truth – God … Continue reading
Category Archives: Christian Living
Some would have us believe that the Bible speaks against interracial marriage. And they’re right! It does! Right there in Deuteronomy 7: 1-4, the Israelites are told not to intermarry with the inhabitants of the nations that they will defeat. … Continue reading
I was talking to a friend the other day and the CIA came up. We both agreed that its presence is necessary in the culture of this world. And we also decided that for it to be effective, there would … Continue reading
“I can accept Jesus and I want to be baptized, but I don’t want to be part of a church.” When I heard that, it brought to mind declarations made by others throughout my life that were somewhat similar. They … Continue reading
The more we get to know the Lord, self-awareness of our sinful nature is increased and the number of sins decreased, especially the conscious ones. This seems to be the normal condition of Christians growing in their sanctification. Then there … Continue reading
God makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good. He sends His rain to fall on the just and the unjust. It is in this context – the sun and rain signifying His love – that we … Continue reading
Improper form. An example that quickly comes to mind is the practice of “sprinkling” babies. This isn’t a true baptism for several reasons: (a) the baby isn’t repenting nor consenting because (b) the baby hasn’t any awareness of sin. It … Continue reading
There was fellowship; there was friendship. But something went wrong. Feelings were hurt. Anger, even to the point of hatred, set in. Each person fades into the other person’s past. However, in church, each remains present in the other’s sight. … Continue reading
1 John 3: 6— No one who abides in Him [Jesus] sins; no one who sins has seen Him or knows Him. Because of this verse, some well-intentioned souls believe that if one sins, one is no longer in Jesus. … Continue reading
Sitting in church, I was once again struck by some of the young ones’ love for and commitment to the Lord. The group that most impresses me is the teenagers and the twenty-somethings. Mostly, I’m impressed with their refusal to bow … Continue reading
Through our eyes, the Light enters. It searches for the blackness within. It visits and cleanses every thread of our souls, dissipating the darkness. The Light allows us to see all there is to see. Nothing is hidden from us. … Continue reading
By knowledge given to us by the Word, we have at our disposal the wisdom and power to live righteously. Every heavenly resource is available to us. Because God has made this possible, we can have a spiritually abundant and … Continue reading
Saved by faith will not have us stand still. In fact, faith isn’t faith unless it produces works. By works, we grow in our salvation. And the greatest work we can produce is Christian character building. It is a work … Continue reading
We belong to God as a showcase of light before the world. In that light, we Christians are to be seen as the race that He has chosen to be His royal priesthood. Therefore, ministers we have become — exhorting, … Continue reading
A little baby dies from suffocation while in the crib. A husband/father on a construction site is crushed to death by a falling steel beam. Grandparents lose their lives after being unable to get out of a burning house. A … Continue reading
At some point, I figured I would write something asking Christian women to consider how immodest dress can affect the spiritual condition of their brothers in Christ. Revealing skin in the wrong places does draw our attention. I’m briefly writing … Continue reading
Sometimes we don’t want to forgive because the other person disrespected us. And in our minds, subconsciously and oftentimes consciously, we value ourselves too important to be disrespected. Other times, it’s because retaliation is more desirable. We want the other … Continue reading
Remember the game we played as children called “Simon Says?” The leader, appointed as Simon, would say “Simon says do this or that.” And the rest of us kids would then do “this or that.” Well, as new creatures in … Continue reading
The hardest thing for me to shed is being offended. Because of that, I wound up saying something mean to someone a few days ago. I get angry when offended; angry at the person, and angry at me for feeling … Continue reading
The elderly have to choose between food and medicine; there isn’t enough income. Some who choose food are too frail to feed themselves; they live alone. Others suffer, and even die, from the heat of day and the cold of … Continue reading
Fasting, for the most part, is a spiritual act that calls for the sacrifice of a physical act. Usually, for a period of time, it’s the denial of food. I say it’s mostly for spiritual reasons because sometimes people fast … Continue reading