The devil is not a figment of one’s imagination, nor is he a mythical being that man has conjured up in his mind. The devil is real. If you believe in the Bible, you must believe in the reality of Satan because inspired writers constantly spoke of his reality. One of the more familiar passages […]
We just finished a good gospel meeting with James Bond. He did a fine job preaching the gospel. At one point, while talking about the rich man and Lazarus, he mentioned that the rich man could see Abraham in the Hadean realm. The record says “and in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his […]
There are two ways that we might be idle—physically and spiritually, and both are bad. Let us begin with being idle in the physical realm. Paul condemned this in his second letter to the brethren at Thessalonica. At some point the false notion that the coming of Christ was near began to be taught among […]
We serve a God of light. 1 John 1:5 (ESV) 5 This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. When John says that God is light, he is referring to God’s perfect purity. Everything about God is perfectly […]
A sad but amazing truth emerges in Philippians 3:18. Paul admonishes the good brethren at Philippi to be aware of those who walk as enemies of the cross. It appears, though it is not specifically stated, that Paul was referring to brethren who had gone astray. Nevertheless, some were walking in such a way that […]
Ephesians 4:17 (ESV) 17 Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds. The church at Ephesus was probably made up of a majority of Gentiles. Thus, they knew exactly how the Gentiles lived. Peter revealed this to us […]
In my blogs last week, I considered how we should walk as Christians. This week I am going to continue on the theme of walking; however, I am going to be emphasizing how we should not walk. A fitting place to start is looking at the opposite of walking after the Spirit, that is, walking […]
In our last article, we examine what a Christian is not. We identified three groups of people who are not Christians. 1. Not those who are not members of the church. Since the church is made up of all the saved (Acts 2:47), if you are not a member of the church, you are not […]
Being in Christ is a special place to be. I suppose we should begin by showing what it takes to get into Christ. To get into Christ you must receive Jesus as your personal Savior. Colossians 2:6 (ESV) 6 Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, The brethren at Colossae […]
How much time do you waste? The walk that I want to discuss tonight focuses on time. Paul put it like this: Ephesians 5:15-16 (ESV) 15 Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. In the context of […]