The blood of Christ plays a major role in the salvation of man. We sometimes sing a song entitled, “Nothing but the Blood.” It goes like this: “What can wash away my sins? Nothing but the blood of Jesus; What can make me whole again? Nothing but the blood of Jesus.” While the blood of […]
The church at Corinth was not the kind of church we would want to imitate. They were carnally minded, indifferent toward sin, and lacked the proper love for one another. Perhaps their biggest problem, however, was their pride. The saints at Corinth were so arrogant that they set themselves up as the standard of right […]
Salvation is not only a gift of God, it is a promise. Jesus told His apostles, and by inference, everyone who obeys the gospel, that there are many rooms in the Father’s house (heaven), and that one day He is coming back to get us and take us home (John 14:1-3). Paul certainly had confidence […]
The question that God asked His people after they returned from captivity, is one that we should all think about once in a while. Malachi 3:8 (ESV) 8 Will man rob God? Yet you are robbing me. But you say, ‘How have we robbed you?’ In your tithes and contributions. When we do not financially […]
Are you a consistent Christian? One of the biggest deterrents to being a strong Christian is inconsistency. Being consistent in our service to God is far more important than being great at any one thing. It is the only way that we can assure ourselves of being ready when Jesus comes back. Do not just […]
The third statement Jesus made to the churches of Asia Minor was, “He who has an ear, let him hear…” These were not uncommon words spoken by Christ. He used them several times during His earthly ministry (Matthew 11:15; 13:9, 43; Mark 4:9, 23; Luke 8:8; 14:35). He also used it later in the book […]
When addressing the seven churches of Asia Minor, Jesus revealed things that were either commendable or condemnable in each church. When we study the letters that were written to each of the churches, we discover that churches today have some of the same characteristics that those churches possessed. Our goal should be to imitate the […]
The book of Revelation is difficult, mostly because of its apocalyptic language. However, the first three chapters, while it does contain some symbolic, apocalyptic language, reads pretty much like the rest of the epistles of the New Testament. In those chapters, we have letters written by Christ to seven churches located in Asia Minor. These […]
Being like Christ is what it means to be a Christian. The traits of His life should be seen in ours. One of the characteristics of Christ that cannot be overlooked is His willingness to put others before Himself. Almost everything we know about Jesus points in that direction. He was willing to temporarily give […]
What do you do when the Spirit speaks to you? Do you talk back? Do you determine that you are not going to do what He tells you to do, but, instead, do whatever you want to do? Or, do you listen and obey? The Spirit spoke to Paul once, and notice what he did. […]