Luke tells us that the early church continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine (Acts 2:42). Remembering that the apostles were ambassadors of Christ (2 Corinthians 5:20), and that they spoke in Christ’s stead, we realize that the apostles’ doctrine was, in reality, the doctrine or teachings of Christ (Luke 10:16; 1 Corinthians 14:37). With this […]
One of the challenges that we face as children of God is to learn to wait on the Lord. Waiting for anything is hard. Most of us want what we want on our schedule, which usually means we want it sooner rather than later. This mentality sometimes creeps into our dealings with God. When we […]
Loving others is one of the primary commands of a Christian. Does that mean that we are to love everything about others? No, there are many characteristics of man that even God does not love. Pride, for example, is something that God despises (1 Peter 5:5). What God does love is the souls of men, […]
In Matthew 16:18 Jesus promised to build His church. We find this promise coming to fruition on the first Pentecost after the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ, as recorded for us in Acts 2. This church is made up of all the saved who have obeyed, not the commandments of men, but the Word […]
Too often, when we speak about God, the Holy Spirit is left out of the conversation. Those who deny the deity of the Spirit like to point out that in our discussions about God, we rarely mention the Holy Spirit. We speak of the Father and the Son, but the Spirit is nowhere to be […]
Loving Jesus should be second nature for those of us who are Christians. How could we not love someone who has done so much for us, including sacrificing His life so that we might live. 2 Corinthians 8:9 (ESV) 9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, […]
What do you love most in life? How you answer says a lot about your Christianity. The Bible teaches us to love, but it also teaches us not to love certain things. The world is something that we should not love (1 John 2:15). False ways are something else that we should not love (Psalm […]
Psalm 30:5 (ESV) 5 For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning. Times of weeping come upon us all. Who, reading this blog, has not experienced sorrow in life? We all have. Job once said, “Man […]
The true greatness of God is something that we simply cannot understand. His strength is beyond our comprehension. Paul puts it like this: Ephesians 3:20 (ESV) 20 Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, Do you […]
In our last “Winding Down with The Word,” I emphasized what a privilege it is to be able to approach God’s throne in prayer. The truth is, worshipping God, in general, is a privilege for which we should be thankful. Who can worship God acceptably? David addressed this in Psalm 24. Psalm 24:3 (ESV) 3 […]