As Christians, God has entrusted us with the gospel of Christ. Our aim should be to advance the gospel whenever we have the opportunity to do so. Paul spoke of the advancement of the gospel, while he was a prisoner in Rome, when he wrote to the saints at Philippi. Philippians 1:12 (ESV) 12 I […]
It has been suggested that gospel meetings have run their course. The primary reason for this conclusion is that gospel meetings are no longer attended as well as they used to be. Not only is it harder to get non-Christians to attend, but it seems harder to get our own members to attend as they […]
Strong says that covetousness refers to “avarice,” which has to do with having an insatiable desire for wealth. Vine says that it refers to “a desire to have more,” and is always used in a bad sense. The Complete Word Study Dictionary says it refers to the “the love of money.” While to covet can […]
It is not a sin to be angry, but anger can be sinful, and it can easily lead to other sins. Constant anger will thwart our Christianity and eventually, if allowed to continue unchecked, destroy us from the inside out. Thus, having an issue with anger is something that needs to be overcome. The first […]
Jealousy is a tricky emotion. Psychology Today has this to say about it. Psychologytoday.com “Jealousy is a complex emotion that encompasses feelings ranging from suspicion to rage to fear to humiliation. It strikes people of all ages, genders…and is most typically aroused when a person perceives a threat to a valued relationship from a third […]
It is impossible to be what God wants us to be when we are in a perpetual state of sadness. The Bible consistently teaches us to be joyful. After speaking of the blessing of abiding in Him, and allowing His words to abide in us, Jesus said this: John 15:11 (ESV) 11 These things I […]
The biggest obstacle we all have to get to heaven might be ourselves. If we can overcome ourselves, defeating the devil and his allies will be much easier. A lot of overcoming ourselves involves mastering our emotions. The Bible identifies for us many emotions and dispositions that God does not want us to have. These […]
In his short epistle, Jude, probably the brother of our Lord, wrote, “Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints” (Jude 1:3). […]
2 Timothy 3:16-17 (ESV) 16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. All this week we have considered the power of God’s Word. The passage above not only […]
Paul told Timothy that the Scriptures could train him in righteousness (2 Timothy 3:16). It can do the same for all of us. When it comes to being a faithful child of God, there is no greater training manual than the Word of God. In fact, it is God’s only training manual. First, the Word […]