We are all servants of someone or something. In Romans 6:16, Paul said, “Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?” We are all either servants of sin or obedience. To be a […]
As Christians, we must always remember that we are at war. The body of Christ is filled with people who have taken their spiritual armor off because they have forgotten that every day we are in a battle against the devil. It is no wonder that Paul warns us to put on the whole armor […]
Paul knew something about the privilege of citizenship. After being imprisoned for preaching the gospel at Philippi, and unlawfully beaten, He and Silas were miraculously set free from their confinement (Acts 16:16-26). This led to the famous conversion of the Philippian jailer (vers. 27-34). After this, when the authorities were sent to release Paul and […]
We should all stop from time to time and reflect on who we are as Christians, or even more importantly, who God wants us to be. Considering some of the terms that are used in the Bible to describe us can remind us of some of our responsibilities and how we should be living our […]
Most of us remember the story of Gideon liberating the Israelites from the Midianites, with the help of God of course. Gideon was able to defeat an army of 135,000 with just 300 men. How were they able to do it? First, the hand of God was with them, without which such a victory would […]
We have seen this week how important repentance is. It is necessary for one to become a Christian (Acts 2:38) and maintain fellowship with God when he sins (Acts 8:22). In both cases, repentance is a necessary step for reconciliation with God. Due to the importance of repentance, we need preaching that leads people to […]
In 2 Corinthians seven, Paul refers to two kinds of sorrow—the sorrow of the world and godly sorrow. 2 Corinthians 7:10 (NKJV) 10 For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death. The results of these two kinds of sorrow are significantly different. While […]
I once heard a weak argument regarding the nonessentiality of baptism. A man once said he knew that baptism did not work because he had been baptized several times but kept on sinning. First, the purpose of baptism is not to stop a person from sinning but to take care of one’s past sins. Second, […]
Repentance is a part of God’s plan of salvation. On the day of Pentecost, a group of people asked Peter and the rest of the apostles what to do to be saved (Acts 2:37). He told them to “repent and be baptized…” (ver. 38). About three thousand souls obeyed the gospel on that day, repenting […]
During the personal ministry of our Lord, a group that was with Him told Him of a cruel incident when Pilate had some Galileans murdered while they were offering sacrifices (Luke 13:1). The incident is one of which we know nothing. There is no other reference to it in the Bible or other external sources. […]