Do you want to inherit eternal life?  If you do, you must be willing to forgive others who sin against you.  Forgiving is a critical aspect of Christianity.  So, what must we do to consistently forgive others? As Christians, our willingness to forgive should stem from our realization that we are forgiven sinners ourselves.  Whatever […]

To continue our path toward heaven, we must grow in faith more and more.  Faith is the key to overcoming our adversary, the devil.   1 John 5:4 (ESV) 4  For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. Our faith will […]

We can all expect to be tempted from time to time.  It seems as if the devil never takes a break.  Peter says that he is constantly prowling around like a lion, “seeking someone to devour” (1 Peter 5:8).  Satan even tempted our Savior (Matthew 4:1-11), so we know he will tempt us whenever he […]

The Hebrews writer admonishes us to “Let brotherly love continue”(Hebrews 13:1).  The words “let” and “continue” come from the one Greek word “menō” and is a verb in the imperative mood, telling us that we are being commanded to do something.  Being filled with brotherly love is not optional.  We must love our brethren in […]