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 […]

In Mark 10:17, a rich young ruler ran up to Jesus and asked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”  That was a significant question that we should all ask ourselves.  We often discuss what a person must do to be saved initially, but what must we do to stay saved?  […]

The Christian’s hope is more important than most children of God realize.  The Hebrews writer put it into perspective when he referred to it as an anchor. Hebrews 6:18-19 (ESV) 18  So that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong […]

If I were to ask you if we are saved by faith, what would your answer be?  If I were to ask you if we are saved by works, what would your answer be?  If you answered yes to both questions, you are right.  W are saved by both faith and works.  It is important […]

There is only one way to be saved.  That does not mean there is only one component involved in salvation for, as we will see this week, there are several things attributed to salvation in the scriptures, but all these things point back to one person—Jesus Christ.  He is the only way to the Father. […]

One of the most misunderstood subjects of the Bible is one of its most fundamental doctrines—saved by grace. There are two extreme positions taken on this subject:  (1) Saved by grace alone and  (2) Saved by meritorious works. Both of these positions are scripturally wrong.  The first position leads to the conclusion that there is […]