Ephesians 1:3 (ESV) 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, The word for blessed means “to be praised,” and it only applies to God in the New Testament. We get the English word eulogy from a […]
Paul often referred to the church as the body of Christ. In 1 Corinthians 12, he tells us some very important things about the body of Christ. 1 Corinthians 12:12-13 (ESV) 12 For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, […]
Jesus was born in a little village called Bethlehem, meaning “house of bread.” That was very fitting because the babe born in Bethlehem would become the bread of life for mankind, ultimately giving His own life for us as the Lamb of God. Not only is this God’s scheme of redemption, but it is also […]
It is unanimously believed by followers of the Bible that Paul was one of the most remarkable Christians of all time. We could spend much space writing about his background and conversion to Christ; however, the real value of his life is found in his total commitment to the cause of Christ, motivated by his […]
It is unanimously believed by followers of the Bible that Paul was one of the most remarkable Christians of all time. We could spend much space writing about his background and conversion to Christ; however, the real value of his life is found in his total commitment to the cause of Christ, motivated by his […]
In Genesis 1:26, we learn that we have been created in the image of God. A part of what that means is that we have been created as rational beings with the ability to choose which course of life we will follow. In other words, we have been created as free-moral beings and must choose […]
Obeying the gospel of Christ is the smartest, most valuable decision anyone can ever make. Some very important decisions must be made in life, but none of them ranks as high as accepting Jesus as one’s Lord and Savior. Upon making that great decision, and following it up by actually obeying the gospel, one’s sins […]
One of the tenets of Calvinism is that man is born totally depraved due to original sin. What is original sin? Let us allow defenders of the doctrine to tell us. “According to the Bible when Adam, the first man, chose to sin in the Garden of Eden, sin came into the world and passed […]
Paul knew how to keep the main thing the main thing. He was called to preach the gospel to the lost, and he never lost sight of that primary objective. 1 Corinthians 9:16 (ESV) 16 For if I preach the gospel, that gives me no ground for boasting. For necessity is laid upon me. Woe […]
Too many people think that how one lives has no impact on the soul. The truth, however, is that, while we are saved by grace (Ephesians 2:8-9), how we live does play a part in our salvation. Paul makes this clear in 1 Corinthians 6. 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 (ESV) 9 Or do you not know […]