I went to the store the other day to pick up a few items. It was one of those days where there was a drizzle of rain. It was not enough to where you needed an umbrella, but just enough to get you a little wet if you stayed out in it too long. I […]
No one spoke of God’s grace more than Paul. He accredited everything that he had and everything that he was to the grace of God. As Christians, we should all feel the same way that Paul did. Without God’s unmerited favor, we would be nothing. Religiously speaking, there is not a single thing that we […]
Jesus said, “For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul” (Matthew 16:26). Is your soul for sale? The Devil would like it to be. He will give you anything within his power for it. […]
In Matthew 18:21, Peter asked our Lord a great question. Matthew 18:21 (ESV) 21 Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” This is a question that, so far as the will of the Lord is concerned, […]
Paul had a handful of enemies at Corinth. These false brethren accused Paul of many things, challenging even the motive behind his words. Paul addressed this by writing, “ Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves unto you? we speak before God in Christ…” (2 Corinthians 12:19). When Paul spoke or wrote, his motives were […]
Hezekiah was one of the few good kings we read about in the Old Testament. Most of us know that the people of God failed miserably under the first covenant. The Jews were influenced by the heathen nations that remained in the land of promise and they went after other gods over and over again. […]
The return of Jesus to get His saints is a foundational aspect of Christianity. We call this the Lord’s “second coming.” As Christians, we look forward to this every day (1 Peter 1:13). At that time living Christians will be caught up in the clouds, along with the dead in Christ, to meet the Lord […]
Religion is filled with repetition. Everything from praying to preaching involves saying and doing some things over and over again. In our worship services, we do the same things every week without fail. Is this repetition good or bad? The answer is that it is what we make it to be. What are some of […]
We have thought all this week about things for which we are thankful. Looking at it from a big-picture perspective, all the things for which we are thankful come from God; thus, we should be thankful for God Himself. Are you thankful that we serve a God who is loving and benevolent? We should all […]
What is the gospel? The gospel of Christ is a message. It is a message of faith, hope, and love. It is a message of facts—the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ. It is a message of commands and instructions—all New Testament teaching. The gospel is God’s plan of salvation and the means by which […]