Posts from 2024

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The Importance of Self-Assessment

by Don Wright

Regardless of what we do in life, how hard we serve God, or how many good works we amass, we cannot earn our way to heaven.  If there is something that we can all agree on, it is this—“we are saved by grace.”  As a result of this fact, we have no right to boast […]

Incorrect Religious Assumptions (Christians Are Commanded Not to Judge)

by Don Wright

Many, both religious and unreligious people, believe that it is wrong for Christians to judge others.  It is an assumption that usually comes up when a person is told that he is doing something wrong.  We have all heard it said when we are trying to help somebody, “Who are you to judge me?” or […]

Incorrect Religious Assumptions (I Can’t Help Myself)

by Don Wright

“I can’t help myself.”  As excuses go, that one is close to the top.  It has been used as justification for a multitude of sins.  Everything from homosexuality to lying has been defended by simply saying, “I can’t help myself.” Is it true?  Are there things that we do because it is outside of our […]

Incorrect Religious Assumptions (A Christian Doesn’t Need the Church)

by Don Wright

This assumption comes mostly from a gross misunderstanding of the church and what it is.  Most people view the church as a man-made organization governed by rules and regulations instituted by human tradition. When people say Christians do not need the church, what they usually mean is that they do not have to be a […]

Religious Assumptions That Need Correcting (We Can’t Know the Truth)

by Don Wright

There are a lot of religious errors in the world today.  To most people that is okay because they do not view doctrine as something important.  The Bible, on the other hand, does (2 John 1:9-11). Many justify all the religious division that is in the world by simply saying, “We can’t know the truth.”  […]

Giving Our Bodies to God (Our Ears)

by Don Wright

For most people, listening does not come naturally.  It is a skill that is formed by determination and discipline.  Giving our ears to God by listening to the right things in the right way will benefit us greatly as we strive to be the best Christians we can be. James 1:19 (ESV) 19 Know this, […]

Giving Our Bodies to God (Our Tongues)

by Don Wright

James reminds us that the tongue is untamable. James 3:8 (KJV) 8 But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.  Very few things in this world are more powerful than words.  A few well-chosen words can almost instantly cheer us up, improve our outlook, and brighten our […]

Giving Our Bodies to God (Our Feet)

by Don Wright

1 Timothy 6:6-10 is a familiar passage in which Paul discusses the danger of the love of money.  A person who develops an obsession for money will most likely fall away from the faith.  As a result, he will inflict upon himself many sorrows (1 Timothy 6:10).  Paul’s advice to us is to run from […]

Giving Our Bodies to God (Our Eyes)

by Don Wright

Some Christians do not realize how important our bodies are to God.  After we die, at the appointed time of God, we will all experience a bodily resurrection.  Our lowly bodies will be transformed to be like our Lord’s glorious body (Philippians 3:21).  Speaking of the resurrection, Paul said that our bodies will be sown […]