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What a great benefit it is to have God’s Word. When we consider not only the advantage we have due to it (Romans 3:1-2) but also the huge sacrifices that so many made through the years so that we might have access to it, we should be very protective of it. Paul was. Philippians 1:15-17 […]
As Christians, prayer should be a permanent fixture in our lives. Not a day should go by without us praying to our Father, in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Why should we pray? Let us look at some reasons for bowing our knees before the Father every day. We Should Pray […]
When it comes to greatness, majesty, glory, and power, there is no one like God. He stands apart from everyone and everything. 1 Samuel 2:2 (ESV) 2 “There is none holy like the LORD: for there is none besides you; there is no rock like our God. Who besides God could have created the heavens […]
Christianity is a call to stewardship. As Christians, we are all stewards of God. A steward watches over and cares for the property and/or household of another. The fact that God has placed us in this role shows the trust and confidence He has in us. The question is what kind of stewards are we? […]
There are some things that God simply will not tolerate—pride is one of those things. James 4:6 (ESV) 6 But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” Haughty eyes are one of the seven things that Solomon said God hates (Proverbs 6:17), and we should […]
Everyone is a servant. Paul said, “Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?” We are all either servants of sin or obedience. To be a servant of sin is to be under […]
The Hebrews writer wrote, “Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines…” (Heb. 13:9). Strange doctrines are doctrines foreign to the Word of God. They are doctrines that originate in the mind of man instead of the mind of God. While there is certainly a lot of false teaching in the religious world today, […]
While we know we have an inheritance in heaven, to take possession of it, we must be willing to endure suffering (Romans 8:17). What should help us make it through the suffering is realizing that the glory that will be revealed in us later is far greater than any suffering we have to go through […]
It is a great blessing to be a part of a local church that is organized the way God intended it to be, having elders, deacons, and saints (Philippians 1:1). Local churches that do not have qualified elders can never be what God wants them to be. That is not to say that they cannot […]
What a blessing it is to have the Word of God in our lives. Paul reminded the Jews of such in Romans 3. After telling them that they were sinners, just like the Gentiles were (Romans 2), he anticipated that they would ask, “Then what advantage has the Jew” (Romans 3:1). Paul was always prepared […]