From a moral standpoint, the standard of Christ and His gospel is much higher than the world’s.   Furthermore, the doctrine of Christ is much different than the doctrine we find espoused by denominational churches.  The same can be said of the work and worship of the church that Christ built.  Because of these differences, some […]

What kind of hearts we have will determine what kind of Christians we are.  I am not speaking of our physical hearts that pumps blood through our bodies, but of our biblical hearts, that is, our minds.  We all need to search our hearts from time to time because the condition of our hearts will […]

The Bible is a book full of important words.  In fact, every word in the original text was put there by God, for all scripture is given by inspiration (2 Timothy 3:16).  The very words that the inspired writers used were chosen by the Spirit of God.  Paul made this clear when he wrote to […]

A sad but amazing truth emerges in Philippians 3:18.  Paul admonishes the good brethren at Philippi to be aware of those who walk as enemies of the cross.  It appears, though it is not specifically stated, that Paul was referring to brethren who had gone astray.  Nevertheless, some were walking in such a way that […]

The Bible tells us many things about the devil.  He is old, but not eternal.  He is powerful, but not omnipotent.  He is intelligent, but not omniscient.  The devil, then, has limitations, but he is still a great adversary, and, while he is no match for God, he is an enemy that we should all […]

It takes courage to preach the truth in hostile environments.  One notable example of courageous preaching is found in Acts 24 when Paul had the opportunity to preach to Felix, the Roman governor of Judea, and his wife, Drusilla.  After Paul was falsely accused by the Jew’s spokesman, Tertullus, a professional orator, Felix allowed Paul […]

1 Corinthians 4:1 (ESV) 1  This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. The saints at Corinth were regressing in their Christianity due, in part, to their carnal view of ministers (1 Corinthians 3:1-7).  Paul was being very straightforward with these saints so that they […]

The benefit of spiritual freedom can serve as motivation, not only to those who have not obeyed the gospel of Christ, but also to those who already have.  Paul wrote of this at the end of the sixth chapter of Romans. Romans 6:22 (ESV) 22  But now that you have been set free from sin […]

The world comes up with cute little sayings that are sometimes inspirational but, at other times, just plain wrong and even dangerous to the soul.  I saw one of the latter sort the other day.  It was on the back of a shirt that a young lady was wearing.  It said, “You Are All You […]