When God commands us to do something, we may not want to do it. Sometimes the commandments of God are contrary to our plans. When this happens, it does not make you a bad Christian or indicate that you are less than spiritually minded. Even Paul once experienced this. Acts 16:6-7 (ESV) 6 And they […]
In 2 Timothy 2:15, the Greek word for “dividing” is, “orthotomeō” and means, “to make a straight cut.” When you make a straight cut of something, the result is that you now have two distinguishable parts. Rightly dividing the Word of Truth involves making clear distinctions between biblical things. We must be able to distinguish […]
We have already seen this week how important having Bible authority is in rightly dividing the Word of Truth. The question is how can we be sure we have it for our various practices? Rightly dividing the Word of God demands that we know when we have authority for something and when we do not. […]
A major problem with many in understanding the Word of God is thinking that the silence of the scriptures give authority for people to act. Most believe that if the Bible does not specifically say we cannot do something, then it is okay. This leads directly to unauthorized practices that condemn the soul. Am I […]
The first thing you need to do in understanding any passage of scripture is to know when the writing took place. This is important because circumstances that impact our scriptural analysis change from time to time. For example, when we read things from the Old Testament, it is critical to realize that God’s people were, […]
We should thank God every day for the Bible. Having God’s Word in our own language and being able to purchase it at such a minor cost is an unbelievable blessing. In this country, almost anyone who wants a Bible can have one. Having a Bible alone, however, is not enough. While Bibles can be […]
What do you do when you are mistreated? If there was any one area that epitomizes what being a Christian is all about, the area of retaliation would be it. There is a great contrast between how the world acts when it is mistreated and the way Christians in the kingdom of God are supposed […]
Paul once said that we shall be judged for everything that we do in our bodies, whether good or evil (2 Corinthians 5:10). While this is true, and something we should never take lightly, we must remember that we will be judged not only for our actions but for our hearts as well. In the […]
In the great Sermon on the Mount, preached by our Savior, Jesus Christ, He exhorts us to make sure we practice righteousness properly. Matthew 6:1 (ESV) 1 “Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in […]
This week we are looking at difficult sayings given to us by our Lord. The words we want to discuss in the blog tonight has to do with what Jesus said about the tongue. Matthew 12:36-37 (NKJV) 36 But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account […]