Knowing God is critical to our salvation. When Jesus prayed to the Father, He put it like this: John 17:3 (ESV) 3 And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. Knowing God is eternal life because it leads to obedience to Him. Listen […]
As we saw in last night’s blog, the mission of Christ was to seek and to save that which is lost. The whole reason for Jesus coming into this world was to save souls. Today, He fulfills His mission through the church. While we cannot save anyone ourselves, we can seek the lost, and it […]
The divine mission of our Savior, Jesus Christ, is to seek and to save that which is lost. Inherent in that mission is God’s willingness to forgive mankind of their sins. Aren’t you glad that we serve a forgiving God? If God were not so forgiving, we would all still be dead in our trespasses […]
Jesus was the most humble human to ever grace the face of this earth. His arrival was the greatest demonstration of humility man had ever seen up to that point. When Jesus, an eternal being of glory, gave up the riches of heaven, taking on a body of flesh, it constituted an unimaginable sacrifice, followed […]
Of all the good characteristics of Christ that we should emulate, His hatred for sin is certainly one of them. While His sinless life itself tells us that He abhorred sin, His reaction to it is even a greater demonstration of this. On one occasion, when Jesus went up to Jerusalem, because the Passover was […]
What would Jesus do? That was a question that became very popular among religious people several years ago, and while it was turned into a marketing machine that netted someone a lot of money by the sale of bracelets, T-shirts, hats, and various stickers, that bore this question. The question itself is a pretty good […]
There has never been a time when the gospel did not need defending. From the beginning, or very close to it, false teachers have corrupted the Word of God. 2 Corinthians 2:17 (KJV) 17 For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in […]
Webster’s dictionary defines commitment as “the state of being obligated or emotionally impelled.” The church needs members who feel an obligation to God and are driven to serve Him. Does that sound like you? Being committed to God involves more than just saying we are. We must prove it. How do we demonstrate that we […]
One of the most amazing feats the Jews accomplished in their biblical history was rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem in just 52 days (Nehemiah 6:15). How were they able to finish such a massive work in such a short time, especially without the kind of modern equipment that we have today? In part, it was […]
We saw, in our last blog, that the gospel of Christ is the power of God unto salvation (Romans 1:16). It is important to remember, however, that the gospel cannot help anyone unless it is preached. The gospel is like salt—it has a lot of power, but it has to make contact to be effective. […]