Ephesians 4:32 (ESV) 32 Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. This is one of the most significant “one another” passages we find in the New Testament. Being willing to forgive is essential to any human relationship. In the world, most people decide that forgiving is not […]
The salvation of our souls is more important than anything else in life. To understand this, all we have to do is think about what God did to make our salvation possible. It is so important that He sacrificed His one and only Son so that we could have the hope of eternal life (John […]
Someone said, “the church would be great if it were not for the people.” The problem, of course, is that the church is people—God’s people, and I believe that they are the best people in the world. Still, the church is made up of people who are plagued with flaws. We all have weaknesses. We […]
The book of Romans is a literary masterpiece. As Christians, we are not surprised by this, knowing that Paul wrote the epistle by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 2:6-13). One reason that Romans is a book we should become thoroughly familiar with is because of its theme—“the just shall live by faith” […]
In Genesis 12 we read of the call of Abraham. God had a great future in store for Abraham, but before He could use him, God had to separate him from his idolatrous surroundings (Joshua 24:2). So God said to Abraham “Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s […]
Is the New Testament text in the Bible reliable? Can we be sure we have what the apostles originally wrote? The answer is a resounding yes. While the original writings of the apostles have vanished, many copies of them were made, sometimes by way of apostolic instruction (Colossians 4:16). Over the first few centuries, thousands […]
As Christians, we have been saved by the gospel of Christ (Romans 1:16), and now we have eternal life. It is not we might someday have eternal life, we already have it. God has promised us eternal life and He is faithful. No apostle was clearer on this point than John. Listen to him: 1 […]
While the promises of God are sure, they are not all positive. Because He wants us all to go to heaven, God warns us of how not to live, and of the fate of those who live contrary to His will. Those who disobey God will be punished. That is God’s promise. 2 Peter 2:9 […]
We serve a God who gives great and precious promises (2 Peter 1:4). One promise that He has given us, through His inspired Word, is to hear our prayers when we offer them to Him. Proverbs 15:29 (ESV) 29 The LORD is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous. And […]
God has promised, in more than one place, to be our Father. The benefits of such, however, are dependent upon our faithfulness. To be faithful, we must avoid attaching ourselves to things that are sinful and contrary to the will of our Father. 2 Corinthians 6:17-7:1 (ESV) 17 Therefore go out from their midst, and […]