One thing most of us have in common is the desire to be at peace. We want our country to enjoy peace. We want our local churches to be at peace. We want our homes to be peaceful. Peace is the opposite of war and strife, things that most people want to avoid, if at […]
In Matthew 6:22, Jesus spoke of having eyes that are single. 22 The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. He was talking about what kind of spiritual vision we need to have as Christians. Having single vision simply means being […]
We sometimes refer to two different things that are somehow related to being two sides of the same coin. We might use this saying in connection with worshipping God. If the coin is worship, the sides are “spirit” and “truth.” While these are two different things, they are equally related to worship. John 4:23-24 (ESV) […]
Jesus sent the Spirit to guide the apostles into all truth (John 16:13). This has reference to the inspiration of the Spirit that the apostles received by being baptized with the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:4-5). When the apostles spoke and wrote, they were not relying on their own wisdom, nor their ability to recall all […]
Do you realize how blessed we are to have the written Word of God? I know you probably do, but it is easy to take it for granted. To be able to study God’s Word almost whenever we want makes spiritual growth very attainable. In fact, with such easy access to the Word of God, […]
In James 4:14, James asked the question, “what is your life?” with the duration of life in mind. We should all reflect on our lives from that standpoint. We often act as if life will go on forever. We think the very way James warns us against in this passage. We say, “Today or tomorrow […]
If there was ever a characteristic that is the antithesis of the characteristics of Christ, it would be selfishness. Jesus did not have a selfish bone in His body. Everything He did, at least when He was here on earth, He did for the benefit of others. Why did Jesus give up the comforts of […]
Obeying the gospel is the best decision a person can ever make. The gospel is the power of God unto salvation (Romans 1:16). The instant individuals obey the gospel by repenting and being baptized (Acts 2:38), they are added to the church and are saved (Acts 2:47). Obeying the gospel, however, is just the beginning. […]
You can tell a lot about a person by how he or she walks. Some people walk with a limp, which could tell us that they have some type of physical ailment. Some people walk with their eyes toward the ground, never looking directly at those they pass, and it might say that they are […]
Paul was confident about his salvation. Even when the shadow of death was hovering over his head, he was sure about his heavenly destiny. In the last turn of his earthly race for Christ, he said with poise, “Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, […]