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The possibility of a child of God drifting away from Him and, therefore, falling from grace, is real. The Hebrews writer warns us about this danger. Hebrews 2:1 (ESV) 1 Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. While we are all susceptible to drifting, […]
The God we serve is omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent. That means that He is all-powerful, all-knowing, and everywhere in presence. A being like that is beyond our ability to completely comprehend, but it does tell us that when He speaks, we better listen, when He commands, we better obey, and when He instructs, we better […]
While some things are seasonal (fruit, colors, and your favorite sport), other things are going on all year long. As Christians, some things should be going on in our lives year-round as well. They are things that we should be doing all the time. One of those things is trusting God. In Psalms 62, David […]
The power of the gospel is amazing. It can transform the greatest sinner into a loyal follower of Christ. No example of conversion is greater than that of Saul of Tarsus being converted into Paul, the apostle. To be fair, however, he was helped by seeing the glorified Christ on the road to Damascus (Acts […]
Bible believers believe in hell. There may be some disputing about exactly what hell is going to be like, but the reality of it is never called into question by those who truly believe that the Bible is God’s inspired Word. This is because the Bible is so direct and clear about there being an […]
In Matthew 4:1-11 we witness Jesus being tempted by the devil. The main lessons we learn from the text are found in the three references that our Lord made to the scriptures. Jesus used the best defense possible when dealing with Satan—the Word of God. Let’s see what He said. First, Satan tempted our Lord […]
The older we get the more everyday things become a challenge. At a certain age, even walking gets harder. The sale of walkers, walking sticks, and wheelchairs has become a multimillion-dollar business. How are you walking these days? You might be young enough that you take walking for granted. Just wait. If you live long […]
People make up local churches. Thus, the stronger the individual Christians are who make up a particular local church, the stronger that church is. What if everyone in the local church was just like you? Would it be a church that is strong or weak? Would it be a church that is pleasing or displeasing […]
Have you ever thought about what Christ means to you? From time to time we should reflect on what we have because of what Jesus was willing to give up for us. As Paul said, “…he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich” (2 Corinthians 8:9). In what way are we rich […]
Proverbs 19:20 (ESV) 20 Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom in the future. An admonition to listen to advice is always profitable. The problem is it is easier said than done. Personal pride, too often, gets in the way and stops us from truly listening, especially when someone is trying […]