The most familiar beatitudes are found in Matthew 5:1-11,  in what is the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount.  There are, however,  some beatitudes found in the book of Revelation that are encouraging as well.  Let’s take a look at them. “Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this […]

When you think of a dead church, what do you think of first?  I would guess that you would think of something negative.  However, I want to suggest to you that we should want to be a dead church.  Let us look at some ways in which this is true. We should want to be […]

By JR Bronger I was not raised in the Church of the Nazarene. I joined the Nazarenes after my “conversion experience” in their Sunday evening evangelistic service.” That evening began with special singing that touched the heart with love and need. This was followed by a soul thrilling sermon concluding with an “altar call.” I, […]

The imputation of righteousness is one of the most glorious teachings of the Word of God, and it is a doctrine made possible by the inimitable love of God and the riches of His grace.  As a result of God’s willingness to impute righteousness to us, we can stand before Him in all holiness and […]

“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” Those are the famous words with which the Bible begins. In six days God created the world. Indeed, the mighty power of God is forever seen by the things that He has made (Jeremiah 32:17). It is not the least bit surprising, to those of […]

Who is in control of your life?  Many forces in the world vie for control over our lives.  The question is, to whom do we give it?  As Christians, the answer should be Jesus.   Jesus will never force His will upon us, or try to coerce us into obeying Him in any way.  However, Jesus […]

The controversy over baptism should be no controversy at all. The only reason there is controversy over this important subject is that there are too many people listening to man instead of the inspired Word of God. God’s Word is clear. Baptism is essential. The purpose of baptism is to have one’s sins forgiven (Acts […]

Luke tells us that the early church continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine (Acts 2:42).  Remembering that the apostles were ambassadors of Christ (2 Corinthians 5:20), and that they spoke in Christ’s stead, we realize that the apostles’ doctrine was, in reality, the doctrine or teachings of Christ (Luke 10:16; 1 Corinthians 14:37).  With this […]

One of the challenges that we face as children of God is to learn to wait on the Lord.  Waiting for anything is hard.  Most of us want what we want on our schedule, which usually means we want it sooner rather than later.  This mentality sometimes creeps into our dealings with God.  When we […]

There was an article on the internet (actually it was only a heading and a picture) that got over 44,000 responses in a short period of time.  The heading said, “What Jesus Says about Homosexuality.”  The picture was that of a blank Bible.  The picture implied that Jesus did not condemn homosexuality.  The implication, however, […]