The salvation of our souls is only possible because of the grace of God. The Bible makes this abundantly clear. Ephesians 2:8–9 (ESV) 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9not a result of works, so that no one […]
As we started up our Thursday morning Bible study at Brown Street yesterday, I was reminded by one of the comments made in class of how thankful we should be for the local church. Are you thankful for your local? You should be! The local church is made up of the people of God, and […]
How committed are you to the Word of God? The immediate response of some would be, “I am very committed to the Word of God,” but the question is, how do we know that we really are? What is involved in being committed to the Word of God. Allow me to suggest three things that […]
John 14:6 (ESV) 6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. Every aspect of this trio of “I am” statements that Jesus made is significant. He begins by emphasizing that He is the way. He opened that way by […]
Jesus taught us that we are to be the light of the world. In the great Sermon on the Mount, our Savior simply said, “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.” (Matthew 5:14). By the inspiration of the Spirit, Pau reinforced this truth. Philippians 2:14–15 (NKJV) […]
Isaiah 53:5 (ESV) 5 But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed. When we read these kinds of passages that speak of the great suffering that Jesus had to endure for us, we should […]
As Christians, modesty should define us all. The problem is we are living in a world that is becoming more and more immodest all the time, and the world can have a huge influence on us if we are not careful. So then, it should be our purpose to be modest in all aspects of […]
We live in a sinful world that seems to get more sinful all the time. Even though we are all sinners (from the standpoint that we sin from time to time), as Christians we do not live in sin. Sin is offensive to us because it is offensive to God. In Romans 12:9, Paul exhorted […]
In Matthew 16:18 Jesus promised to build His church. The church is the “called out” of Christ. A person becomes a part of the “called out” when he or she obeys the gospel. In writing to the brethren at Thessalonica, Paul said, “Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory […]
As Christians, we must not be ashamed of Jesus in any way. Jesus said, “For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and the holy angels” (Luke 9:26). Paul echoed this sentiment […]