1 Peter 1:13 (ESV) 13 Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. This is one of my favorite passages.  I like to compare the more modern translations with the King James Version here because […]

In the twelfth chapter of Luke, Jesus is instructing a large group of people made up of thousands (ver. 1).  Since Jesus was the greatest teacher the world had ever seen, we would expect that the multitude of people who were now listening to Him would be hanging on every word that He uttered.  However, […]

Regardless of who you are, life can sometimes be tough.  Job once said, “Man who is born of a woman is few of days and full of trouble” (Job 14:1).   In this sinful world, things can get tough for Christians.  Not only do we have to bear the ups and downs of everyday life, but […]

In the fifth chapter of Matthew, we find several perversions of the Law by the Jewish leaders, both past and present.  They perverted what the Law taught concerning killing, adultery, divorce, swearing, and retaliation.  In Matthew 5:43-48, we find yet another perversion, this time in the area of love.  They never revealed their deficiency in […]

The importance of contending for the faith is clearly seen in the short epistle of Jude.  While he desired to write about salvation, he saw the great need for Christians to contend for the faith, so he encouraged them to do so. Jude 3 (ESV) 3 Beloved, although I was very eager to write to […]

One of the biggest reasons that Christians fall from grace is that they forget they are in a spiritual battle.  Paul exhorts us to put on the whole armor of God (Ephesians 6:11-17), but everyone knows that the only time to put on armor is during a battle.  If we do not remember that we […]

In Genesis 3, we read of the first lie ever told (Genesis 3:1-5).  This is what prompted Jesus to call Satan the father of lies in John 8:44.  No one has ever matched the cleverness of Satan in the realm of deception.  The devil is a great liar.  Let us consider three lies that the […]

How much do you appreciate the local church of which you are a member?  The local church is made up of the people of God, and God’s people are a great blessing to each other.  Paul certainly felt blessed to have an association with the church at Philippi.  While he was not a member of […]

We should never take the revelation of God for granted.  One of the great blessings we have is the revealed Word of God.   We should study and meditate upon God’s Word every opportunity we have because it is nothing less than a revelation of the mind of God. Sadly, man has always attempted to dive […]

In last night’s blog, we looked at Peter’s admonition to grow in the grace of the Lord (2 Peter 3:18).  Tonight, I want us to think about the other area of growth that Peter emphasized, that is, growing in the knowledge of the Lord.  Like last night’s blog, two things come to my mind when […]