Faith Proved Genuine
Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1 Hebrews 11, the great chapter of faith, describes the men and women of God who were commended for their faith in the “unseen.” When we place our trust in God’s promises, we are also […]
Spiral of Sin
For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal man and birds and […]
His Covenant Word
For the Lord your God is a merciful God; He will not abandon or destroy you or forget the covenant with your forefathers, which he confirmed to them by oath. Deuteronomy 4:31 The name of God, Elohim, is formed from the Hebrew word “Alah” to “swear” and describes One who stands in a covenant […]
Kingdom Seeds
As I wrote down the title to this blog, I wondered how many people would wonder what I mean by kingdom seeds. So let me begin today by saying that as a Christian, the definition of kingdom is the rule and reign of God through Jesus Christ. Jesus, sent by His Father to save mankind, […]
Christian Standard of Living
Now when He saw the crowds, He went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them… Matthew 5:1-2 The Sermon on the Mount is the first of five discourses in Matthew. It contains the Beatitudes, which describe a state of blessedness or well-being for those […]
One Spirit
If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but […]
Purposeful Witnesses
And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever – the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. John 14:16-17 Webster’s dictionary defines […]
Faith
If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all. Isaiah 7:9b There are two kinds of faith: saving faith (believing in Jesus and receiving Him as Savior) and faith to participate with God in His activities on earth (being co-workers with God). When we accept Jesus Christ as our […]
Faith Tested
“In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that your faith – of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire – may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory, and […]
Trusting God’s Deliverance
“The Lord who delivered me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” Saul said to David, “Go, and the Lord be with You.” I Samuel 17:37 David had seen God come to his aid when he kept his father’s sheep. When […]