“Wisdom to Live By!” Being a person of “integrity” means that you mean what you say, and you do what you say you are going to do. You are trustworthy and dependable. People know they can count on you. When people hear your name, are their immediate thoughts positive or negative? What people think of you sometimes depends upon their own perceptions.…
Reading a verse or a few verses, or even a longer passage from God’s Word and declaring what it means, apart from its immediate context and the larger context of the whole Bible, is dangerous. When people say, “You can make the Bible say whatever you want it to say,” they have experienced the consequences of bad Biblical interpretation. The Bible is…
“You Are My Witnesses!” Spiritual growth lies at the very foundation of the ministry of the true Church. While many believe the mission of the Church stops at “making disciples,” Jesus instructed those He sent out to “teach them to observe (obey) ALL” that He had commanded. God’s message to the Church throughout the New Testament is to pursue spiritual maturity, to…
“You Are My Witnesses!” God doesn’t make mistakes! He doesn’t start something and then not finish it. That includes His work in those whom He chooses to be His children through faith in Jesus Christ. Jesus promised that He would send His Spirit to perform the work of regeneration within those whom the Father had given Him. We are, by grace, “new…
“You Are My Witnesses!” True “faith,” what the Bible means by “faith,” is unique to those in whom the Spirit of God is at work. While virtually all people have “faith” in something, even if it is in themselves, the “faith” produced by the Spirit of God in those whom God has chosen to be His is distinctly focused on Jesus Christ.…
“You Are My Witnesses!” Jesus asked the disciples a question that every human being must eventually answer: “Who do you say I am?” Either Jesus is the Christ, the promised Messiah, God’s Anointed King, who came to offer Himself as the perfect sacrifice for sin in order to SAVE those who believe from God’s just judgment … OR, He was an impostor,…
“You Are My Witnesses!” Ignorance is NOT bliss … especially when it comes to knowing GOD!! Picking and choosing which parts of God’s character you will use to create your own “god,” then trusting that what you don’t know won’t “hurt” you will lead to the words Jesus says many will say to Him when He returns, “Lord, Lord!” … and His…
“You Are My Witnesses!” In a world where anything Christians say is considered “judgmental,” many are convinced that the most loving thing we can do is just be quiet and let people do what they are doing. Telling people they are sinners and that they deserve God’s judgment may as well be considered “hate speech!” And yet, it is this truth that…
“You Are My Witnesses!” Talking about the love of God without talking about the grace of God makes no sense. If God loves people who are, by nature, “loveable,” then grace is not necessary. This is the thinking of most people who imagine a loving God who treats everyone the same and who showers His love and blessings on people indiscriminately. This…
“You Are My Witnesses!” “Life” is described by some as a “journey” … but a journey to where?? It is the failure of the majority of people on the earth to consider their eternal destination that leaves them living without purpose. We live under the shadow of eternity every day. Not one person knows whether he or she will be here on…