Today is our Judgment; Today We Meet God

Today is our Judgment; Today We Meet God Our mindset as humans is constrained within time.  We are dependent upon consecutive moments in time that lead us to our aspirations, out of trials, through afflictions, etc.  When we pray to God, we often imagine Him as living within our world of time, and thereby, being [...]

Sin that does not lead to Death

Unintentional Sins: Sins that do not lead to death Aside from direct sin such as pride, adultery, drunkenness, etc. when can we also be living in sin? “All wrongdoing is sin, and there is sin that does not lead to death.” 1 John 5:16 As Christians, we will stumble from time to time and trip [...]

What is Growth?

What is Growth? I often hear Christians saying in one form or another that “things are going well” and that they are “growing a lot”.  Or another way of saying this is that because they are “growing”, things appear to be going well.  Whenever I hear this, I always question why they think they are [...]

The Void in Life That Only God Can Fill

The Void in Life That Only God Can Fill We have been getting a lot of search hits on the phrase “void in life that only God can fill”.  So I decided to answer this question for our visitors that are looking for the answer. There are 31,103 verses in the entire bible.  When you [...]

It is Shameful to Mention What the Disobedient do in Secret

It is Shameful to Mention What the Disobedient do in Secret One thing that has been convicting me a lot lately is speaking about what the disobedient do.  Such shameful things to speak about come up in conversations about a bad experience at a church or a disagreement among believers.  In the beginning, such shameful [...]

Grace and Discipline Explained Through Titus

Grace and Discipline Explained Through Titus “For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men.  It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age” – Titus 2:11-12 Grace can be defined as the sovereign grace bestowed upon [...]

Having an Attitude like Christ Jesus’

Having an Attitude like Christ Jesus’ With all of my recent talk on the need to sanctify and strive to obtain that of which Paul talks about in Philippians 3:9-11, it is very important that I talk about how to obtain with having a heart of humility.  As we obtain a greater understanding, knowledge, and [...]

Humility vs. Love

Humility vs. Love “16This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.” 1 John 3:16 Humility is mentioned ten times throughout the bible (NAS).  Each time it is mentioned, it is tied to either wisdom or pride.  [...]

Knowledge vs. Wisdom

Knowledge vs. Wisdom Continuing on our exploration of the biblical route of growing from faith to love, today we will explore what is the difference between knowledge and wisdom.  Yesterday we explored the difference between goodness and godliness. The Greek for knowledge is Gnosis.  In the context of 2 Peter 1:5-7, knowledge can be interpreted [...]

Goodness vs. Godliness

Goodness vs. Godliness Matthew 19:16-17: 16Now a man came up to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?”  17“Why do you ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, obey the commandments.” Strong’s Concordance translates [...]

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