Jesus addressed His disciples, “It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.” (John 6:63). God’s Word is like a seed—it has life in it…. Read More ›
Christianity
All Dressed Up & Nowhere To Go
Just to review, we began this 3-part journey looking at the Christian warrior and his adversary, Satan, in the article “The Battle is On!” Then we examined the Christian warrior and his armor based on Ephesians 6:13-17, in “Armed and Ready!” belt of… Read More ›
The Spiritually Rich Get Richer
Jesus said, “For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.” (Matthew 25:29). Why does Jesus give more spiritual riches… Read More ›
Hope
Titus 2:11-14 says, “For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; Looking for that blessed hope,… Read More ›
A New Creation In Christ
When God brought us into this universe, He did not make us to abandon us. When God made creation, He said, “It is good.” But then sin came into the world, and it was not good any more. The Lord… Read More ›
Prophets…Or Profits?
“In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.” Judges 17:6 Do you know what’s wrong in America today? We have a country filled with professional prophets who… Read More ›
The Book Of The Ages
The Bible is not the book of the month. It is the book of the ages. No book has ever had as much opposition as the Bible. Men have laughed at it, scorned it, ridiculed it, burned it, and made… Read More ›
Armed and Ready!
Last time in the article “The Battle is On!” we looked at the all-out war declared upon the family, the nation, and your heart. We saw that the family is the only part of the Garden of Eden we have left;… Read More ›
The Purpose Of The World
The world is unalterably opposed and continually hostile to the things of God. Jesus said, “If the world hate you, ye know that it hated Me before it hated you” (John 15:18). Any friend of Jesus is going to be… Read More ›
Beware Of The Critic
When a man is a critical person, it often shows that he has a wicked heart. Beware of the person who finds fault with everybody and everything. How careful we ought to be not to criticize, because we ourselves have… Read More ›
Ready To Defend Our Faith
1 Peter 3:15 says, “But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear.” It… Read More ›
Returning Good For Evil
1 Peter 3:8-9 says, “Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous: Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto… Read More ›
The Battle is On!
Would you be surprised to learn that the world’s most successful pornographer isn’t Hugh Hefner or Larry Flynt? The chief pornographer is Satan. Actually, he’s behind the whole industry. All-out war has been declared on the family, the home, the… Read More ›
Where The Fire Has Been
A few men were on a prairie when a fire began blazing through the tall, brown grass. Because the winds were high, the flames were whipping toward them. They knew they could not outrun the flames. Some shouted, “We’re going… Read More ›
God's Tape Recorder
One day a friend of mine was being criticized and I said, “How do you feel about being criticized?” He said, “I just say, ‘Thank God they don’t know any more!’ ” God knows it all and is keeping a… Read More ›
The Empowering Fire Of God
Do you know what is wrong with many churches? No fire. And because there’s no fire, there is no power. Imagine a factory with mighty wheels, pistons, conveyor belts, chains, hoists, and everything, and yet the factory is cold and… Read More ›
Salvation And The Spirit: Received Together
Jesus said, “I will pray the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter, that He may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth Him not, neither knoweth Him:… Read More ›
Sin…A Problem Of The Heart
Have you ever taken anything that did not belong to you? Whether it was a nickel off your mother’s dresser or whether you robbed a bank? Have you ever told a lie? I don’t care whether it was a white… Read More ›
Marks Of Maturity
May I ask you a question? Are you a growing Christian? Are you moving toward maturity? You can be young only once, but you can be immature for a long time. Many churches have people who’ve been born again but… Read More ›
The Spiritual History Of America
Psalm 78:1-4 says, “Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth. I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old: Which we have heard and… Read More ›
New People In A New Life
Jesus had a life that the grave could not keep. While He carried my sins and yours to the grave and left them there, Jesus came out of that grave risen and victorious! When Jesus rose for me and you… Read More ›
Test For False Cults
Our Lord said, “Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves” (Matthew 7:15). How are you going to find out whether a prophet is speaking truth? I want to give you… Read More ›
No Fear Of False Cults
False cults did not take our Lord by surprise and they ought not to take you by surprise because this world is full of false cults and apostate Christians. There are many who trudge to church Sunday after Sunday whose… Read More ›
From Faith To Faith
Romans 1:16 says, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the… Read More ›
The Lure of False Teachers
But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you… (2 Peter 2:1) In the early church there was joy and sound doctrine, but false prophets—spiritual con artists—soon arose, like those we… Read More ›
A Built-In Knowledge Of God
Did you know there is a built-in knowledge of God? St. Augustine said, “The soul of man is restless until it rests in God.” God made man to serve Him and to know Him, and until he does, he’s like… Read More ›
Jesus, The Only Way
Here is a question for believers and unbelievers alike: Is God a righteous God? Is He a just God? If we put it in our terminology, Is God fair to let a person die and go to Hell who has… Read More ›
No Retreat For The Christian
There is a story about some of Caesar’s soldiers who were warriors in a ship. They docked off the coast of Britain and planned to raid a small island. The villagers thought they could defend their land. They gathered sticks,… Read More ›
Praying In The Name Of Jesus
Two boys graduated from high school. They had not seen each other for a long time when they unexpectedly met on the street. One of the boys had become a respected, successful lawyer. The other had become a beggar. The… Read More ›
Knowing Truth Or Knowing Jesus
I want you to read a part of an essay written by a 17-year old boy, but I want to tell you ahead of time the young boy was Karl Marx. Listen to it: If we examine the history of… Read More ›