It is faith in Christ alone that grants us grace, salvation, mercy, and forgiveness By Donald Whitchard Matthew 22:34-46,Mark 12:28-44,Luke 10:25-28,Luke 20:41-47,Luke 21:1-4,Matthew 23:1-7 Summary: Jesus finished His final day of public ministry. He taught the crowds in… Read More ›
Pharisees
Thought For Today 07/30/2021: Scripture, the Pharisees, and Eternal Life
We were created by God, but we are not all God’s people By Greg Holt “Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.” John 5:39 (ICB) Not… Read More ›
The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 36 – Luke 14:1-6: “A Lesson in Compassion”
O, LORD, revive us. Convict us. Let your elect have the faith to endure these wicked days and open the eyes of the lost. By Dr. Donald Whitchard “And it came about when He went into the house… Read More ›
The Gospel According to Luke: An Exposition, Part 15 – Luke 6:1-11: Lessons Taught, But Not Learned
By Dr. Donald Whitchard Now it happened on the second Sabbath after the first that He went through the grain fields, and His disciples plucked the heads of grain and ate them, rubbing them in their hands. And some… Read More ›
1 Timothy: The Biblical Foundation for Pastoral Ministry, Part 3 – 1 Timothy 1:12-17: Grace to the Chief of Sinners
By Dr. Donald Whitchard “Consider the fact that we are the enemies of God prior to His work of redemption upon us (Romans 5:6-11). The hard fact is that He did not have to save us after we rebelled against… Read More ›
Today’s Church Has Much in Common With the Prodigal Son
By Greg Holt “And Abraham planted a grove in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of the Lord, the everlasting God.” Genesis 21:33 I love these words concerning faithful Abraham, who called on the everlasting God. Our God is everlasting, permanent, indestructible,… Read More ›
AN ENTIRELY NEW SELF
style=”text-align: center;”>by Neil Anderson February 4 Ephesians 5:8 You were formerly darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light Ephesians 5:8 describes the essential change of nature which occurs at salvation. It doesn’t say… Read More ›
The Must Read Interview with Satan!
Vine of Life News Copyright© πίστις 2013 Me: Do you acknowledge Jesus as being truly God? Satan: Of course I do as do the demons, it is only foolish humans that do not. Me: So why do you think so… Read More ›
In Defense of the Christ: part two
(Photo credit: Photo Bucket/babygirl4228) Matthew 7:21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Jesus is here referring to Himself,… Read More ›
I don’t like Christians
James Joseph Jacques Tissot (1836–1902) The longer I live and breathe, the less I like the terms “Christian”, and “Christianity”. In fact, I don’t like Christians…huh???? If being Christian means you have to follow some predetermined set of rules or… Read More ›
A Prostitute Teaches Me How To Worship
As Christians, we often spend a lot of time wondering what is wrong with us. We hear of martyrs on foreign soil laying down their lives for the gospel in bloody extravagant fashion. Church history testifies of men and women who… Read More ›
From the Archives: Jesus Was Not Religious
During his lifetime Jesus was an observant Jew. But doing more and more religious things is not the same as living a life that is being transformed into the image of Christ. The following was originally published June 22, 2009…. Read More ›