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 ›
Pharisees
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 ›