War, politics, lies, betrayal, the murdering of innocents, our young men and women in uniform dying on a battle field via men of power; takeovers of nations, riots and lawlessness, sin abounding, the church asleep or complacent for the most part; the gospel diluted, and do we even notice? Through all that is going on … Continue reading For Our Nation
Give Love. Don’t Just Speak It.
“Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth. We will know by this that we are of the truth, and will assure our heart before Him in whatever our heart condemns us; for God is greater than our heart and knows all things. Beloved, if our heart … Continue reading Give Love. Don’t Just Speak It.
Everyone Who Practices Sin
“Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness. You know that He appeared in order to take away sins; and in Him there is no sin. No one who abides in Him sins; no one who sins has seen Him or knows Him. Little children, make sure no one deceives you; the … Continue reading Everyone Who Practices Sin
Are Sinful Cravings Your God?
“Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but … Continue reading Are Sinful Cravings Your God?
If We Keep His Commandments
“By this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments. The one who says, ‘I have come to know Him,’ and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him; but whoever keeps His word, in him the love of God has truly … Continue reading If We Keep His Commandments
If We Walk in The Light
“This is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth; but if we walk in the … Continue reading If We Walk in The Light
Are You Without Wedding Clothes?
I am reading in Matthew 21:23-46 and in Matthew 22:1-14, some of which I will quote, and some of which I will summarize for the sake of brevity. In Context Jesus was teaching in the Temple, and he was being questioned by the chief priests and the elders, and then he began speaking to them … Continue reading Are You Without Wedding Clothes?
Put Out Into Deep Water
One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, with the people crowding around him and listening to the word of God, 2 he saw at the water’s edge two boats, left there by the fishermen, who were washing their nets. 3 He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to … Continue reading Put Out Into Deep Water
Health, Wealth, and Prosperity??
The children of Israel of the Old Testament were living in exile in Babylon as a punishment from God for their rebellion against the Lord and for their unwillingness to heed his commands. And God promised them 70 years of exile before he would deliver them. But they had prophets in their midst who were … Continue reading Health, Wealth, and Prosperity??
Fake Christianity
Proverbs 14:22,25,27,32,34 NASB1995 22 Will they not go astray who devise evil?But kindness and truth will be to those who devise good.25 A truthful witness saves lives,But he who utters lies is treacherous. (unfaithful, disloyal, deceitful)27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,That one may avoid the snares of death.32 The wicked … Continue reading Fake Christianity
Run With It 