Our Salvation With regard to our salvation from sin, we did nothing to earn or to deserve our own salvation. Jesus did it all for us. He died for us on that cross that we might die with him to sin and live to him and to his righteousness. Even the faith to believe in … Continue reading Choose, but Choose Wisely
Isn’t God’s Grace Amazing?
Acts 26:12-18 ESV “In this connection I journeyed to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests. At midday, O king, I saw on the way a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, that shone around me and those who journeyed with me. And when we had all fallen to the ground, … Continue reading Isn’t God’s Grace Amazing?
Negatives and Positives
There is a popular concept that has spread rapidly throughout the church here in America, and perhaps in other nations, too, and that is that to teach on sin, righteousness, holiness, judgment, obedience, repentance, and submission to God as Lord is regarded as negativity, and it is something to be avoided. And to teach on … Continue reading Negatives and Positives
The Spreading of Lies
The lies of those who sin are spread As they plot evil on their beds For they are not clear in the head For sin controls their minds instead No wheel of fortune up ahead For to their sins they are not dead For on the lies of others fed And they do not God’s … Continue reading The Spreading of Lies
The Rebellious Church of Today
But They Have Rebelled Isaiah 1:2-3 ESV “Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for the Lord has spoken: ‘Children have I reared and brought up, but they have rebelled against me. The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master's crib, but Israel does not know, my people do not understand.’” Now, … Continue reading The Rebellious Church of Today
Do we Love our Lord’s Righteous Rules?
Psalms 119:105-106 “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. I have sworn an oath and confirmed it, to keep your righteous rules.” Amen! God’s word to us is our Bible (Genesis to Revelation), though granted not all of it is a lamp to our feet and a light … Continue reading Do we Love our Lord’s Righteous Rules?
Do You Know Jesus Truly?
1 John 2:1-2 ESV “My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the … Continue reading Do You Know Jesus Truly?
Are We Sounding the Battle Cry?
John 10:1-11 ESV “’Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber. But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his … Continue reading Are We Sounding the Battle Cry?
We Must Keep Speaking the Truth
Matthew 10:16-22 “Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. Beware of men, for they will deliver you over to courts and flog you in their synagogues, and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, to bear … Continue reading We Must Keep Speaking the Truth
Oh That my Ways May be Steadfast
Psalms 119:1-8 ESV “Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord! Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart, who also do no wrong, but walk in his ways! You have commanded your precepts to be kept diligently. Oh that my ways … Continue reading Oh That my Ways May be Steadfast
Run With It 