2 Timothy 3:16-17 ESV “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.” All Scripture “All Scripture” includes all the Old Testament and the New Testament books, which include the books … Continue reading All Scripture is Profitable for Teaching
Where are You Building Your House?
Matthew 7:24-27 ESV “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on … Continue reading Where are You Building Your House?
Sensual Pleasures at War Within You
James 4:1-3 ESV “What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask. You ask and … Continue reading Sensual Pleasures at War Within You
We Must Be People of Faith
Psalms 71:1-3 ESV “In you, O Lord, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame! In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me; incline your ear to me, and save me! Be to me a rock of refuge, to which I may continually come; you have given the command to save me, … Continue reading We Must Be People of Faith
We are God’s House IF
Hebrews 3:5-11 ESV “Now Moses was faithful in all God's house as a servant, to testify to the things that were to be spoken later, but Christ is faithful over God's house as a son. And we are his house, if indeed we hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope. “Therefore, as … Continue reading We are God’s House IF
We Must Pay Much Closer Attention
Hebrews 2:1-4 ESV “Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. For since the message declared by angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution, how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared … Continue reading We Must Pay Much Closer Attention
Can Freedom of Speech be Bad?
Romans 5:3-5 ESV “Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.” Freedom of Speech … Continue reading Can Freedom of Speech be Bad?
It is No Longer I Who Live
Now, this will be another passage of Scripture which I am going to look at the broader message rather than the specific subject at hand, because the broader scope of this situation is what is most concerning today. Yes, in context, this is dealing with the subject of the Judaizers trying to convince Christians (or … Continue reading It is No Longer I Who Live
False Brothers and Slavery to Sin
Galatians 2:4-6 ESV “Yet because of false brothers secretly brought in—who slipped in to spy out our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, so that they might bring us into slavery— to them we did not yield in submission even for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel might be preserved for … Continue reading False Brothers and Slavery to Sin
Is Sin Crouching at Your Door?
1 John 3:11-16 ESV “For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. We should not be like Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil and his brother's righteous. Do … Continue reading Is Sin Crouching at Your Door?
Run With It 