Over the past couple of days some of my meditations have been drawn toward biblical evangelism. Below are some observations of proper principles concerning both biblical evangelism and how to interact with other Christians about the gospel. • Preaching the gospel by necessity always has to involve preaching the Gospel. Simply doing good works does…
Author: Joshua Winslett
Reasons to Forgive
Reasons to forgive found in 2 Corinthians 2:10-11 “To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the person of Christ; Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.”…
The Controversy of Exclusivity
If I were to ask you what is the first controversy within the New Testament Church, what would be your answer? Most likely you would run to Acts 15 or Galatians 2. Whereas those are pivotal moments in biblical Church history, they are not the first recorded inner church controversy. Acts 6 actually records the…
Praying for our Leaders
Regrettably, I often fail to pray for our leaders as I ought. I do hope that as this year progresses that my devotion to this endeavor will be rekindled for our current President, as well as other various city, county, state, and Federal leaders. Recently we saw our “Inauguration Day” where we observe the peaceful…
Moving Past the Pleasantries of Prayer
“…..yet ye have not, because ye ask not.” -James 4:2b We often use certain expressions that involve prayer to relay our empathy toward others. Expressions as “praying for you” or “you are in our prayers.” Unfortunately, without realizing it we soon turn our empathetic phrases into common pleasantries. The context of the above verse suggests…
Encouragement for Parents and Children, Especially the Mothers
Upon reading last Saturday morning I was quite struck by the below quote. Quote from Practical Suggestions for “The Common People”, Chapter 14-Home Influence, by Elder J. H. Oliphant. (1904) “As a rule, children are dearer to parents than parents are to children. The children’s best interest make the burden of parents, not only while…
A simple principle found in Acts 12:7-8
“And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands. And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And so…
James 1:26-27 – “If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain. Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.”…
Christian Revivals
Christian revivals generally have not come through positive thinking, trendiness, political movements, or Jesus flavored motivational speeches. Even social change itself has not been a catalyst for religious revival. A gospel centered revival usually brings social change, not the other way around. With this said, revivals have generally come through humble Bible based, God honoring…