“Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.” – John 15:15 Jesus Christ, here in the middle of His final sermon to the eleven disciples, declares that…
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We’re All Like Rahab
By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace. Hebrews 11:31 Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way? James 2:25 We’re all familiar with the story of Rahab,…
Off the High Horse
Please don’t take this the wrong way. I really don’t understand the obsession so many believers have with judging the eternal salvation of others. I see it among both Arminian and Calvinist believers, but probably worse among Calvinists. Look – the foundation of God stands sure having this seal, the Lord knows them that are…
Imperfect People
Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are… James 5:17 Most disciples feel completely inadequate to serve God in any capacity. Many times it is simply because we feel that we are not worthy, or perfect enough to serve God. Frankly, we are not perfect. We are undeniably imperfect, and will continue…
For the Furtherance of the Gospel
“But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel; So that my bonds are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places;” – Philippians 1:12-13 The Apostle Paul pens this epistle to the church at Philippi during his first…
Intimacy and Marriage in 1 Corinthians 7:5
“Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.” -1 Corinthians 7:5 The Apostle Paul gives two reasons why couples should not withhold intimacy from a each other. 1)…
Short Note on the New Birth
To say the new birth makes no difference, whatsoever, in a person’s life is just as much an error as insisting born again people will always grow more and more holy, persevering in righteous living until death, with death being the most holy point of their life in a practical sense. The reality is that…
Our Present Pilgrimage
“And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.” – Gen. 47:9 Jacob, as…
Evangelism Principles
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…