Salvation Then Works
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them....
Attrited
Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us. Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven,...
Hope And Vision
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the commandment of God our Savior and the Lord Jesus Christ, our hope. – 1 Timothy 1:1. Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision, but declared first to those in Damascus and in Jerusalem, and throughout all the region...
Fighting The Good Fight
For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every...
Life Goes On
But Mary stood outside by the tomb weeping, and as she wept she stooped down and looked into the tomb. And she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. Then they said to...
Facing Fear – With Fear
A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, on Shigionoth. O LORD, I have heard Your speech and was afraid; O LORD, revive Your work in the midst of the years! – Habakkuk 3:1-2a. When I heard, my body trembled; my lips quivered at the voice; rottenness entered my bones; and...
Facing Fear – Absolute Faith
Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. – Isaiah 41:10. Today there is another reason for fear, in addition to the approach of...
Clear Consciences
Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished, but he who gathers by labor will increase. – Proverbs 13:11. When I was about five or six years old I was on a rare shopping trip with my mother. We were in a clothing store (Anthony’s) when I saw a $20.00...
Just A Little Fire
See how great a forest a little fire kindles! And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell....
When Things Go “Bump” In The Night
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. – 2 Timothy 1:7. And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all...