"Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it." (Prov.22:6) Husbands and wives who have been brought to believe God's Gospel and rest in Christ's righteousness alone as their only hope and cause of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
When the frightened jailor asked Paul and Silas this question in Acts 16, he revealed a lot about the natural man's false concept of salvation. When faced with hardship and impending judgement, men always want to do something to get right with...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"Search the Scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. And YE WILL NOT COME TO ME, that ye might have life."(John 5:39,40)I find it amazing that unregenerate, lost, moral sinners WILL COME to...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Like every other person on this planet I was raised by well-intentioned, though misinformed people who taught me "we're all God's children" and that we are "our brother's keeper". This sounded logical to my human nature and understanding, so I...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
I hear religious people make the following statement all the time: "All I want to do is give glory to God." My thoughts are always the same when I hear this kind of statement: WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT? Do you mean by that you want to hold your...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
I find it amazing that those who claim to believe God's Gospel, claim to have rested and called upon Christ as "the Lord our Righteousness", use social media, e.g., Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, as though the same rules that apply in the real...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"Now FAITH is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by IT the elders OBTAINED A GOOD REPORT."(Heb.11:1,2) Here's a good question that demands an answer: From WHOM did these ancient justified saints "OBTAIN A GOOD...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. Hereby...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Like most of you I was raised in a deeply religious family, brought to church by my parents for every service and every event. Like most of you, I was taught by well intentioned individuals those things they considered important in religion. Like...[ abbreviated | read entire ]