The church is called "the body of Christ" several times in the New Testament, and individual christians are referred to as "members," different parts of the body of Christ. There are several things we learn from this beautiful description of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
When the Apostle declares that he will only glory in THE CROSS OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, he does not refer to the actual cross of wood on which our Lord died nor to crosses which adorn church property and hang from ears and necks. he refers to...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"When He is come, He will reprove the world of sin... because they believe not on Me" (John 16:8-9). Usually, when we think of conviction of sin we think of a strong feeling of guilt or remorse over things we have done. No doubt, feelings of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man" (Col. 4:6). When Paul wrote those words, he was not just urging us to talk ABOUT the grace of God (this we will do), he is telling us...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Psalm 62:2 - He only is my rock and my salvatino; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. There are five things mentioned in this Psalm concerning God's relationship to His people. God only is my Salvation. This word "ONLY" is a very...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Throughout the Bible, names were given that had great meanings: Jacob means cheat, supplanter; Caleb means faithful dog; Moses means drawn forth, taken out of the water. You see that the name says something about the person. Such is the case in...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Matthew 6:33 - But seek ye first the kingdon of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. We usually do things backwards, we seek the temporal things first and the eternal things last. Our Heavenly Father has...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
John 3:3, 5 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Matthew 8:2 "And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean." This Leper not only knew his need, but more importantly knew WHO he needed. He needed one who could make him clean. The...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
I don't know about you, but I much prefer a specific call to a general one any day. Have you ever received a general invitation from someone in the manner? .... "We want to have you over sometime" or "Why don't you all drop by for a visit?" Most...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
