by admin | Oct 15, 2023 | Christian Perfection, Discipleship, Faith, Following Christ, Holiness, Love, Obedience, Sin
I have been promising a study of 1 John, and this is the first in a series of posts on an expository study of 1 John. I hope you enjoy it and come away with spiritual growth! Let’s start with themes in 1 John and the overarching purpose of 1 John. Themes which recur...
by admin | Sep 20, 2023 | Christian Perfection, Following Christ, Holiness, Obedience, Personal Responsibility, Teachings of Jesus
Romans chapters 7 and 8 seem to be somewhat confusing to understand. Quite a number of folks stumble over the meaning of chapter 7, in which Paul makes the argument that the good we want to do we do not, and the evil we want to stop doing we still practice. Some folks...
by admin | Aug 27, 2023 | Christian Perfection, Discipleship, Following Christ, Teachings of Jesus
In Matthew 9:15-17, we find several important teachings from Jesus Christ. In verse 15, Christ is admonishing those who criticize the disciples for spending their time following Christ rather than prayer and fasting. Christ provides two important answers to their...
by admin | Aug 20, 2023 | Christian Perfection, Discipleship, Following Christ, Holiness, Obedience
Does God hold us fast or do we hold fast to God? Recently, I undertook a review of the Bible to try and answer this question. I found 52 verses among the King James Version of the Bible, New American Standard Bible, and English Standard Version (ESV). Of these, there...
by admin | Jul 9, 2023 | Christian Perfection, Evangelism, Following Christ, Holiness, Obedience, Teachings of Jesus
It is from Jesus in Matthew that we are first introduced to election in the New Testament. In Matthew chapters 22 through 25, Jesus refers to the elect as those who are to be spared from the coming judgment. However, I believe Jesus deals with election much earlier in...
by admin | May 6, 2023 | Christian Perfection, Culture and Cultural Decay, False Teaching, Justification by Faith, Salvation, Sin, Teachings of Jesus
People today still quote John 3:16 and Psalm 23 from the Bible. Matthew 7:1 also ranks in the top 5 of the most quoted and memorized verses in the Bible. Matthew 7:1-5 contains the famous text, “Do not judge.” This passage is, however, also one of the most twisted out...