by admin | May 19, 2024 | Christian Perfection, Contentment, Faith, Following Christ, Fruit of the Spirit, Grace, Obedience, Teachings of Jesus
We have all likely read Matthew 11:29 multiple times. Jesus said, “Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you shall find rest for your souls.” This is a partial quote from Jeremiah 6:16, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Stand by the...
by admin | Apr 28, 2024 | Christian Perfection, Discipleship, Faith, Following Christ, Fruit of the Spirit, Love, Teachings of Jesus
Paul provides another expression of meekness in 2 Corinthians 2:1-11. The context here is a transgression of some kind which was disciplined by the church. The object of this set of verses is repentance coupled with forgiveness. Where an individual has committed a...
by admin | Feb 18, 2024 | Doubt, Evangelism, Faith, Following Christ, Justification by Faith, Obedience, Salvation, Sin
That Jesus did not die for everyone is a statement I recently heard in a Calvinist/Reformed church, and it is apparently making its rounds in similar churches. Let me suggest from the beginning that this is an extremely problematic statement which is made out of...
by admin | Feb 11, 2024 | Christian Perfection, Discipleship, Faith, Following Christ, Holiness, Love, Obedience, Salvation
This is the final post in the series on 1 John. Much of chapter 5 has been covered in previous posts. We will just focus on 1 John 5:16-17 in this post. However, the words in these two verses can be confusing, so we will attempt to uncover what John is writing to us....
by admin | Feb 4, 2024 | Christian Perfection, Discipleship, Faith, Following Christ, Holiness, Love, Obedience, Salvation
1 John 4:7-21 is all about love – the love God has for the world in sending Christ to be the propitiation for sin and the love we can have for God through Christ. We have previously dealt quite a bit with love in 1 John, so the focus of this post will be 1 John 4:18,...
by admin | Jan 14, 2024 | Christian Perfection, Discipleship, Faith, Following Christ, Holiness, Love, Obedience, Salvation
There are false teachers in the world, and unfortunately, there are people in the world who inflict damage upon others. However, this is no excuse for not following Christ and committing our lives to Christ in obedience and righteousness. R.A. Torrey wrote along these...