by admin | Aug 18, 2024 | Christian Perfection, Following Christ, Fruit of the Spirit, Holiness, Relationships, Salvation, Sin, Teachings of Jesus
Recently, I watched a short PragerU video by Dennis Prager in which he said that our greatest need today is gratitude. It’s hard to disagree, because there is no doubt that ingratitude causes a myriad of calamity in our own lives as well as in society at large....
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 | Apr 7, 2024 | Christian Perfection, Contentment, Discipleship, Following Christ, Fruit of the Spirit, Holiness, Love, Teachings of Jesus
There is an interesting verse at 1 Corinthians 6:7, “Actually, then, it is already a defeat for you, that you have lawsuits with one another. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be defrauded?” The concept is straightforward. It is based on two instructions from...
by admin | Jun 18, 2023 | Discipleship, Following Christ, Fruit of the Spirit, Grace, Holiness, Teachings of Jesus
In Matthew 18:15-20, Jesus teaches on the principles of church discipline. Unfortunately, the concept of discipline is sorely lacking in today’s churches. Recently, there have been grant and hurtful scenes unfolding in our churches were discipline could have prevented...
by admin | Aug 1, 2013 | Christian Perfection, Fruit of the Spirit
Our study on the Fruit of the Spirit is now concluded. In each of the individual components of the fruit, the emphasis is not what we are capable of, but rather the work of the Holy Spirit. If we could in and of ourselves express all of the components of the fruit,...