Philippians 2.21 observes everyone looks out for their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.
Humanity is created by God to serve God and to live with God forever. Simple to understand largely ignored.
If there really is God it only makes sense that He would be our Creator. If we are created then it only makes sense it is to serve the Creator. (more…)
Ephesians 5:1-2 commands we become imitators of God, by walking in love.
Love is so hard and yet so easy. It is so hard to love others but so easy to love ourselves.
God is love. He loves everyone.
This belief is unique to Christianity and not shared by Muslims or Hindus. This is why they can murder mindlessly and keep people in oppressive Castes. (more…)
Ephesians 1:19 promises His incomparably great power for us who believe.
Power, most everyone wants it but few have ever managed having it well.
God promises power to His people, at least that is what the Apostle prays God’s church would know and understand.
The power God wants His people to experience is the same power that God exhibited when He raised Himself in Jesus from the dead. What is His power for? (more…)
Galatians 5.1 declares it is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Freedom to the Apostle, to God, does
not mean the same thing as we use the word freedom to mean.
We use freedom to mean doing anything we want without constraint. This was the freedom our forefathers wanted when they rebelled against God because they didn’t want to submit to His one limitation for their lives.
We continue to want this freedom over our lives; no rules, no constraint, no God. (more…)
2 Samuel 14.14 observes, like water spilled on the ground, which cannot be recovered, so we must die. But that is not what God desires; rather, He devises ways so that a banished person does not remain
banished from Him.
What a great description of God.
This description is not found in any other record book about God except the Bible. The Muslims don’t record such a description. The Hindus don’t record such a description. No other book records that God does not desire human death but devises ways to restore people to Him forever.
So why do people die? (more…)
Ezekiel 11.19 promises I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them; I will remove
from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh.
The purpose of religion is to make people better so that they can appease God and get along with one another better. It doesn’t work. (more…)
Psalm 66.20 describes God, Who has not rejected my prayer or withheld His love from me!
All Christians should go see the movie War Room. It is both a challenge and encouragement in the areas of prayer, marriage, parenting and priority.
The question gets asked in the movie about the priority of prayer in a professing Christian’s life. The character admits to not spending much time in that discipline. Most of us would probably echo that sentiment. (more…)
Ezekiel 3.20 describes when a righteous person turns from their righteousness and does evil, and I put a stumbling block before them, they will die. The righteous things that person did will not be
remembered…
While the love of God should move us toward Him the wrath of God should cause us pause. We have heard much of the love of God. Most non church attendees can quote John 3.16 about God so loving the world that He sent His ONLY Son etc. (more…)
Romans 16.26 describes the prophetic writings by the command of the eternal God, so that all the
Gentiles might come to the obedience that comes from faith.
Tolerance is the new desire among those who speak about world religions. The espoused perspectives are that God cannot really be known and that all the religions basically teach the same things.
This worldview leads to every person creating their own religion, their own perspective of Who God is and what God requires. The result of tolerance is ignorance, disobedience and confusion.
God is tolerant. (more…)
1 Samuel 16:7 observes the Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward
appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.
Its football season, my favorite sport and my favorite time of year. I am always amazed how fast and how big the players are in this game. The hits they deliver upon each other make me wonder if its really a good idea to play this sport. In football size and speed matter but not as much as heart. Every team has big and fast guys but not every team is filled with guys with great hearts. (more…)
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