You can’t begin to talk about what it means to live a slothful Christian life until you understand what the purpose of Christianity is. Many have made the decision to be Christian out of a heartfelt desire to do good and live a morally acceptable life. Religion has taught people that this is what Christianity …
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Have you claimed your righteousness?
What am I talking about? Let me ask you a question? Are you righteous? Wait…before you answer, let me make a qualification. Answer yes and then tell me how you feel. Do you feel like a hypocrite? Do you feel like you’re not in the category of saints that have the right to say yes? …
Names of God – His nature character and will revealed
We’ve all heard these quoted from the Bible. The Lord is my provider The lord is my healer The lord is my peace…and many more are revealed in the Old Testament and fulfilled in Jesus Christ. But do we believe it? Let’s take one. The Lord is my Provider (Jehovah Jireh –Hebrew) You might say …
Revelation of God’s Word
When I think about revelation, I see it like a person learning a second language. When you first begin learning what the words are in another language, they don’t mean anything to you. They’re just sounds, and ones you’re not familiar with or comfortable pronouncing. Even after much repetition, having trained ourselves in the correct …
What is truth?
Today, many in the world have latched on to the phrase “personal truth.” When I hear someone say, this is my truth, or for me, this is what’s true. It immediately takes me to Pilate’s response to Jesus in the book of John in which Jesus says, John 18:37 “For this cause I was born, …
Life in the New Covenant
Brothers and Sisters, as Christians, there should be a difference between us and those that are not saved. We have the life of Christ in us! If the world cannot tell a difference between us and them, how will they know God? The book of Acts is full of the demonstration of the kingdom of …
Meditating on the Word of God
The easiest way to lose what you know in your heart is to neglect what you know in your mind. What does that mean? Many times Christians receive revelation, or understanding of the will of God. A promise will come alive in their heart, wisdom for a situation; faith for a need is born. Then …
Encourage yourself in the Lord
What are you confessing? What is a confession? In a court of law, a confession is an acknowledgement or admission, most often regarding having done something wrong, thereby being an admission of guilt. Even in the Church, the act of confessing has been given a negative connotation by religion; limiting the purpose and benefits to …
God’s Word – Our Spiritual Mirror
James 1:22-25 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; or he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. But he who looks into the perfect …
Where are you dwelling?
Psalm 91:1-2 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.” Sometimes people feel that they are showing their “concern, love and support” by staying up on the latest…whether …