“The integrity of the upright will guide them, but the perversity of the unfaithful will destroy them” (Prov 11:3). Integrity is defined as “the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles that you refuse to change” in the online Cambridge Dictionary. The righteous are characterized by integrity: “The righteous man walks in his … [Read more…]
“He who covers his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy” (Proverbs 28:13). Such is a truth taught not only in the Old Testament but also in the New. Christians are taught to confess their sins to God: “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to … [Read more…]
“For the kingdom of God is not food and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit” (Romans 14:17). There is great joy in being a citizen of the kingdom of God. Consider several reasons we can rejoice. There is great joy in being saved from our past sins. “But now having … [Read more…]
“Tradition” is a Biblical word. The word translated “tradition” in the New Testament means “a handing down or on” (Vine’s Expository Dictionary of Biblical words, p.639). On the one hand, there are traditions condemned by Jesus and His apostles, and on the other hand, there are traditions not only taught by the apostles but bound … [Read more…]
“For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work … [Read more…]
Galatians 5 provides a list of sins described as works of the flesh, and that list includes all kinds of sins proceeding from lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, and the pride of life. They are described as “evident” (NKJV, NASB) or “manifest” (KJV, ASV); they are apparent and obvious. Ask a man … [Read more…]
The period of the judges in Israel was characterized by repeated cycles of Israel departing from the Lord, the Lord chastening them by delivering them into the hand of their enemies, and the Lord in His longsuffering delivering them from their enemies. Within that history are stories of men and women of faith who did … [Read more…]
“But when he was strong his heart was lifted up, to his destruction, for he transgressed against the Lord his God by entering the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense. So Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him were eighty priests of the Lord – valiant … [Read more…]
In the late days of Judah before they were given into the hands of Babylon, some in Judah fled for protection in Egypt, settling in cities there. Just as they had been doing in the land of Judah, they likewise in Egypt provoked God to wrath with “the works of your hands, burning incense to … [Read more…]
As we read through Romans, we find several words that equate to the salvation received when one obeys the gospel of Christ. Each word has its own unique significance to help describe the completeness of salvation in Christ. Justification “But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being witnessed by the … [Read more…]