“And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem” (Luke 9:51). Although Jesus’ crucifixion was still some six months away, He had completed the major portion of His ministry in Galilee and now would continue His ministry in Judea … [Read more…]
The gospel calls upon every man to repent: “Truly, the times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent” (Acts 17:30). To repent is to change one’s mind toward God (Acts 20:21) away from sin (Acts 8:22). Repentance is produced by Godly sorrow (2 Corinthians 7:9-10). Both the goodness of God … [Read more…]
Samuel was growing old and made his sons judges over Israel. But Israel wanted something else instead. And they had their reasons. Samuel’s sons did not walk in his ways; they perverted justice. Besides that, Israel had a solution – “make for us a king to judge us like all the nations” (1 Samuel 8:5). … [Read more…]
Brother or sister, do you ever wish you could live in a place where it would seem people are more godly? No matter where we are, ungodliness surrounds us, so how does God call on us to live? “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be … [Read more…]
An article in 2017 by a group that conducts research on cultural trends related to religion reported that one-tenth of the population self-identify as Christians and strongly agree that faith is important in their life but are “de-churched.” “De-churched” is a term the article uses to refer to people who have “attended church” in the … [Read more…]
It is said that the original meaning of the proverb “See no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil” is that one should avoid involvement in all evil. But over time, the phrase has come to describe the idea of turning a blind eye to wrong or ignoring bad behavior by pretending not to … [Read more…]
If I were the devil teaching the church how to grow, I would try to convince them that an increase in numbers is the true gauge of spiritual growth and that large numbers indicate approval from God. But Jesus said this: “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the … [Read more…]
When you depart this earthly life, will it matter, concerning your eternal destiny, whether… …your mother or father were righteous or wicked? No. Your eternal destiny will depend upon the deeds you’ve done in your body. “The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not bear the guilt of the father, nor the father … [Read more…]
What might one preach if he were asked to preach something non-controversial? Perhaps he could preach a sermon about the one true God “who made the world and everything in it,” (Acts 17:24). But that would be controversial to the idolater, just as with some in Athens who mocked when Paul preached that truth. For … [Read more…]
“For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit, by whom also He went and preached to the spirits in prison, who formerly were disobedient, when once the Divine longsuffering waited in … [Read more…]