“For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they render you neither useless nor unfruitful in the true knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. For he who lacks these qualities is blind or short-sighted, having forgotten his purification from his former sins.” — 2 Peter 1:8-9 I love to Read more…
“Though I have become like a wineskin in the smoke, I do not forget Your statutes.” – Psalm 119:83 NASB This is a weird looking phrase. “Wineskin in the smoke.” What does it really mean? What’s a wineskin? In the days we call Bible times, they had two primary ways Read more…
“But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, he is to be accursed! As we have said before, so I say again now, if any man is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what Read more…
I don’t remember the names but one person, I assume to be a Christian, tweeted the question. “What do atheists use to determine good from bad?” He brought up a valid question, one that I have thought about before, and a point that C.S. Lewis talks about in Mere Christianity. Read more…
“But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened the door, they saw him and were amazed.” — Acts 12:16 This is a story I’m sure most or all of us are familiar with. The chapter starts off with the Apostle Peter sitting in a Roman prison cell. He was Read more…
“Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord or of me His prisoner, but join with me in suffering for the gospel according to the power of God” – 2 Timothy 1:8 NASB If we know the book of Acts, we know Paul went through quite a Read more…
“Better is open rebuke Than love that is concealed.” — Proverbs 27:5 NASB Some might call it constructive criticism, and it should be delivered as such, but sometimes, even constructive criticism can hurt. People point things out that we don’t see as a problem. I’ve had family members and church Read more…
“I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.” — Galatians 2:20 Read more…
“The sins of some men are quite evident, going before them to judgment; for others, their sins follow after. Likewise also, deeds that are good are quite evident, and those which are otherwise cannot be concealed.” — 1 Timothy 5:24-25 NASB Today, we’re going to cover the second half of Read more…
“and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near.” — Hebrews 10:24-25 NASB In my studying and reading Read more…