Ephesians 4: 22 Let him who steals steal no longer; but rather let him labor, performing with his own hands what is good, in order that he may have something to share with him who has need. Likely most of us think our labor is meant to meet our own needs. That is not, however, […]
John 16: 13 But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come. Okay, so here is my question. How is it that […]
Matthew 5: 44 Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you. Okay, now we are talking about serious spiritual warfare. This verse doesn’t look like warfare though, does it? None the less, this is where the rubber […]
John 3: 36 He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him. I’ve said it before – Christianity is more than the one time utterance of a salvation prayer. When Jesus went to the cross […]
1 John 3: 6 No one who abides in Him sins; no one who sins has seen Him or knows Him. Christians make a big deal about sin. It is kind of interesting really that people who have been redeemed from sin would be so sin conscious. But look, Jesus has solved the sin problem […]
2 John 1: 9 Anyone who goes too far and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God; the one who abides in the teaching, he has both the Father and the Son.The Apostle John is, besides Jesus, the expert on abiding. In this passage he shows us that we should […]
Joel 2:28 And it will come about after this that I will pour out My Spirit on all mankind. This pouring out is called The Pentecost. The record of this wonderful event is in the second chapter of Acts. God poured out His Spirit for all people. Jesus said of the Spirit, “That is the […]