3 For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and discouraged in your souls. 7 If you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom a father does not chasten? Hebrews 12:3,7 NKJV) As a Christian have you ever been in a […]
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The Critical Eighteen Inches Part 3 The Journey from Head Knowledge to Heart Revelation Have you ever been envious or jealous of someone, maybe even the unrighteous? Of course we have, because we have what the Bible calls the “old man.” The Apostle Paul calls these the “deeds of the flesh”, “Now the deeds […]
But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love (I Corinthians 13:13 NASB). Love 101 Have you ever heard of a course in a Bible school or seminary called “Love 101”? There is a reason you don’t have such courses; you don’t learn how to love in a […]
Does not even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him, (I Corinthians 11:14 NASB) Is your hair too long? The scripture above seems to indicate that long hair is prohibited for Christian men, but what about Samson and John the Baptist? Samson in the Old […]
….Yes, we know that “we all have knowledge” about this issue. But while knowledge makes us feel important, it is love that strengthens the church (I Corinthians 8:1 NLT) The world is in a frantic race for knowledge, but knowledge without wisdom it is like a horse without a carriage. It is not going […]
Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you thinks that he is wise in this age, he must become foolish, so that he may become wise (I Corinthians 3:18 NASB). It is possible to be converted to Christ but still be carnal in nature. The church in Corinth was a perfect example […]
but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong, 28 and the base things of the world and the despised God has chosen, the things that are not, so that He may nullify the […]
‘But if you do not obey Me and do not carry out all these commandments, if, instead, you reject My statutes, and if your soul abhors My ordinances so as not to carry out all My commandments, and so break My covenant (Leviticus 26:14-15 It has been suggested that in this portion of scripture there […]
“‘Follow my decrees and be careful to obey my laws, and you will live safely in the land. Then the land will yield its fruit, and you will eat your fill and live there in safety (Leviticus 25:18-19 NASB). It is obedience and not a human effort that leads to […]
For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love which you have shown toward His name, in having ministered and in still ministering to the saints (Hebrews 6:10 NASB). In this verse Paul affirmed the brethren in their Christian service, but very carefully set a pattern for their service. He […]