Every Christian is called to be a leader of sorts, at some level, because all of us are given a mandate to teach and to influence others.
Another of the disciples said to Him, ‘Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.’ The phrase bury my father did not refer to a funeral service but was a colloquialism for awaiting the father’s d...
You’ve probably had a similar experience with someone you know. I’ve already recounted the stories of three of my closest friends—one in high school, one in college, and one in seminary—who seemed so...
Your security from divine judgment doesn’t depend on living a perfect life but on being sheltered by the blood of Christ.
When you worry, you are saying in effect, God, I just don’t think I can trust You. Worry strikes a blow at the person and character of God.
Todavía como en la antigüedad, el hombre por sí mismo recibe su precio. Por treinta piezas Judas se vendió a sí mismo, no a Cristo1.
The remarkable thing about those statements is not the profundity of their sentiments as such, but that they were expressed in the midst of very difficult times for the church. It was attempting to su...
The profession of faith that never evidences itself in righteous behavior is a dead faith ( James 2:17), being no better than that of the demons (v. 19). This is not to say that true believers never s...
The only way you can be saturated with the thoughts of Christ is to saturate yourself with the Book that is all about Him.
The kind of praise the Father seeks is not a cacophony of mindless pandemonium.
The great miracle of redemption is not that we accept Christ, but that He accepts us.
Prayer is beyond any question the highest activity of the human soul. Man is at his greatest and highest when upon his knees he comes face to face with God.1
Pisteuō (believes) carries the basic idea of trusting in, relying on, having faith in.
Pero nuestro Señor no mandó a sus discípulos a proclamar un mensaje flexible que tuviera que ser revisado en cada generación; y la misión de la iglesia no es ganar la admiración del mundo.
People can deny reality, and they can distract themselves with fantasy, but they cannot change the fact that one day they will stand before God (Hebrews 9:27). At that moment, the riches, pleasures, a...
Martyn Lloyd-Jones once wrote, Prayer is beyond any question the highest activity of the human soul. Man is at his greatest and highest when upon his knees he comes face to face with God.1
Los padres deben estar muy claros en esto: El comportamiento no es la cuestión crucial. Un cambio en el comportamiento no va a resolver el problema de raíz del niño. Un cambio en el comportamiento sin...
Joshua represents a type of Christ in name and in deed.
Isaiah 55:1 describes salvation as God’s gift, yet refers to buying: Every one who thirsts, come to the waters; and you who have no money come, buy and eat. Come, buy wine and milk without money and w...
I think they do more damage to Christianity than the most committed atheist.