Any faith that leaves us unprepared for suffering is a false faith that deserves to be abandoned. Genuine
What we love about this life are the things that resonate with the life we were made for. The things we love are not merely the best this life has to offer—they are previews of the greater life to com...
What we should see in the real Beatitudes is not merely that the words of Jesus exalt good character instead of bad but that good character brings happiness and bad character brings misery.
Whatever is given to Christ is immediately touched with immortality.
When Christ died on the cross for us, he said, It is finished (John 19:30). The Greek word translated it is finished was commonly written across certificates of debt when they were canceled. It meant...
When God provides more money we often think, This is a blessing. Yes, but it would be just as scriptural to say, This is a test. Abundance isn’t God’s provision for me to live in luxury. It’s his prov...
When I believe ultimate happiness is found only in God, then I will shut out distractions and open His Word.
When I speak elsewhere in the book of the multifaceted joys of the resurrected life in the new universe, some readers may think, But our eyes should be on the giver, not the gift; we must focus on God...
When Yesu is everything to you, it is impossible not to speak of him.
When an atheist enjoys the cool breeze of a sunny autumn day as he writes his treatise saying God doesn’t exist, the ultimate source of his pleasure remains God. God is the author of the universe itse...
When hard times come, people should lose their faith in false doctrine, not in God.
When men know they cannot hope in a country, in a political belief, or in themselves, they become free to hope in God.
When our sin reached its full horror, God’s love was displayed in all its glory. If you doubt God’s love for you, look at the cross.
When we become proud, we operate outside the grace God only gives to the humble. Humility preserves us; pride destroys us.
When we fail to acknowledge God as the Source of all good things, we fail to give Him the recognition and glory He deserves. We separate God from joy, which is like trying to separate heat from fire o...
When we offend everybody, we’ve declared truth without grace. When we offend nobody, we’ve watered down truth in the name of grace. John 1:14 tells us Jesus came full of grace AND truth. Let’s not cho...
When you once had faith and no longer do, I suppose it’s like a woman carrying a dead baby. The sight of live babies becomes painful.
Whenever we have excess, giving should be our natural response. It should be the automatic decision, the obvious thing to do in light of Scripture and human need.
Whether or not the tithe is still the minimal measure of those firstfruits, I ask myself, Does God expect His New Covenant children to give less or more? Jesus raised the spiritual bar; He never lower...
Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted (Matthew 23:12).
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