Obedience unlocks the riches of the Christian experience. Prayer prompts and nurtures obedience, putting the heart into the proper frame of mind to desire obedience.Of
Lord your God and turn from the way that I command you today by following other gods which you have not known (Deut. 11: 26–28, NIV). The curse is the judgment of God on disobedience, on
John Wesley señaló una vez que él no tenía en mucha estima a los ministros que no pasaban al menos cuatro horas diarias en oración.
Jesus went on, Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit (v. 2). This verse sets forth a major emphasis on the...
Jesus suffered so deeply because the extent of evil in the world is so vast. Every consequence of every sin of each one of His people was placed on Him. To carry this dreadful burden was His vocation....
James 1:13 specifically says that God tempts no one. God may test, but He never tempts to evil. A test is for growth; temptation is toward evil. Not
It certainly takes grace to able to find joy in our hearts when people are experiencing joy over a gain that is, in some way, our loss. This involves more than just baseball games. It involves countle...
Indeed, as others have said, the most dangerous place in the United States for a human being is inside the womb of a woman.
In the ancient world, Greeks and Romans supported abortion and infanticide, but the Jewish and Christian communities did not.
In recent years, discussion has emerged on whether evangelism is even an appropriate enterprise of the church. Yet it seems unthinkable to me that a church should consider whether evangelism is an app...
In Old Testament Israel, drunkenness was a problem, and God spoke against drunkenness and saw it as a serious sin. But the problem was the drunkenness, not the drink.
If the cause is apart from me, then I am a victim of coercion. If the cause is from within me, then my choices are self-determined or free.Think
If I were the devil (please, no comment), one of my first aims would be to stop folk from digging into the Bible. Knowing that it is the Word of God, teaching people to know and love and serve the God...
He is the author of more than sixty books, including The Holiness of God, Chosen by God, The Invisible Hand, Faith Alone, A Taste of Heaven, Truths We Confess, The Truth of the Cross, and The Prayer o...
Have you ever considered the deeper implications of the slightest sin, of the most minute peccadillo? What are we saying to our Creator when we disobey Him at the slightest point? We are saying no :o...
Have mercy upon me, 0 God, According to Your lovingkindness; According to the multitude of Your tender mercies, Blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, And cleanse me from my...
Good preachers work hard with the text. They want to make the sermon as accurate as possible. They also want to make it as interesting as possible. They want to persuade, admonish, and exhort, yet not...
God’s priority is that people understand his holy character. People may not feel their need of that, but there is nothing they need more than to have their minds exploded in their understanding of who...
God's kingdom will never come where His name is not considered holy.
God does not need our consent in order to govern us. He made us, so He has an intrinsic right to rule over us.