Tradition tells us that he was a man of prayer, and this explains the emphasis on prayer in his letter. It was said that he prayed so much, his knees were as hard as a camel’s!
The heart of every problem is the problem in the human heart—rebellion against God.
One of the key words in this letter is comfort or encouragement. The Greek word means called to one’s side to help. The verb is used eighteen times in this letter, and the noun eleven times. In spite...
Just look at the problems James dealt with and you can see that each of them is characteristic of little children: • Impatience in difficulties—1:1–4 • Talking but not living the truth—2:14ff. • No co...
Is your heart hungering and thirsting after personal holiness?
Instead, John emphasizes that Jesus is the Creator, the only begotten of the Father, the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world, and even the I AM
In summary, Isaiah had an immediate word of warning to both Israel and Judah that Assyria was on the march and would be used by God to punish them for their sins. Occasionally, Isaiah used this invasi...
In marriage, two become one, and this miracle must never be forgotten. Marriage means that a man and a woman must no longer say mine and yours; they should say only ours. If one of them has a ministry...
In his High Priestly prayer, he said, I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do (John 17:4). He could shout the word tetelestai because he was a faithfu...
If your life is broken right now, be encouraged that God knows what is going on in your life and will restore you. Until He does, rejoice in Him and praise His name.
If you devote your life only to the pursuit of happiness, you will be miserable; however, if you devote your life to doing God’s will, you will find happiness as well.
God’s love is unconditional, and salvation is a free gift from God that can only be received by faith and responded to with love.
God wants us to do His will from our hearts (Eph. 6:6). If our heart is wrong toward God, our entire life will be wrong, no matter how successful we may appear to others.
General Douglas MacArthur said, In war there is no substitute for victory.
Faith in God’s promises is the only way to find peace in the midst of trouble. You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You (26:3 NKJV).
Do you want life and joy? Here’s the secret: Live on God’s path, live in His presence, and live for His pleasures.
Children operate on the basis of feeling, but adults operate on the basis of will. They act because it is right, no matter how they feel.
But in His grace, He has given us the privilege of prayer so that we might share in His great
Because churches have gotten away from God’s wisdom and have substituted man’s wisdom, we have serious doctrinal differences among various churches. Men have gone beyond that which is written (1 Cor....
A igreja não precisa de maquiagem, e, sim, de cirurgia. (p. 12)