Where does eternal life come from? Where do we obtain glory? Is eternal life something we can earn? And thus keep a set of rules, or a code and do the right things and thus work our way into heaven? Most of us will say, “by no means.” We know that we are saved byContinue reading “Eternal Life”
Category Archives: Biblical
Good News…
And this good news of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the world, as a testimony to all the nations; and then the end will come. Good news?!?! We will have to endure all kinds of hardship and being turned over to the authorities and questioned and reviled because of Jesus. We will be hatedContinue reading “Good News…”
Refuge
Protect me O God for in you I take refuge. Have you ever had to take refuge? What does it mean to take refuge? Refuge is “shelter or protection from danger or distress.” I have taken refuge. When I was very young, 3 or 4, there was a great tornado that hit the area ofContinue reading “Refuge”
Hypocrite!
Woe to you, you hypocrite! Strong words from our savior here in the gospel of Matthew. Have you ever been called a hypocrite? I have. It is not a good feeling knowing someone knows you so well that the understand that you think one way, but act contrary to that. That is a hypocrite. IContinue reading “Hypocrite!”
Humble…
All who exalt themselves will be humbled, and all who humble themselves will be exalted. Why should you be humble? When I hear the word humble I think of the song, “O Lord it’s so hard to humble, when you’re perfect in every way.” Now none of us is perfect by any stretch of theContinue reading “Humble…”
Why do we give?
Why do we give this season? Why does it seam that during the holidays are hearts are open and our eyes see things we normal miss, and our ears hear things we normally selectively block out? It seems the last, the lost, the least and the little come to the for front in the holidays,Continue reading “Why do we give?”
In what do you place your trust?
We have so many things that can seem to be our savior or our god, and from time to time these things change. One day we may place our trust in Jesus our savior, and other days it maybe in our talents or our money. We may think we have it all together because ourContinue reading “In what do you place your trust?”
Trust
Psalm 25:1-2a To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul. O my God, in you I trust; Where does your trust lie? What is it that is your hope? The psalmist here asks the Lord to turn to them and to be gracious to them, for they are lonely and afflicted. They request reliefContinue reading “Trust”
Denominations and division…
It is these worldly people, devoid of the Spirit, who are causing divisions. (Jude 19) Do we have division in the body of Christ? Yes that is why there are so many denominations in the Christian church. Here is an article from Wikipedia that defines this division. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Christian_denominations) So what is that causes this division,Continue reading “Denominations and division…”
Who can stand before the Lord?
The psalmist asks, “If you, O LORD, should mark iniquities, Lord, who could stand?” And isn’t that the truth? Who amongst us can stand, because the Lord does mark our iniquities. He remembers the sins of the generations for many to come it says several times in the Bible. So who amongst us can stand? Continue reading “Who can stand before the Lord?”
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