God is Our…

Whom is it that you turn to in times of trouble? Is it a friend, spouse or maybe a pastor? David understood that none of these were good enough, our only true refuge and strength comes from God. While we can lean on others for support it is God we depend on to get us … More God is Our…

Not of This World

14 I have given to them Your word [the message You gave Me]; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world and do not belong to the world, just as I am not of the world and do not belong to it. 15 I do not ask You to take them out of the world, but that You keep … More Not of This World

Did Christ Become Sinful on Our Behalf?

Another in the Frequently Abused Verses Series In the lead-up to the Truth Matters conference in October, we will be focusing our attention on the sufficiency, authority, and clarity of Scripture. Of our previous blog series, none better embodies that emphasis than Frequently Abused Verses. The following entry from that series originally appeared on April 3, 2017.. … More Did Christ Become Sinful on Our Behalf?

Idols in America

Ah, sinful nation, A people loaded down with wickedness [with sin, with injustice, with wrongdoing], Offspring of evildoers, Sons who behave corruptly! They have abandoned (rejected) the Lord, They have despised the Holy One of Israel [provoking Him to anger], They have turned away from Him. Is 1:4(AMP) When I was growing up we had hero’s … More Idols in America

Mature Christian

12 [and He did this] to fully equip and perfect the saints (God’s people) for works of service, to build up the body of Christ [the church];13 until we all reach oneness in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, [growing spiritually] to become a mature believer, reaching to the measure of the fullness of … More Mature Christian

More Than A Comforter

 But the [a]Helper (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor—Counselor, Strengthener, Standby), the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name [in My place, to represent Me and act on My behalf], He will teach you all things. And He will help you remember everything that I have told you. (AMP) This is not one of the verses in (at … More More Than A Comforter

Jesus, our Example

Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of [a]witnesses [who by faith have testified to the truth of God’s absolute faithfulness], stripping off every unnecessary weight and the sin which so easily and cleverly entangles us, let us run with endurance and active persistence the race that is set before us, ² [looking away from all that … More Jesus, our Example

HIS Mercy

I love watching those DYI and home renovation shows on TV hey are about the only thing I enjoy on the TV anymore. The for a while now I have noticed that on just about every show when the project is done someone inevitably enters the looks at some part of the fixed up project … More HIS Mercy