Many times, zealous Christians will make statements such as “There is only one gospel in the Bible” or “The prophets, apostles and true Christians today all preach the same thing.” Thankfully, many of these individuals do rightly understand that the shed blood of Christ is the only means by which sinners can be justified before God today, and we... Continue Reading →
Romans 14:15 – But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died. In this section of the book of Romans, the apostle is addressing those that are strong in the faith. Among other things, the strong are characterized as those... Continue Reading →
“Provide Things Honest in the Sight of All Men.” ~ Romans 12:17 ~ Our Father instructs us not to recompense evil for evil in the preceding proposition. Yet, now He instructs us what to “provide…in the sight of all men.” The simple thought that we are to “provide” something other than “evil” for the “evil”... Continue Reading →
2 Timothy 2:8 – Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel: The resurrection of Christ is a truth that is based both upon faith and history. The historical events that led to the crucifixion of Jesus, His subsequent entombment and bodily resurrection the third... Continue Reading →
"And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. And he said... Continue Reading →
Rom 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. Rom 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and... Continue Reading →
“Now to Him that is of power…to God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen.”{Rom 16:25-27} To conclude this extraordinary treatise the apostle Paul hearkens, one last time, to where the power and wisdom of the son and daughter of God comes from. The power and wisdom of the son and daughter... Continue Reading →
When we come to Paul in the word of God, we are well into the narrative of God’s work with man in time, for it is not until the seventh chapter of the book of Acts that we encounter this individual that, at the time, was known as Saul (Acts 7:58). From the record of... Continue Reading →
Exodus 23:2-3 – Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment: Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause. Have you ever heard of “mob mentality”? It describes the peculiar affinity of human beings to get caught up... Continue Reading →
Eph. 2:4-5 – But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) One thing that is clear in God’s word is that mankind’s only hope is the grace of God. Strip... Continue Reading →
Philippians 4:5 - Let your moderation be known unto all men... Moderation is a trait by which the son/daughter of God should be known. Venturing into the extreme is a tendency of our flesh and it can occur on either side of the truth both in a good thing and in a bad thing. ... Continue Reading →
1Co 16:1 now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye. 1Co 16:2 Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come. As this world’s economic problems... Continue Reading →
Grace Recovery, Part 3 If you keep struggling with life’s troubles, worry, stress, anxiety, anger, drugs, drinking…. The Bible has the answer to your problem. An unsaved man is in Adam and has a dead Spirit. Therefore the soul has no choice but to look to the body or flesh to know how to function.... Continue Reading →
John 8:12 – Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. John 9:5 – As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. Acts 5:30 – The... Continue Reading →
It hath pleased them verily; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister unto them in carnal things. {Romans 15:27} Of course one thing is to not understand that we are partakers of Israel's spiritual things, but another thing... Continue Reading →
Grace Recovery If you keep struggling with life’s troubles, worry, stress, anxiety, anger, drugs, drinking…. The Bible has the answer to your problem. Before we can deal with the issues of life and knowing the doctrine that God gives us to handle these things. First thing we must have settled is where you are going... Continue Reading →
Isa. 53:5 – But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities… In Isa. 53, the prophet is outlaying the means by which the redemption of Jehovah’s nation would be accomplished. Per the terms of the law contract, the nation’s transgressions had yielded the bitter fruit of covenantal chastening, and their... Continue Reading →
1Co 2:10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. 1Co 2:11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.... Continue Reading →
Romans 1:16-19 – For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall... Continue Reading →
Romans 5:16 – And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification. In Romans 5, Paul the apostle delineates the security of the “hope” that we have in Christ. Having expounded the fundamentals... Continue Reading →
SUPPLY OF GRACE 