Questions and answers relating to Christian conduct
A Man With “I” Trouble In Luke chapter 12, Jesus told a parable about a certain rich man who had “I” trouble. Not “eye” spelled e-y-e; But “I” as in the personal pronoun, “I”. He was guilty of the sin, of “I, Me, Mine”. The sin of “I, Me, Mine”, is when you’re only concerned about yourself, and not about anyone else, and especially not…
Think About This Quote I read a quote the other day, that I didn’t understand at first. But then after I thought about it a while, I believe that the meaning occurred to me. And I think that we can make application of it, in regards to our own spiritual lives. Let me read to you the quote; “Pride is the first shirt that you put on, and…
Accountability for Sin The bible says, in Genesis 3, verses 7 thu 10; “Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; And they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loin coverings. They heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife…
Think About the Glory of Your Spirit.. Think about the glory of your spirit, and the glory of every Christian’s spirit. Most people spend far too much time thinking about the glory of their appearance, but spend very little time thinking about the glory of their spirit. But everyone is born with a glorious spirit. God said in Genesis 1, verse 26; “Let…
What Your Anger Says About You I read a comment recently that made me stop and think. The comment suggested that the things which make us angry, say a lot about us, as human beings, and as Christians. And I realized that there’s a lot of truth in that statement, especially for the Christian. Christians have no business feeling angry, about a lot of the things that we…
Does your Spirit Possess the Proper Spirit ? In 1968, Kenny Rogers was with a group called The First Edition, and they recorded a song called “I Just Dropped In, To See What Condition My Condition Was In”. And that became the chorus of the song.. “To see what condition my condition was in”. I suppose maybe you’d call that, a play-on-words, and the reason that I…
God is on My Side ! Psalm 56, verse 9 says; “Then shall my enemies turn back, in the day that I call; This I know, that God is for me!” Psalm 111:6 says; “Jehovah is on my side, I will not fear. What can man do unto me?” Is God on Your Side ? I want to read a quote from Jesus. …
Tis The Season The bible tells us, in Ecclesiastes 3, verse 1; “For everything, there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven.” A “season” is a definite, appointed time; A “time” appointed by God. We’re told in verse 2; “There is, a “time to be born, and a time to die”. Galatians 4, verse 4 says; “But when the fullness of time…
James Chapter 3, Verse 1 Verse 1, of James Chapter 3, says; “Let not many of you become teachers, my brethren, knowing, that we will receive greater, judgment.” A “teacher” in that verse, refers to someone who teaches God’s word. And so it refers to.. someone who is “equipped” and “qualified”, to teach others, about God’s will, and about God’s plan of salvation, and about our…
Christ Is My Life Would you open your bibles to the book of Galatians, and follow along with me as I read just one verse. I’d like you to be able to actually look at the verse, so that you can really think about what’s being said. The verse is Galatians chapter 2, verse 20. Here’s what the apostle Paul said in that verse; “I…
Separate from the World, Joined to Christ I want to begin by quoting a scripture, and I’d like you to hang onto this quote, and think about it as we go through this study this morning. This is from Psalm 116, verses 9 & 10; “I will walk before Jehovah, in the land of the living. I have believed, therefore I have spoken.” There’s…
How Dare Anyone, Contradict the Word of God! Our topic is contradicting the word of God. How dare anyone contradict, what God has said.. What God has ordained! “For the Lord of Hosts has purposed, and who shall disannul it? His hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?” (Isaiah 14:27) Is a human being going to change God’s plan of salvation,…
How Dare You Contradict God ! Have you ever heard someone say these words.. “How dare you!” Why would someone say that? Would it be because you questioned their truthfulness? Would it be because you opposed their authority? Would it be because someone openly defied what you had told them? Imagine this; Imagine you have a child, who comes home from school, and asks if they can…
What Prayer, Is Not Last week we talked about prayer, with the main focus being on what prayer is. And of course, to put it very simply, prayer is talking to God. It’s talking to the Almighty God, the creator and sustainer of all things; And it’s talking to our Father in heaven, and it’s talking to the one who should be, our very closest friend. And…
What is Prayer ? This will be at least a two-part lesson, this week and next week. Today I’d like to talk about, What is prayer? Next week I want us to consider what prayer is NOT. But for now, what is prayer? Prayer is simply talking to God. There’s nothing mysterious about prayer, and there’s nothing complicated about it, or hard to understand, it’s simply…
Exercising Self-Control Today I’d like you to think about self-control. A Christian is expected to exercise self-control, no matter what comes our way in life. In our times of difficulty, and in our times of sadness, and in our times of anger, and even in our times of celebration. Self-control, is one of the “fruits of the Spirit”, listed in Galatians 5, verses 22 & 23. …
A Sanctuary Church I saw an advertisement on the internet last week that made the proclamation that The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, has passed a measure declaring their entire denomination to be a “sanctuary church” for migrants, including those who entered the United States illegally. How should we feel about that? Is that a good thing, or is it a sad thing? How should a Christian…
1 Samuel Chapter 17; David and Goliath Read 1 Samuel 17:1 thru 11.. All the people of Israel, including king Saul, were afraid of Goliath the giant of the Philistines. You know, Saul was a big man himself, especially compared to the average Israelite. It’s estimated that the average height of an Israelite was only about five, or five and a half foot tall. One…
Disappointment Have you ever been disappointed by the actions of another? Sure you have, everyone, at some time or another has been disappointed by what someone else has done. Have you ever been the one who has disappointed someone else? I’m sure that I have. I’m not happy with that fact, but I’m sure that it’s happened. In just very casual relationships, I’ve come to…
God’s Math Is Not Our Math In the world we live in, two plus two always equals four, and two divided by two always equals one. But that’s not always true in God’s world. God seems to add and divide differently than we do. Let me give you an example of that.. In Mathew 14, verses 17 thru 20, we have the story of how Jesus feed…