Questions and answers relating to Christian conduct
Scripture Reading; John 15:1 thru 11 Our newspaper article this week is going to be about that parable of the vine and the branches. And so I thought we all should review that lesson from Jesus. Jesus began His lesson with these words; “I am the Vine, the True..” In other words, “I am the true vine..” In this little analogy, it’s the vine, that gives life…
Scripture Reading; 1 Peter 2:4 thru 8 “For it is contained in scripture”, verse 6 says; Behold, I lay in Zion, a choice stone, a precious corner stone. And he who believes in Him shall not be disappointed.” (the old testament scripture where that’s found, is Isaiah 28:16) “This preciousness then, (or, this precious value) is for you who believe. However, for those who disbelieve, the stone…
Scripture Reading; 1 John 4:7 thru 21 (Please read) I’m going to read the words of the chorus from that song that’s called, “angry Words”. And I want to ask you to repeat the words to your self, as I read them. They have to do with exactly what that scripture reading was all about. Here we go; “Love one another.. thus saith…
Where He Leads Me I Will Follow 272 years after the great flood, in around 2100 BC, a man named Abram was born. His father’s name was Terah, and they lived in a country called Mesopotamia, in the district of Chaldea, in the city of Ur. And it says in Genesis 11, verse 31; “And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot, his grandson, the son of…
Was Jesus Jewish or Christian or Both? I had someone ask me last week; “Was Jesus a Christian? And I said; No, Jesus wasn’t a Christian. How could he have been? He was a Jew who lived under the old covenant law. A Christian lives under the new covenant law. So Christ wasn’t a Christian. The fella I was talking to couldn’t understand that. He said; How could…
Does the Spirit of God Dwell in You? Turn to 1 Corinthians chapter 6 if you would. Verse 19 says; “Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the holy Spirit in you, which you have from God, and you are not your own?” “The holy Spirit, in you..” The KJV adds the word “which”; “The holy Spirit which is in…
“I say, You are gods” In Psalm 82:6, the Lord says; “I say, You are gods.” Those words have caused a lot of wondering, and have led to a lot of theories about the nature of man. One man said that we are all created with a “divine nature”. That’s what he thinks it means to be created “in the likeness of God”. His belief is that…
The Third Commandment I want to talk about one of the ten commandments. Even though we’re not living under the old law, and even though we’re not subject to the ten commandments, we can still learn about God, from those commandments. The commandment I want to talk about is the third commandment, found in Exodus 20, verse 7. It says; “You shall not take the name of the…
Will you escape? That’s the question. Hebrews 2, verse 3 asks us the question; “How shall we escape, if we neglect so great a salvation?” We need to escape the condition, of eternal torment and suffering, that the bible calls hell! But how are we going to escape hell, if we neglect the salvation that God has offered us? You tell me, How are we gonna do…
“As long as everything is exactly the way I want it, I’m totally flexible.” Are you totally flexible? The bible talks about those who aren’t. Do you know what the bible means when it talks about someone having a “hard heart”? In Mathew 19:3, some Pharisees started questioning Jesus, trying to find fault with Him. And so they said; “Is it lawful for a man…
The Thousand Year Reign, from Revelation chapter 20 Our previous lesson was called, “Does The Bible Teach A Thousand Year Reign”. In that lesson we learned that the thousand years isn’t a literal period of time, but that it represents the fullness of the reign of Christ in His kingdom, before He delivers up the kingdom to the Father in heaven. Go ahead and review that lesson now…
The Letter of the Law Do you know what “the letter of the law” is? Well, it’s quite simple actually. The phrase “the letter of the law”, refers to the exact words of the law. It means, the law exactly as it is written. And it could refer to any law. Sometimes people use the phrase “the letter of the law”, in reference to the bible, and they…
“No one who is born of God, practices sin..” 1 John 3:9 Last week I mentioned that people sometimes go to extremes. One person thinks that they’re always in sin, and needing forgiveness, and another person thinks that they never sin. I would certainly hope that no Christian would constantly be in sin. And I’m quite certain that no Christian, never sins. The bible tells us…
There is a Sin unto Death Last week I talked about the idea of two classifications of sin; Mortal and venial sin. A mortal sin being a sin that brings death, unless repented of and forgiven. Whereas a venial sin would be a sin that does not incur death, and would not require any action to be forgiven. Of course that’s a bunch of hogwash according to the bible. …
A Lesson From 2 Peter Chapter 1 Verse 1 says; “Simon Peter, a bond-servant and apostle of Jesus Christ; To those who have received a faith, equally precious as ours, through the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ.” Your faith is just as precious as the faith of an apostle of Jesus. That’s pretty impressive, and pretty encouraging too. Have you thought about how valuable…
1st John chapter 3, Verses 1 thru 10 Verse 1; “See how great a love the Father has bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God. And such we are. For this reason the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.” How great a love, the Father has bestowed upon us! King David once wrote; “What is man,…
Do you think that you give God enough credit? Acts 17:25 says; “He Himself gives to all, life, and breath, and all things.” You could call this a lesson on thankfulness, but I’m calling it “Giving God the Credit” When I first started reading the bible as an adult, I remember that I was struck by the fact that a lot of sayings that you…
The Seed is the Word of God We’re told in 1 Peter 1, verse 23; “For you have been born again, not of seed which is perishable, but imperishable, through the living, and abiding word of God.” Remember what Jesus said in Mathew 24:35.. “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but My words shall not pass away. The words of Jesus are the words of…
God Gives Life to our Mortal Bodies Please listen to Romans 8, verses 6 thru 9; “For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit, is life and peace. Because the mind set on the flesh is hostile toward God. For it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even able to…
Faith Equals Trust The apostle Paul wrote, in 2 Corinthians 5, verse 7; “For we walk by faith, and not by sight.” The word “faith”, means.. “trust, and confidence, and conviction”. And the word “walk”, refers to our behavior, and our manner of living. Therefore, to “walk by faith” means that our behavior and our conduct is governed by our trust, and our confidence…