Now That You’re A Christian, Now what? The apostle Paul wrote, in Galatians 2, verse 20; “I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. And the life that I live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and delivered Himself up for me.” When you become a Christian, there needs…
Karma.. I hear a lot of people talking about Karma these days. They say, what goes around, comes around; In other words, someday you’re going to get treated the same way you treat other. People say; I don’t worry about getting revenge, I just let Karma take it’s course. But that’s really not what the notion of Karma originally refers to. Karma has it’s origin in Hinduism. …
Are Christians Expected to Gather Together for Worship? It is common for Christians to assemble together on the first day of the week to worship God. We’re instructed to come together for worship, and in the bible, we’re given the example of first century Christians coming together for worship. The entire fourteenth chapter of 1 Corinthians deals with the subject of coming together for worship. Verse 19 says; …
But You Can’t Take The Country Out Of The Boy You’ve heard that saying haven’t you? “You can take the boy out of the country, but you can’t take the country out of the boy.” You can change that around, and you could say; You can take the boy out of the city, or you can take the girl out of the city, or you can take…
Israel Comes Out Of Egypt The sons of Jacob, the offspring of Abraham, were in bondage. They were slaves in a foreign land. Even though none of these people had ever lived anywhere else, Egypt wasn’t their home. There was a land that they had never even seen before, but yet that land, was their true home. They had no doubt heard stories, that had been handed…
Do You attend Worship to be Edified, or to be Gratified? I think a lot of people attend worship for the wrong reasons. First of all, our worship is something that we are giving God. It’s not something we’re supposed to be giving to ourselves. Jesus reminds us in Luke 4, verse 8, that “It is written; You shall worship the Lord your God, and serve…
It Feels Good To Worship God! Some things just make us happy, don’t they? And for a Christian, it should make us happy, to worship God. If you love God, why wouldn’t you be glad to worship Him? Why wouldn’t it feel good to pray to Him? Why wouldn’t it feel good to be with God? Of course, we don’t have to be in a worship…
Crucified With Christ The apostle Paul wrote, in Galatians 2, verse 20; “I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. And the life that I live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and delivered Himself up for me.” Can you say that about yourself? Can you…
The Peril of Unbelief Unbelief might be the most dangerous thing there is. Hebrews 3, verses 12 and 13 speak of the peril of unbelief. Here’s what it says; “Take care brethren, lest there should be in any one of you, an evil unbelieving heart, in falling away from the living God. But encourage one another day after day, as long as it is called today,…
Your First Day In Heaven If you’re a Christian, there’s not one reason that you shouldn’t sing and be happy, today, and every day! The promise of eternal life in heaven with God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, should override every care and concern that we might have in this life. Just look at the joy, and the emotion, on the face…
Does God Need to be Served? Acts 17, verses 24 & 25 tell us; “The God who made the world, and all things in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands. Neither is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all, life and breath and all things.” God…
Perception: A way of Understanding; A Mental Impression I’d like you to think about the way you perceive things. The way that I perceive something, isn’t always the way you perceive the same thing. Sometimes our perception varies, and sometimes we have a wrong perception of things. Our perception of a given thing, is based on our understanding of that thing. And usually our…
Scripture reading; Luke 1:26 thru 38.. “Now in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God, to a city in Galilee, called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the descendants of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. And having come to her, he said; Hail favored one! The Lord is with you.” “But she was greatly troubled at…
Human Ignorance Abounds Proverbs 1, verse 7 says; “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge. But fools despise wisdom and instruction.” Some people actually despise God’s instructions. And the majority of the rest, simply don’t feel they have any need for it. It’s not that people don’t want to have knowledge, it’s just that all they want is worldly knowledge. They don’t want…
There’s a Battle Going On! There’s a battle going on, but it’s not a physical battle. It’s a battle between good and evil. Some people think that God is involved in a battle, but He isn’t. There’s no battle, that God Himself is involved in, nor has God ever been involved in a battle of any kind. You believe that God is all-powerful, don’t you? Psalm 115:3 …
Should We be Afraid of God? You’re probably aware, that the old testament has a lot to say about fearing God. As a matter of fact, phrases like “the fear of God” or “the fear of the Lord” appear over 80 times in the old testament. The new testament doesn’t say that nearly as often, but it does say it at least another 10 times. And…
Why Does God Allow Bad Things To Happen? We’ve all heard questions like that. And we’ve heard about how suffering can help to make us more like Christ, and how it can bring us closer to God. And there’s truth in those things. In a lot of instances of suffering, there’s no one else to turn to but God! But how would you answer that question? Why does…
Do You Need God Every Hour? There’s a hymn that begins with these words; “I need Thee every hour, O gracious Lord. No tender voice like Thine, can peace afford.” What does it mean when the song says; “No tender voice like Thine, can peace afford”? I can’t be 100% sure what the writer of this song meant, but the opinion of a few others, is that…
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 Mary a Virgin When Jesus Was Born? There are a lot of people who doubt whether Mary, the mother of Jesus, was a virgin when she gave birth to Jesus. When you read the word “virgin” in the new testament, it can simply mean a girl, or a maiden, or young woman, or it can refer to a woman who has never had sexual relations with a…