Below is the beginning of a study named Flesh or Spirit. The link in the previous sentence will open the whole study if you are interested. ________________________________________________________________ This study has at its core two searches. One is related to our true identities, and the other is related to the type of behavior that is expected of us by God and […]
In the first few verses of Matthew chapter 18, Jesus answered His disciples’ question, “Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?” Their question had nothing to do with dying, and nothing to do with going anywhere. It was a “now” question. “In Your Kingdom, who is the greatest?” might be a good paraphrase of it. Having that in […]
Proverbs 21:1 – The king’s heart is in the hands of Yahweh like a river; He turns it wherever He wants to turn it. When God wants to use a man in the earth, He can harden or soften his heart to submit to or stand in the way of any plan, whether it is God’s plan or man’s. This […]
Therefore as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. Be careful that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit based on human tradition, based on the elemental forces of the world, and not based […]
We don’t vote for Jesus to be King and make Him our Governor. We either take Him as our King or reject Him. Acceptance is accomplished by obedience to His desires and instructions, and cooperation with others who are under His influence. Rejection is accomplished by actions whose roots are drawing strength and instruction from the list of influencers/actions listed […]
“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure, buried in a field, that a man found and reburied. Then in his joy he goes and sells everything he has and buys that field.”(Matthew 13:44 HCSB ©®) When was the last time you even considered doing anything that resembled joyfully selling everything that you have so that you could, instead, own something […]
Being “anchored” in our lives can mean good things and bad things. Apologists want us to be anchored in good theology. Investors want us to be anchored in good stocks. Football coaches want us to be anchored in the fundamentals. Church leaders want us to be anchored in a good church. When the sailors who were with Paul in a […]
Summoning the crowd again, He told them, “Listen to Me, all of you, and understand: Nothing that goes into a person from outside can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him. If anyone has ears to hear, he should listen!” When He went into the house away from the crowd, the disciples […]
We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, but we are dishonored! Up to the present hour we are both hungry and thirsty; we are poorly clothed, roughly treated, homeless; we labor, working with our own hands. When we are reviled, we bless; when we are persecuted, […]
Many people argue fiercely about their theological debate points. Many people fiercely accuse others of breaking the religious laws they have adopted. Many people have greater love for their rules and doctrines than they have for Jesus, and far more than they have for each other. “I give you a new commandment: love one another. Just as I have loved […]