End-time Babylon the Great is dressed in the sanctuary colors of purple representing royalty and scarlet symbolizing sacrifice, but the color of loyalty and obedience, blue, is conspicuously absent.
Read MoreGod’s heavenly government is set before us that we will learn now how to live according to His standard in eternity. If we are to become citizens under His divine rule, then we must allow His Word to take hold of us even as we take hold of it.
Read MoreThis remarkable story from the early church’s history illustrates a solid method of truly helping those who suffer from depression and anxiety. The problems and fears that precipitate an unhealthy mental, emotional, and/or spiritual state become disproportionately enormous in the minds of those who lack facts.
Read MoreAs professed followers of Jesus, we must learn to filter what is happening around us through the lens of God’s word. Many forms of entertainment that are widely accepted among church-goers could be readily identified as not of [God’s] Spirit, yet they are no longer even questioned.
Read MoreJesus seldom acknowledges the small-minded, selfish tendencies of our fallen nature. Instead, He challenges them as He speaks of the aspects of living eternally in the kingdom of His heavenly Father.
Read MoreSatan has successfully saturated our world with materialism while working to keep our minds occupied with anything and everything to distract from God’s kingdom-building Word. It is evident that we are entertained by sin.
Read MoreThis graphically dramatic rebuke was accompanied by His encouraging counsel and a reminder of His love which is reaches out to even the vilest sinner.
Read MoreIt is never wrong to go straight to the Lord with your problem. In fact, it is the only way to gain answers for yourself and to rightly steer others. Give it to Him and allow Him to have the say in what to do next.
Read MoreOur crafty enemy does not mind if we hear the words of Jesus as long as we do not obey Him. For millennia, he has worked to condition us to hear one thing and do another.
Read MoreGaining a view into God’s great heart of love for all people is a blessing that will usher in discernment and sensitivity toward needy hearts that are truly seeking God’s kingdom.
Read MoreThe New Testament is built upon the foundation of the Old Testament. A failure to establish each precept in one’s understanding, as it is initially presented, can easily result in misunderstanding statements in the New Testament. This is the devil’s specialty.
Read MoreYou have been given the charge of building your character and spiritual nature. It is up to you what counsel to believe and rely upon.
Read MoreRelying upon what God has said is the safest way to resolve disagreements. Let us take a look at a few scriptures that address the dispute regarding God’s dealing with sin and unrepentant sinners: is it death or endless torture?
Read MoreThe process of sanctification, which requires our cooperation with the work of the Lord in our inmost soul, will bring each of us face to face with tests in order to challenge the things we have heard. We must discern, at every test, whether the item in question is a thing of men or a thing of God.
Read MoreJesus knew that His disciples were as yet unprepared to behold His agony. Even now it is incomprehensible to see the crushing weight of the entire world’s sin placed squarely upon the sinless Lamb of God.
Read MoreAny caring doctor who wants his sick patient to get well will establish a clear understanding that his instructions are to be followed. Often, he will begin by asking the patient this all-important question: “Do you want to get well?”
Read MoreBefore sin (defined as lawlessness – see 1 John 3:4) entered this world, the indescribable beauty of creation was beyond anything our eyes have seen. The radiant health of all living things was vividly evident. There was not so much as a single withered leaf.
Read MoreEnfeebled as the church may appear, it is nevertheless earth’s embassy for Heaven. Through every century, through every conflict and persecution, the church has never been forsaken by God nor has the world ever been left without a witness.
Read MoreWe are in the season of jury selection. If you truly understand that you are the object of the LORD’s love, you should also be certain that He has a host of enemies. These enemies are out to deceive and bribe the prospective jury.
Read MoreThe rejection of the long-awaited Messiah by His people, and His crucifixion through the alliance between religious leaders and the Roman government—just as foretold by the prophets—sharpened into focus: perfect prophetic proof of the Messiah’s identity!
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