What’s important for Christians to remember is that those seemingly appealing, desirable, and rewarding things are temporary, they only satisfy the flesh, they are often from the devil himself, and they can lead to death.
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The Deceptively Wicked Heart
The conscience of man is deceitful above all things.
Unsearchable by others, corrupt, abominably wicked.
A naked tree, a sorry shrub, the product of barren ground.
Did Jesus have to die for our sins?
Two things happen when we sin: one to God and one to ourselves.
When we sin, God is offended because it is His Law that we are breaking.
Also, when we sin, we also die. We don’t die right there on the spot, but we do make it a certainty that we will face a death that is far more severe.
Sin, even the slightest, kills us (Rom. 6:23)…
Was Jesus resurrected?
I suppose I have an almost invincible disinclination to believe the whole resurrection story . . . because it seems to me so wildly inconsistent with everything else that happens in the universe.
Looking good is not what matters
“Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.”… Read More ›
DOES BEING A CHRISTIAN GUARANTEE A PROBLEM FREE LIFE?
To be a Christian does not guarantee a perfect life. In fact, in our country Christians seem to be in the minority and have to defend their faith on a daily basis. We used to be considered a Christian nation and many of our… Read More ›
A HANDBOOK FOR LIFE
The icy grip of the world has taken hold of many churches of our day, causing some to accommodate the politically correct or those who want nothing more than to feel good. We must be on guard to make sure that… Read More ›
What is the Gospel?
People think they’re preaching the Gospel to you when they tell you, ‘you can have a purpose to your life’, or that ‘you can have meaning to your life’, or that ‘you can have a personal relationship with Jesus.’ All… Read More ›
We have fallen into the darkness of ignorance
From knowledge of God’s enlightening truth into the darkness of ignorance and the confusion of depraved minds
Some just won’t hear
This post written about two years ago, punlished briefly, then turned into a draft for some reason. So, I guess, it’s suitable for a Throwback Thursday post. Especially suitable when I’ve got nothing else. Something I firmly believe in is… Read More ›
