Back to the Law
Not long ago I wrote a blog on whether or not salvation was by works. Of course, it is by faith. Our works give evidence of our salvation. They are incapable of producing or maintaining it. However, in addition to…
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Is It Over?
When people argue or otherwise have issues with each other and then resolve the problem, things often go back to normal. In the future, however, when there is another dispute, sometimes one party will bring up what the other did…
Ambition of Truth
The term “Ambire” means “to aim for” in Latin and evolved into “Ambitio.” Today the word “Ambition” is used to describe aspiring young adults. Someone labeled as ambitious would be expected to be successful and a hard worker or at…
Jonah Christians
Many people, at least among the older and middle-aged, know about the account of Jonah being swallowed by a big fish or whale and spending three days in its belly. Fewer know how he came to be there in the…
Not By Force
Throughout much of Church history, believers have had the mistaken idea that they have to force the lost to convert to Christianity. The emperor Charlemagne, for example, who lived from the 740’s to 814 AD, would have pagans executed if…
365 Ways To Not Fear
In the Holy Bible, there are 365 verses instructing Christians to NOT FEAR, to NOT WORRY, to NOT BE ANXIOUS. From the book of Genesis to Revelations, God has emphasized this. There is a very good reason for this! Satan…
This is Church?
We have this misguided idea of what “church” is supposed to be like, especially those comprising the youngest generations, those who were not around when institutional Christianity at least tried to be more Biblical—tried, not was. But it was still…
Salvation: By Faith or By Works?
Ephesians 2:8-9: For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. James 2:14-18: What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says…
30 Years Young For Ministry
My 20s have come to an end recently, and unlike many I do not dread getting older, in fact I find as I age, I am maturing more in spirit. My birthday on this earth may be the day I…