Neither Were They Thankful
“Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were they thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.†(Romans 1:21) One of life’s greatest tragedies is that of being unthankful. When that takes place life begins to lose its basic meaning and many imbalances occur. Things just lose their stability. As a husband and father, I see how important it is to be...
Ten Commandments of Soulwinning
Read these commandments every day! Thou shalt converse with a stranger each day. Thou shalt make friends with strangers. Thou shalt call thy friends regularly. Thou shalt do something nice every week for a friend. Thou shalt pray daily for thy friends. Thou shalt remember to disciple. Thou shalt report thy efforts and results. Thou shalt tip thy server 15 percent. Thou shalt never complain. Thou shalt develop the habit of reading and...
Rejoicing in Trials
It may seem strange, but the Bible teaches that believers are to rejoice when we encounter trials, tests, tribulation, struggles, and suffering. To rejoice means to feel great joy and delight. This seems contrary to logic! How can one feel joy and delight in the midst of suffering? From a normal human perspective this is not possible. But when we consider our trials from an eternal and spiritual perspective we see the truth much more...
Forgiveness
Grief is often complicated by a variety of issues. One of these that I see on almost a daily basis is that of forgiveness, or rather, unforgiveness. To hold back one’s forgiveness for someone’s shortcomings is a sin that will keep us out of the presence of God. Jesus said so plainly in The Lord’s Prayer, “And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors” (Matthew 6:9). Jesus’ forgiving power is...
Means of Godliness
Not too long ago I began a study on the means of grace. The means (or steps) through the salvation process which are Grace, Faith, Confession, Forsaking sin, Baptism in Jesus’ name, the infilling of the Holy Spirit evidenced by speaking in an unknown language, and pursuing godliness. Rev. Simeon Young has a similar, and better-written study entitled ‘the Seven Steps of Salvation’. I suppose this last phase, if you...
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