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...
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...
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...
Spices
Recently, while struggling through a time of intense sorrow in my life, I found myself becoming angry. Oh, not at any particular person, and certainly not at God, but just angry at life in general.. For days I had cried until I felt drained of all strength. My eyes felt like old parchment, and my heart, well it was broken inot a million pieces, each one jagged and piercing. Why did this have to happen to us, to our family… And why...
God’s Glory
1 Corinthians 3:16Â Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? God takes pleasure in allowing His Holy Spirit to work through us to bring Him glory. Image the gravity of this! A perfect God uses imperfect people to communicate His perfect plan. Throughout the Bible we read of people like Abraham, David and Jacob and their many shortcomings, but still God used them. And the disciples of Jesus...
The Funerals
Pastor Righteous has lost a dear saint we’ll call Paul, Whose lifestyle was Christlike, as noted by all. At his funeral, with joy, the message was preached, Our dear brother lived holy, and Heaven he reached. No lies there were needed, no untruths were told, We know Paul, hands raised high, shouts on streets of gold. Alas, Pastor Letdown also lost a church member, Whose lifestyle was careless, as many remember. An...
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