Evil has a face–a human face. Evil has arms and legs, but above all, a cunning mind and a devious heart.
Some faces of evil are obvious. Those of Hitler, Stalin, Saddam Hussein and other tyrannical butchers come to mind. But it’s the faces of evil that you pass on the street or see in restaurant or [...]
Parables are not nice little stories to help us understand the Bible. We have been told this by well-meaning teachers and pastors, but it is not true. To the contrary, parables are used by God to deliberately keep some from knowing His secrets. Before you click away, let me elucidate.
The Creator has a [...]
Christ gave us this command: “Be perfect.” And, of course, the kneejerk response comes, “Wait a minute. With all due respect, that’s not right. Nobody’s perfect. Why would He give us a command that’s impossible to keep?”
This is where some will toss Christianity into the trashcan, never realizing that ”Be perfect” is a paradox, ” a statement [...]
We have become the princes and princesses of God the King by our new spiritual birth. We are in training to assume royal duties with Him upon His return to earth.
What should we be doing to get ready for this great responsibility? We are admonished to “purge out the old leaven that the lump [...]
“Why were you baptized?” a survey taker asks, cornering us with his microphone and camera. Most of us would have to say, “Because they told me I should do it.”
Question 2: “What does baptism mean exactly?” Here most of us would scratch our heads and say, “Well, I’m not sure. The minister and congregation were very supportive, and [...]
Without God’s Spirit dwelling within us, we are only a member of the walking dead who spend a few nightly whispers with loved ones and then bury our dead and wait to be buried in turn.
Without the Spirit of God that makes alive whatever it touches and lives in, we are just as good as dead. [...]
God’s will, desire, plan, and purpose from eternity is to reproduce Himself in a group of sons and daughters here on earth. This is the great mystery that has been hidden for ages, but now is being revealed. We can look around at His creation and perceive just what He is doing (Romans 1:20).
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We’re spiritually going great. The love, joy, and peace, “the fruit of the Spirit,” is flowing down and through us on out to others. After a great day we get some sleep, wake up the next morning, and then–the blahs hit us. Other thoughts begin to enter into our mind about worldly pursuits, obligations, responsibilities, [...]
We all have enemies. We all have people who have wronged us, and it is so easy to be bitter against them. But I never could understand until now why God admonishes us to pray for our enemies.
Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and [...]
Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales and heir to the throne of Great Britain, believed that he was in that position and has prepared himself for it. Most future monarchs do just that. They take their station in life seriously and prepare themselves to rule. And so should the sons and daughters of God, His princes [...]
