“Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honor preferring one another…” Romans 12:10 The action of showing preference regarding one another is perhaps the most Christlike conduct that we may display. Preferring in this context is a quality of good leadership. Preferring pro-ay-geh'-om-ahee From G4253 and G2233; to lead the way for... Continue Reading →
Important truths we must know, accept, and practice….
This is certainly not an exhaustive list, but the following are things that we need to know about and accept if we are to be successful as we navigate our way through this life. In Ephesians 6:11 Paul instructed the Ephesians, “put on the whole armor of GOD to be able to stand against the... Continue Reading →
Live, Love and Serve
Within the body, GOD’S purpose is that we be a family involved in one another’s lives. Our purpose is to help one another get to heaven. There are several one another scriptures directed to Christians regarding our relationship. “Live in harmony with one another…” (Romans 12:16) “…Love one another…” (Romans 13:8) “…Serve one another in... Continue Reading →
In Christ> New Creature> Eternal Inheritance
“If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.” 2nd Corinthians 5:17 Individuals who have been baptized into Christ, have put on Christ. (Galatians 3:27) Being buried with Christ in baptism, is to be baptized into His death. When we rise from the... Continue Reading →
New Birth > New Citizenship
“Verily, verily, I say unto thee, except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” John 3:3 An individual who experiences the new birth that Jesus speaks of in John 3:3, has been delivered from the captivity of sin. As a result of that deliverance, we are citizens of a New... Continue Reading →
What is your modus operandi?
After being stored for several years, Belshazzar called for the gold and silver vessels that were taken from the house of the LORD during the captivity and drank wine from them while praising idol gods. “In the same hour the fingers of a man's hand appeared and wrote opposite the lampstand on the plaster of... Continue Reading →
“Releasing The Shackles”
In Daniel 4:10-16, Nebuchadnezzar speaks of a dream that troubled him. After calling on the wise men of Babylon to give an interpretation, just as before, when they failed in Chapter 2, he was left disappointed. Nebuchadnezzar turned his attention to Daniel who had accurately told and interpreted the previous dream where others had failed.... Continue Reading →
“Do not add an extra window to your ark.”
When choosing to employ liberties in obeying a command of GOD, be sure to not add an extra window to your ark. Within His word, GOD has set boundaries. To go beyond those lines is to transgress the law of GOD. The Bible calls this sin. “Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin... Continue Reading →
“The Highway of the Upright”
(KJV) “The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.” Proverbs 16:17 (NKJV) “The highway of the upright is to depart from evil; He who keeps his way preserves his soul.” Highway- mes-il-law' From H5549; a thoroughfare (as turnpiked), literally or figuratively; specifically, a viaduct, a... Continue Reading →
Jesus, the Son of GOD
Can we claim to serve the GOD of the Bible and believe that Jesus is not the Son of GOD? After being asked by Jesus, who do men say that I the Son of Man am? Peter confessed, “Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Matthew 16:16 Just before the Eunuch was... Continue Reading →
