As a Christian, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, since the Spirit dwells in you.  Romans 8:9 “But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His.”  […]

As a Christian, you are to walk in the Spirit and not to follow the lusts of the flesh.  Galatians 5:16-17 “I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.  For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary […]

You and I are physical people living in a physical world and yet we are called to walk in the Spirit.  Galatians 5:16-17 “I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.  For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these […]

It is easy to want to be rich.  You could buy whatever you wanted whenever you wanted it.  You could purchase many of the pleasures in life.  As a rich person you wouldn’t have to worry about paying bills or buying food or where you are going to live.  Some of the important people of […]

The first Christians were Jews just as Jesus was a Jew and His apostles were Jewish.   Then God gave His Holy Spirit to Cornelius and his household to prove that Gentiles were also accepted and could receive forgiveness of their sins through Jesus Christ (Acts 10).  Afterwards, some Jewish Christians insisted that the Gentiles had […]

The apostle Paul gave the following admonition to Timothy.  1 Timothy 6:12 “Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.”  Just like Timothy, you are in a fight of faith.  You are in this […]

The apostle Paul wrote thirteen of the books of the New Testament.  These books are actually letters that he wrote to churches or to individuals.  In each of these letters, he closes with a blessing that he gives to the church or individual.  A typical blessing is like the one in Romans 16:20b “The grace […]

Moses was called the man of God (Deuteronomy 33:1).  He was known for communicating with God, being close to God, and doing what God told him to do.  Samuel was known as a man of God as well as the prophets Elijah and Elisha.  God may not speak to you directly as He did to […]

The apostle Paul wrote in Galatians 2:20 “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.”  I encourage you […]

The apostle Paul gave Timothy the following instruction.  1 Timothy 6:6-10 “Now godliness with contentment is great gain.  For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.  And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content.  But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation […]