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 […]

The purpose of school is to teach you things you need to know in life.  When you started out, your teachers taught you how to read and write and how to do math.  The further in school that you went, the subjects became more complex and perhaps more difficult.  Frequently, the teacher would test you […]

Perhaps you have some secrets in your life that you have never told anyone: secret things in your past, secret things that you desire, secret plans that you have made, or secret fears that you have.  What you should not have are secret sins that you hold on to.  1 Timothy 5:24-25 “Some men’s sins […]

Whether you realize it or not, you are in a fight and in a war.  Your fight is not a physical fight but a spiritual fight.  2 Corinthians 10:3-5 “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh.  For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty […]

In almost every country today, there is prejudice and partiality.  Prejudice is an irrational hostile attitude, fear or hatred towards a particular group.  Prejudice and partiality can be shown towards or against people of a particular race, color, country of origin or ethnic group.  Prejudice and partiality may be shown to men or to women, […]