As a Christian, you have been called by the gospel to obtain the glory of Jesus Christ.  2 Thessalonians 2:14b “He called you by our gospel, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.” It is important for you to consider how you should walk in a way that is worthy of […]

The apostle Paul prayed the following prayer for the Ephesian brethren:  Ephesians 3:14-19 “For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,  from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with […]

I see a process in our spiritual lives.  We start off being fleshly minded, thinking and doing the things of the flesh.  Then, as Christians, we crucify the flesh, with its passions and desires (Galatians 5:24).  We seek to walk according to the Spirit, with our minds set on the things of the Spirit (Romans […]

As a Christian, you are a follower of Jesus Christ.  You have made Him your Lord and you seek to do His will.  But you find there are times when you do contrary to His will, and other times when you don’t do the good that you know you should.  Well, don’t feel alone.  Every […]

All of us have within ourselves the war of the flesh versus the spirit.  Romans 7:21-23 “I find then a law, that evil is present with me, the one who wills to do good.  For I delight in the law of God according to the inward man.  But I see another law in my members, […]

Have you ever contemplated with wonder that we have access to the creator of the universe?  We can go right to the top and we have direct access!  Ephesians 2:17-18 “And He came and preached peace to you who were afar off and to those who were near. For through Him we both have access […]

As described in the Bible, the Jewish sect of the Pharisees was made up of individuals who were very religious and followed the letter of the law as they interpreted it.  Two notable instances relate to the Sabbath and the tithe (tenth).  The Law of Moses gave specific commands relative to these.  The Sabbath law […]

For any large building, the builders begin with a firm foundation.  Sometimes they dig down to “bed rock” or sink pilings deep into the earth.  Structural engineers know that if they do not build a firm foundation, the ground will settle, the winds will blow, earthquakes will come and the building will fail and perhaps […]

In the early church of the first century, many of the Christians were Jews who had come to believe in Jesus Christ.  To explain to the Jews how they were dead to the law, the Apostle Paul used the example of a woman married to a man.  Romans 7:1-3 “Or do you not know, brethren […]

All sin has some attraction or people wouldn’t be tempted to sin.  Eve saw the desirability of eating of the tree of the knowledge of good or evil as described by the serpent.   Genesis 3:6a “When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and […]