Just What Is Salvation?
Scripture reading: Romans 3:19-26 Believe on Jesus. Are you saved? In Jesus is salvation. All common phrases in church circles. But just what does it mean to be saved or to have salvation? Paul gives us a good start in Romans 3. To dig deep into this question and...
Faith
Scripture reading: Matthew 17:20 Religious words are often spoken, but I wonder if the meaning and enormity of those words are truly understood. Words are spoken so frequently as if everyone already knows what they mean, yet there are, I am sure, some who are new to...
Halloween
I recently saw a question on a friend’s Facebook page about the origins of Halloween, and I thought I would offer a few thoughts to provoke your thinking. The first is that, like Christmas, the church’s celebration of All Saints Day (which usually follows Halloween by...
Destructive Vines
Matthew 13:3 And He spoke many things to them in parables, saying, ‘Behold, the sower went out to sow;Matthew 13:7 Others fell among the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked them out.’ One of the downfalls to buying a foreclosure home is neglected landscaping. We...
Hell
Scripture reading: Revelation 20:10 and Luke 16: 20-26 The Bible and Jesus Himself very clearly inform us that there is a day of judgement and there is a place reserved for those who refuse to believe on Jesus Christ. This place is commonly known as hell. In Matthew...
How Much Is Enough?
1 Timothy 6:6-8 But godliness actually is a means of great gain when accompanied by contentment. 7 For we have brought nothing into the world, so we cannot take anything out of it either. 8 If we have food and covering, with these we shall be content. What does it...
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