by admin | Dec 23, 2025 | Faith, Grace, Justification by Faith, Obedience, Salvation
Christmas hymns serve a very important role in the church calendar and the season of advent. Through the hymns, anticipation builds, and we are reminded once more that Christ is Emmanuel, God with us. Two of my personal favorites are O Holy Night and I Heard the Bells...
by admin | Dec 20, 2025 | Evangelism, Faith, Grace, Justification by Faith, Salvation
Look at your Christmas tree. Really, take some time and stare at your Christmas tree. If you don’t have one, take a few moments today to find a pine or fir tree and study it. Imagine that the tree is covered in snow and glistening in the moon light. This is what...
by admin | Nov 30, 2025 | Christian Perfection, Culture and Cultural Decay, Evangelism, Faith, False Teaching, Fruit of the Spirit, Holiness, Idolatry, Justification by Faith, Salvation
Music and singing in particular predate recorded history. It is readily apparent that music and singing are a component of worshiping God. Music and singing are referenced many times throughout the Old Testament of the Bible, often in connection with worship of God....
by admin | Sep 28, 2025 | Christian Perfection, Discipleship, Faith, False Teaching, Fruit of the Spirit, Holiness, Justification by Faith, Obedience, Salvation
The transfer of Christ’s righteousness to us in salvation by faith alone, with nothing else, implies that we are justified solely by faith and have no responsibility for abiding by God’s moral law. Faith alone represents only the condition upon which we may apply...
by admin | Sep 21, 2025 | Christian Perfection, Discipleship, Faith, False Teaching, Fruit of the Spirit, Holiness, Justification by Faith, Obedience, Salvation
There was a problem with this post, in which Part 1 was still here instead of Part 2. That problem has been corrected. Here is Part 2… If we can only be righteous based on the righteousness of Christ being imputed to us (or some say “transferred” to us),...
by admin | Sep 14, 2025 | Christian Perfection, Discipleship, Faith, False Teaching, Fruit of the Spirit, Holiness, Justification by Faith, Obedience, Salvation, Sin
God warned that the penalty for sin is death. Genesis 2:17 By this, we understand that there must be shedding of blood, which represents death. Hebrews 9:22 The devil through the serpent tricked Eve into believing that she would not die. Indeed, the serpent’s trickery...