In Gal 5:16 Paul told us to walk in the Spirit. Let’s see what this entails. When you are saved, the Spirit is in you This is a fairly simple lesson when you think about it. When you were saved, you went through a spiritual circumcision that separated your flesh...
According to Eph 2:11-22, when Jesus Christ died on the cross, he made a way for Jews and Gentiles to become fellow citizens in the household of God. How could Christ make Jews and Gentiles fellow citizens in the household of God? We become fellow citizens in the household...
Bible Understanding 1 Jn. 2:27 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Bible understanding is the result of praying, reading, believing, doing, studying, trusting, and simplifying. Trust the Holy Spirit to teach you. Recently we have been asked this same question by two different people. They want to know how to understand what...
In Acts 5:32, Peter and the other apostles said, “we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him”. Notice “so is also the Holy Ghost”. The Holy Spirit witnesses. Look at several other instances where the...
Inspiration Job 32:8 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO What is inspiration? Inspiration is God telling you what the scriptures say so that you can understand them. Many scholars have defined “inspiration” as God telling the authors what to write back when the original books and letters were written. They’ll say, “We...
The Song of Solomon pictures the relationship between Jesus Christ and his bride, the church. In Song 4:12, Solomon refers to his wife as a garden inclosed. Therefore, as Christians, we can be likened to a garden inclosed. This picture gives us some very interesting insights into our lives. Our...
The Unpardonable Sin Mk 3:29-30 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The unpardonable sin is “the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost,” (Matt 12:31). The reason that it is called the unpardonable sin is that Jesus said, “He that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation,”...
Christian Resources Lk. 24:49 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO When you listen to Christian radio today, you keep hearing the word “resources” referring to books, CD’s, DVD’s, etc. that are offered to the listeners at a price. I have often thought to myself, “Where were all these Christian resources after Jesus...
When you search for the word “resist” in the Bible, you find some references that give us great instruction. To resist is to withstand the force or the effect of; to be able to repel; to exert oneself to counteract or strive against. Notice what we are to resist and...
In 1 Jn 3:11-24 John wrote some things to give believers assurance that they are children of God. He explained how we know. From 1 Jn 2:29 through 1 Jn 3:10, John pointed out the distinctions between children of God and children of the devil. Simply put, children of...
