Before Christ came, believers had to walk in total obedience and offer sacrifices for the forgiveness of their sins. Today, we have Jesus as our Lord and Savior who became all the sacrifices for us and died on the cross to cleanse us from all of our sins. Then He rose and became the door … Continue reading The Onus is on Us
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God is Love
It's such a wonderful feeling to know that God loves us, has saved us from our sins, and has filled us with His Spirit so that we belong to Him! As we look back in our lives, we can see the evidence of our salvation and know that God is alive in us just by … Continue reading God is Love
Food for the Soul
The Scriptures are the most valuable thing that we have on this earth. They not only lead us to Christ, our Savior, but they teach us about God and fill us with His knowledge and wisdom so that we can live as God has called us to live, and so that we can do the … Continue reading Food for the Soul
Food for our Souls
Salvation is the beginning of our new life because our sins are washed away and the Spirit of God comes to live inside us, but we still live in a corrupt world and we are still continually tempted and influenced by sin. God does not want us to live a defeated life or to fall … Continue reading Food for our Souls
Life to Our Soul
The Bible is our most essential resource as a believer. If it weren't necessary, how would we know we are sinners and need the salvation of Jesus in the first place? How would we know God intimately? Or how would we know the truth about the state of this world or of the things that … Continue reading Life to Our Soul
Monday’s Blessings
Happy Monday, everyone! There is one thing in this world that never changes and that we can depend on, and that is the Word of God. If He said it in the Bible, then it still applies to us today. If He said we are healed when we call out to Him, then we are … Continue reading Monday’s Blessings
What is the Value of the Bible?
The Bible has many useful purposes. It’ makes a lovely wedding gift for the happy couple and an inspiring graduation gift to the student. It comes in many sizes and colors and looks astonishing when artfully displayed on a coffee table. It can also sit on the corner of a desk and give off an … Continue reading What is the Value of the Bible?
Who Gets to Throw the First Stone?
There is only a fine line between Christians and the world at times when it comes to attitudes. Sometimes Christians feel that their relationship with God gives the privilege to criticize other Christians. But the fact is that none of us have that right. We are all on the same level until we get to … Continue reading Who Gets to Throw the First Stone?
Controlling Our Thoughts
The world we live in has compromised “good” with a lot of deception that looks good but is really evil. Matthew 7:13 says that there is a lot of sin in the world and that many people are heading in the wrong direction because of it. Many Christians stay away from the obvious sins of the world … Continue reading Controlling Our Thoughts
Choose Your Path
We are living in a world where there are almost as many different kinds of “Christian” churches around us as there are coffee shops. And the opinions and teachings of the Bible offer as much variety and difference in values as the cafe's do in caffeine choices. Years ago there were distinct denominations such as … Continue reading Choose Your Path
Smile, God Loves You! 