“And Jesus said to them, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” And they were amazed at Him.” – Mark 12:17 Jesus Christ lived under a totalitarian form of government and clearly did not have the right to vote. We, however, live in a Constitutional Republic…
“While they were talking and discussing, Jesus Himself approached and began traveling with them. … 27 Then beginning with Moses and with all the prophets, He explained to them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures.” — Luke 24:15, 27 NASB When the Scriptures are proclaimed, the Lord Jesus Christ will be revealed in…
Praise: A Matter of Life and Breath I am not anti-Semitic but I am anti-semantic☺ It’s vital for those of us who follow Christ to define biblical terms. This is important both in communicating with those who have limited Bible knowledge as well as with our Christian friends. God uses words with an intended meaning…
Our Ultimate Purpose: Worship The chief end of mankind is to worship (bow in obedience) to the only wise God, Yahweh of the Old and New Testaments. “But an hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for such people the Father seeks to be…
In the last post, I asked the question, What experiences shaped your personal understanding of how a person is meant to follow Jesus throughout life? We then looked at powerful little illustration (see below) to explain how we can better understand the gospel and its implications for our daily lives. There are three “dimensions,” if you…
A few Saturday’s ago I felt a prompting. It wasn’t an audible voice, but something inside me said I needed to pray for a particular guy within our church family. Can you relate to feeling a prompt in your spirit — either to pray for someone, speak up at a certain moment, or just respond…
“Now I want you to know, dear brothers and sisters, what God in his kindness has done through the churches in Macedonia. They are being tested by many troubles, and they are very poor. But they are also filled with abundant joy, which has overflowed in rich generosity.” 2 Corinthians 8:1, 2 The northern part…
“God created us to love people and use things, but materialists love things and use people.” Randy Alcorn Consider these statistics: 15% of Christ’s recorded words deal with money 66% of his parables deal with riches and possessions In the gospels, 1 in every 10 verses addresses a financial issue In the Bible as a…