NOT FAR BUT NOT IN Mark 12: 34: And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. The charge Christ has given his pastors is “Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, […]
Is There Any Real Hope For Real Sinners?Is there any real hope for real sinners? I know that men and women who think of themselves as good moral people have no problem in this matter. They think they are okay. They look upon their good works, their religious devotion, and their moral integrity with much approval. In their proud […]
WHY CHRIST’S CHURCH PREACHES GOD’S RIGHTEOUSNESSPsalm 22: 24: For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard. When Christ finished the work of manifesting God’s righteousness in the justification of his people, God heard him. Therefore, the Father raised Christ […]
Jesus Christ and Him Crucified“For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.” (1 Cor. 2:2)There is only one message to preach and to hear because there is only one message in all of the scripture – “Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.” Every page, every story, every commandment, every word speaks […]
This Man Receives SinnersAnd the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them. Luke 15:2Our English word “receives” fails to convey the full meaning of the Greek word in the original text (dechomai), which indicates “a welcoming or an appropriating reception”. It is the same Greek word used to describe the attitude with which […]
OUR RULE OF LIFE Many religious people claim to believe a sinner is saved by grace but then they also claim that the believer must still strive to keep the law. They say, “How else will you control people?” One big concern is giving. False religion keeps people under the law of the tithe because they know stingy, selfish […]
OUR RULE OF LIFE Many religious people claim to believe a sinner is saved by grace but then they also claim that the believer must still strive to keep the law. They say, “How else will you control people?” One big concern is giving. False religion keeps people under the law of the tithe because […]
The Faith Of God’s ElectPeter L. MeneyFaith is precious. The Bible tells us so. Yet, not the bare existence of faith. In that sense, faith, in and of itself, is meaningless. I doubt there is a person on the face of this earth who does not claim to have faith in something or other, even if it is […]
Because Words Matter: Bowels In The BibleRobert Hawker | Added: Apr 13, 2019I should not have thought it necessary to have offered a single observation on this word, considered in the general acceptation of it, for every one cannot but know its obvious meaning. But it may be proper, notwithstanding, to observe, that as in its literal sense, […]
FaithContrary to popular opinion, true faith is not the courage, strength, fortitude, and power of its possessor. True faith is what God gives to the poor and needy. True faith is the only hope the fearful, the weak, and the helpless have. True faith is the admission of one’s total inability. True faith is the acknowledgment of one’s total […]