DISCERNMENT“And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all judgment.” – Philippians 1:9The word judgment in this verse is used only here in the New Testament. It means discernment. Paul does not pray that our knowledge and discernment will abound. He prays that our love to the person of Christ will […]
WHAT IS THE CHURCH? From the Scriptures we know the church is His body, His bride, the people He loved and purchased with His own blood that He sees as glorious, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing. It is the church of Christ, the church of God, the house of God, the pillar and ground of the […]
Christ Our Rule Galatians 6:16 “And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them.”And what is this rule we walk by? The Law? No. It is this, “God forbid that I should glory save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ” (Galatians 6:14). Truly, this is the believer’s rule of life. This is our […]
Born of Water and The Spirit“Except a man be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of Heaven” (John 3:5). “Of water “is not the waters of baptism. Water refers to the water of the Word. We read in Ephesians 5:27of “The washing of water by the Word.” In the new birth the […]
A Pure Faith Todd Nibert When I was on chemo-therapy, I took the liberty to change some medications that I was on without notifying my doctor. The change in medicines had an adverse effect. I was plunged into depression and despair. All I could see was blackness and darkness. Everything seemed hopeless. I was even […]
If my wife asked me if I loved her, and I replied that I did in a sense, it would not be received well. I hear preachers speak of God loving all men in a sense, and sincerely offering mercy and forgiveness to all men – that is quite simply not true! The apostles never […]
If my wife asked me if I loved her, and I replied that I did in a sense, it would not be received well. I hear preachers speak of God loving all men in a sense, and sincerely offering mercy and forgiveness to all men – that is quite simply not true! The apostles never […]
The Gospel is not an offer from God. He does not offer His mercy and grace so that it is up to your acceptance or rejection of what is offered as to whether or not you will have it. He does not offer anyone the forgiveness of sins. He does not offer salvation, and then […]
A Matter Of Revelation Todd Nibert No matter how simply and clearly the gospel of Christ is presented, no matter how intelligent the person is that is listening, the gospel cannot be understood or received apart from a revelation from God Almighty to the sinner’s heart ( Matt. 16:17). This is a humbling truth. No amount […]
Security In Christ Todd Nibert If my security in Christ and my final entrance into glory were dependent in any way on my works, before or after conversion, I would have no security. But, blessed truth, salvation is not in ANY way dependent on my works. Christ is my security and he alone will be […]