freedom and Liberty in Christ Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty 2 Cor. 3:17. Paul encourages all believers to stand fast in the liberty and freedom we enjoy in the Lord Jesus Christ. “Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, […]
What a demonstration of contrast between the way of the wicked flesh and the way of sovereign grace when God’s servant, Stephen was being stoned to death for the gospel’s sake. The enemies of the gospel were filled with rage; Stephen was filled with joy in the Lord (Acts 7: 56; Phil. 3:3). They were […]
Ignorance Leads To Error Tom Harding Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God. (Matt. 22:29. Our blessed Lord answers the question of the Sadducees about the resurrection by telling them their problem. The problem is not with Christ and the truth of the resurrection, […]
Carnally Minded Or Spiritually Minded Tom Harding For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace (Rom. 8:5-6). Paul in these God-inspired […]
What is it to preach the Gospel? The Apostle Paul said, “Though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of” (I Cor. 9:16). What is it to preach the gospel? Is everybody preaching the gospel? Regrettably no! It would be great if all the churches everywhere did preach the gospel, but this certainly […]
humbled or angered Rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee (Proverbs 9:8). Someone has said, “Faithful reproofs, if they don’t profit you will provoke you.” God’s prophet, John the Baptist faithfully rebuked Herod for taking his brother’s wife (Matt. 14:4). Herod’s response to the truth of God was anger and murder toward God’s […]
The Gospel of Joy and Peace in believing ‘Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.’ (Rom. 15:13). These words of inspiration encourage my weary heart. The gospel of God in Christ is so designed to […]
Who will be justified before God? I recently asked a local religious leader who would be justified before God at the judgment seat of Christ (John 5:21-22)? To which he replied, “I believe all good people will be in heaven.” To which I said, “What is the basis or root cause of goodness?” The religious […]
ONLY ONE THING USEFUL WHEN IT IS BROKEN I cannot think of many things that are useful when they are broken. We are either forced to discard them or to try to have them repaired. You cannot drive a broken car. You cannot use a broken computer. A broken arm will not be of much […]
How is salvation recieved Most everyone would agree that there is immense need of salvation in the soul of all people. Just look around, there are churches and different denominations of religion everywhere. Surely, people are saying there is a necessity of salvation. The scriptures certainly make it plain that there is a need of […]