Without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him (Hebrews 11:6, NIV). Christianity is a relationship with God, and the essential ingredient of any relationship is communication. In the Bible, God talks to us. I find it […]
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Did you know that the Apostle Paul commands us to go to the gym? He writes in 1 Timothy 4:7… Discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness (NASB1995). Train yourself to be godly (NIV). To be godly, go to the gym (OGV). 1 Timothy 4:7 reads “discipline” in the NASB and “train” in the NIV, but
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The righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith” (Romans 1:17, ESV). Faith is miraculous. The Apostle Paul teaches that faith is a gift from God (Ephesians 2:8). The gift of faith isn’t a once and for all blessing received at new birth that lasts ‘til
One of the fun prophecies of the Bible is Joel 2:28 … I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams, and your young men will see visions (NLT). God wants us to get the message of dreams and visions, so the Apostle
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Psalm 53 is an example of what happens when someone disbelieves in the Living God. Only fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and their actions are evil; not one of them does good! (Psalm 53:1, NLT) The background for Psalm 53 is found in 2 Kings 18 and 19.
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Behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit (Matthew 1:20, ESV). Aren’t we glad that Joseph had learned to discern dreams? When an angel of the
For in many dreams and in many words there is emptiness. Rather, fear God (Ecclesiastes 5:7, NASB1995). I’ve asked others, “What are your dreams?” Answers included winning the lottery, living in Florida, becoming a Division One football player, paying off the mortgage, and marrying the perfect person. There’s nothing wrong with goals. But we’ve ruined the
If I say, “Surely the darkness will overwhelm me, and the light around me will be night” (Psalm 139:11, NASB1995). Have we experienced overwhelming darkness? Does Psalms 139:11 describe our lives now? Symptoms of this darkness are … And in this darkness, we can’t see the light. Confused, we don’t understand. When debilitated by darkness, we
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All scripture is God-breathed (2 Timothy 3:16, NIV). My favorite seminary professor used to say, “Be cautious when somebody says, ‘All the scholars agree.’” He explained that while studying at both Harvard and Yale (as a conservative Bible scholar), whenever he would bring up an idea like the divine inspiration of the Bible, his professors
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“You don’t have enough faith,” Jesus told them. “I tell you the truth, if you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it would move. Nothing would be impossible” (Matthew 17:20, NLT). Jesus chastises His disciples for not having enough faith. If Jesus
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