In Philippians, Paul starts out by saying: “I thank my God in all my remembrance of you!” Lately, I’ve been reminded of the depth of relationships Christians can have because we are “in Christ.” We are in Christ. With God’s love, peace, and grace, our fellowship with one another should be a great source of… Read More »
In the Gospel of John, Jesus promises that the Holy Spirit will be our Helper, to be with us forever. He will dwell with us and will be in us. We will not be left as orphans. (John 14:16-18) As Christians, we take comfort in knowing that we will not be abandoned by God. Jesus… Read More »
Philippians 2:12 talks about a “fear and trembling” that the “beloved” are to have before God. What does this fear of God entail? Need we fear God’s punishment? Before I answer this question, the answer may very well turn on semantics and how we define our words. For me, I define punishment with more of… Read More »
Wisdom is the use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. – Charles Spurgeon We have… Read More »
If you are hung up on money you may not even be a Christian, because people in Christ’s Kingdom are laying up treasure in heaven — investing in eternity. – John MacArthur The preachers I have heard are right. It will take a massive outpouring of God’s grace to free us from the grasp of… Read More »
As Christians, there may be times when we doubt our salvation. But Christians can take comfort that God is faithful to us, despite our ability to waiver. While this is not a licence to abuse grace, it as a truth we must grasp and hold on to for comfort and strength to persevere. I’ll stop… Read More »
Most of man’s boasting is worldly boasting. Look at my car! I got a 1580 on my SATs… That year I received a 5% raise… Look at my beautiful family… How often I forget that boasting in what I do and what I possess without giving the glory to God is improper! Paul, the servant… Read More »
As Christians, we must ask why we do the things we do to see how we can apply Scripture and wisdom to our actions. It is a lifetime challenge to take every thought captive to Christ and to be renewed in our minds. But proper thinking is an essential for proper living and joy in… Read More »
Lately, my posts have been dominated by spiritual reflections. So I thought I’d give you all an update on my life. I know how uninteresting it is to read posts dominated by a blogger’s thoughts on personal and mundane activities. But as Christians, we know that life is a gift from God, and we can… Read More »
Scripture has many examples of sarcastic speech. Paul uses it with the Corinthians. Or consider Elijah, who mocks the prophets of Baal: And at noon Elijah mocked them, saying, “Cry aloud, for he is a god. Either he is musing, or he is relieving himself, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he is… Read More »