True gain does not come from smart investments in the stock market, a large income, or storing up worldly knowledge. True gain comes from knowing Christ (Phil 3:7-11) and pursuing godliness (1 Timothy 6:6-9). Knowing Christ: But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Indeed, I count everything as… Read More »
God’s goodness is a truth I can live by. I am taking this opportunity to blog so that in future days, I can remind myself of this unchanging truth. My lips should be quick to praise God! I should not be surprised at my Father’s goodness to His children. Scripture teaches that God does not… Read More »
Many of you singles want to walk in wisdom when considering marriage. I thank God for your attitude. It’s a great attitude to have. I’d like to share with you something I read, lest we get cold feet for marriage… Here is Elisabeth Eliot’s reply to a young man who kept falling in and out… Read More »
As a law student, they have trained me to be a skeptic. The truth is not always as it appears. I am taught to read between the lines, to grasp the larger picture. Why did that criminal defendant use that defense? How did Jane die? What really happened? This class room skepticism has a tendency… 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 »