The Bible is clear. The world will get worse. Just when you think mankind has begun to show some fear of God you find that our culture has moved even lower. “Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, while evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived” (2 Timothy 3:12-13). It’s not just Hollywood. It’s our neighbors and friends who seem to be caught up …
Month: February 2012
Grace is grossly misunderstood by many. It is not a blanket forgiveness which allows, condones or encourages rebelliousness. Paul is clear about that (Romans 6:1-2). Grace was always described to me as “getting what you need …
Love is the fundamental quality of the Christian. Ironically, love is the hardest quality to develop, mature and maintain. Love is often the first casualty in any disagreement. When loves leaves, trouble comes. A lack of love …
Your place in life is the result of your decisions. There is no greater determinate of your life path than your own decisions. Even horrible external events cannot displace your choices as the greatest factors in …
We awake this morning to the report of Whitney Houston’s death just hours before the Grammy Awards were to air. For those who followed the pop star it was a shock although maybe not so surprising. …
Sin separates us from God (Isaiah 59:2). All of us are sinners (Romans 3:23; 1 John 1:7-10). The ultimate consequence of sin is the wrath of God for eternity (Matthew 25:41; Mark 16:16; John 3:18-19; John …
Prayer promises are big. They are so big that they may seem unbelievable. for example, Jesus said,”… if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here …