What Directs Me

A Living Sacrifice 1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers,  by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 2 Do not be conformed to this world,  but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may … Continue reading

Only God Can Judge Me

1 Corinthians 5:9-13 (English Standard Version)  9I wrote to you in my letter(A) not to associate with sexually immoral people— 10(B) not at all meaning(C) the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters,(D) since then you would need to go out of the world.11But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone(E) who bears … Continue reading

Duty Or Pleasure

During our lifetime we perform many jobs.  As children we  dream of having a job that we will enjoy doing for rest of lives.  We run off to the universities and various institutions of higher learning in order to follow our dreams.  We spend whatever it takes so that duty will be our pleasure.  We … Continue reading

It Hurts

If I said that blessings are coming your way, you would like it but if I said satan has asked sift you  (luke 22:31) you would rebuke me and say I have a demon. John 8:49 “I am not possessed by a demon,” said Jesus, “but I honor my Father and you dishonor me. 50 I am not … Continue reading

Christ Our Righteousness

One of the great majestic names of the LORD God is “The LORD Our Righteousness” (Jer. 33:16). Jesus Christ is our righteousness (1Corinthians 1:30).  We do not and cannot attain a right relationship with God in our own righteousness because our self-righteousness is as filthy rags.  We are guilty sinners in the need of a … Continue reading

Salvation by Grace

The work of Jesus Christ as Savior is the prominent theme in the Bible.  He is the promised seed of woman who will conquer Satan (Gen. 3:15).  He is the promised Servant of Yahweh who would bear the sins of the whole world (Isa. 53:4-6; Jn. 1:24). As the Savior Jesus Christ died on the … Continue reading

Justification by Faith

Image via Wikipedia The salvation of the true believer is so certain that God sees it as already done. The apostle Paul uses five verbs to outline what God has done in fulfilling His saving purpose. It is a golden chain of salvation that stretches from eternity past to eternity future. God’s foreknowledge of the … Continue reading

Either We Die or He Dies

“God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8). The Scriptures are very clear that the wrath of God is visited upon sinners or else that the Son of God dies for them. Either sinners are punished for their sins or else there takes … Continue reading

Suffering is the Christian’s Path to Glory

The apostle Paul tells us that we shall be included in the radiance of the coming glory, which will put into perspective the present sufferings we experience. “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us” (Romans 8:18).

What Does God See?

The apostle Paul gives us an excellent summary of the salvation God provides in Philippians 3:9. Here is the very heart of the Good News in Jesus Christ. That I may “be found in him, not because I have my own righteousness derived from the law, but because I have the righteousness that comes by … Continue reading