The Bible calls Christians to live in obedience to God as an expression of their love for and faith in Him. The Apostle Paul girds this commandment with two encouragements. First, all of…
Jesus Christ offers everyone adoption into God’s family and release from their former life of slavery. Slavery has two forms: legalism – God’s acceptance of me is based on our obedience to Him; licentiousness…
The only thing we need to do in order to be saved from the penalty of our sins is to exercise faith in Christ. The faith we exercise for our salvation is the same…
One of the fundamental beliefs of Christianity is that Christians are justified by faith in Christ. To have faith in Christ means to have a belief that empowers new life lived for God’s…
In our passage, we read of an occasion when the Apostle Paul rebuked Peter for practicing a ‘convenient Christianity’, where he acted out of a ‘fear of man’. Although his sin was dealt…
The Apostle Paul presented his testimony as evidence to the legitimacy of the Gospel he preached. His claim was simple: only God can cause him to risk his life for Jesus Christ, the One whom…
The Galatians were deceived into rejecting the Gospel as Truth; they had deserted Christ and had turned to a different gospel. Although the level of their devotion did not diminish, and their error…
The Bible teaches us that ‘it’s ok to not be ok.’ When godly men and women experience calamity, it is normal to express sorrow; it is not godly and strong to ‘tough it out.’…
When questioned about why His disciples did not fast, Jesus responded by saying that while He was with them, they were to engage in celebratory activities, for His presence was a cause for…