There are some who question there being multiple steps and conditions required for salvation.  However, “the way of man is not in himself,” for “it is not in man who walks to direct his own steps” (Jer. 10:23).  God is the author of salvation (Heb. 5:9), so we must respect and obey whatever conditions He specifies (and as many as He stipulates).…

For the last few years, America has had a struggling economy. One look at gas prices or a trip to the supermarket will show that there is a lot of uncertainty these days. To deal with this, many of us are giving much more attention to how we spend our time and money. We are weighing our priorities and are cutting out…

Sometimes problems come about because there is conflict about who becomes the leader in a particular situation. You see this in the lives of children, but it continues even into our adult lives. There is a religious application of this in the deeper study of one particular Greek word and how it is used. Sometimes there are situations where it makes no…

Salvation from sin is man’s greatest need (whether the individual man or woman recognizes that fact or not).  It is man’s own personal sin which he has committed (1 John 3:4; John 8:34; Ezek. 18:20) that separates him from God (Isa. 59:1-2; Jas. 1:13-16).  In a spiritual condition of extreme desperation, he must get away from and get rid of his sin. …

Do you ever feel like you aren’t good enough? Despite all of your studying, you only managed to get a “C” on your test. Your presentation didn’t make the splash at the office that you thought it would. Or maybe you’re frustrated with your abilities as a parent. You just feel inadequate. Inadequacy is a feeling we may experience at a variety…

The church in Colosse was predominately Gentile and had grown up in a pagan world. However, there were those Judaizing teachers who had come among them and sought to force Gentile Christians to become circumcised and keep many rituals of the Judaism. They had left pagan worship with all the rituals of idolatry and now faced a new challenge of those who…

In the discussion of salvation from sin, it is critical to state and be reminded that: (1) it is man who does the sinning, and (2) it is GOD who does the saving!  Our salvation is only possible by the grace of God (Eph. 2:5).  We do not deserve it (Rom. 3:23), and we certainly cannot earn it (Eph. 2:9).  However, the…

When Covid-19 struck, we all became willing to take whatever precautions we could to prevent contracting and spreading the virus to our friends and families. Immediately, people began buying sanitary masks in bulk. Soon, the CDC told us to stop buying them. The masks cannot prevent you from getting the virus. They said, “trust the science!” A few weeks later, the CDC…