Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have boldness before God. – 1 John 3:21 “Hearts” in this verse refers to the Christian’s confidence in asking God for things. This point is made clearer in the following verse. Because this same word occurs
John Joe Thomas, the 28-year-old man accused of “stoning” to death 70 year old Murray Seidman in Pennsylvania in March 2011, claims he was simply following the Bible’s directions to kill “homosexuals” after he said Seidman made a sexual advance toward him. As a pastor
“Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Haran” (Gen 28:10) What could be possibly one of the most boring verses in the entire Bible suddenly jumped out at me with such intensity and meaning, I just had to stop and stare at it for a
“Who shall lay anything to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth.” (Romans 8:33) To be “justified” by God is one of the many promises given us by God as recorded in Scripture! I want to focus on that word, “justified” in
Matthew 5:44 “Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you.” Just as Jesus perceived blessings where the world saw persecutions, he understood that our victory over the
“Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” -Matthew 5:10 What exactly does it mean to be “persecuted for righteousness’ sake”? Not many Christians seem to understand what Jesus was saying. The original Greek word for ‘righteousness,’
“He was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.” (John 1:8 HCSB) John was sent to talk to people. To wash them in the river and get them ready. Ready for what? The radically life-changing grace and forgiveness that Jesus was
Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.” – John 6:12 Jesus told his followers that they were to be the light of the world,
“the Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.” (Luke 2:27) In the story of Adam and Eve, the Lord created a partnership between two human beings to fulfill their need for companionship. He did not create two human beings to fulfill some
Annually I write the report on “Protestantism” for World Book and other yearbooks. For a dozen or score of years now, the lead story always has to be about churches tearing themselves apart in lose-lose battles over the blessing of gay marriages and ordination of