God created man to have free will and to be free but the fundamental difference between God and man is God is entirely self-sufficient, in need of nothing. Man was brought into being not by themselves and their very existence was determined by their dependence on God. He has the ability to freely choose his actions but within a determined, conditioned existence. If he chooses to act according to how he was created, according to his Creator all will go... Read more
This present day world has opened the floodgates to every kind of belief and has settled for less than the truth and as a result we have a mixed up view of what truth is and is not, to say the least. We live in a world in the throes of moral relativism. The Holy Bible once almost universally respected as truth is now continually under attack. It has been called inaccurate, evil and wrong. We have a world that... Read more
It is God’s desire that we walk in the Spirit (Romans 8:1. Galatians 5:25). Galatians 5:16 says, “This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.” He so desires that we walk in the reality that we are spirit beings, empowered by His Spirit, that have a soul and dwell in a fleshly body. Not the other way around. We are not just a fleshly body that has a soul and... Read more
Hebrews 4:12 says, “For the Word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” And Ephesians 6:17 says, “And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.” How often I have been taught that the Bible we carry around... Read more
I think for the most part most Christians live far below where they should be. One big problem is they don’t truly understand what it means to walk by faith and not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7). Armchair theologians and scholars love complicating the issue, making it something mystical that only they can understand (and for a big donation you can buy their book and you can understand too, right?). Walking by faith and not by sight is pretty simple... Read more
Does history indeed record that Jesus actually lived? Is there evidence besides the Bible that he existed. How about we limit our eyewitness accounts to Hostile Non-Biblical Pagan Accounts? There are a number of ancient classical accounts of Jesus from pagan, non-Christian sources. These accounts are generally hostile to Christianity; some ancient authors denied the miraculous nature of Jesus and the events surrounding His life: Thallus (52AD) Thallus is perhaps the earliest secular writer to mention Jesus and he is... Read more
What is so important about the cross? Is it just a symbol of Christianity? Is it just a decorative ornament to hang around our neck? I think most people in this day and time cannot even relate to the significance of the cross. To most it is some vague reference to a time gone by in Roman history. Most know the story on some level of how Jesus Christ was crucified on a Roman cross. I think that probably most... Read more
We have a connection to our creator whether we want to or not. The creator of all things didn’t just create everything and then abandon us to do as we will. Some people live that way and believe that is the case but a truly spiritual person knows an intimacy with something greater than themselves and cannot deny it. They feel his presence every time they are outdoors in nature or just about anytime they are overwhelmed by... Read more
WAS IT REALLY ABOUT NOT EATING THAT APPLE? Satan tempting Eve asked her, “Has God really said…” (Genesis 3:1). He was basically saying God’s word is unreliable, He is just trying to keep you from having your eyes opened because He knows when you eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you will be as gods yourself.’ When God said this He was not trying to keep something from us that was good for us. And He... Read more
John 8:36 says, “If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” So why aren’t we? Let’s just be honest. There are Christian people walking around knowing that the Word says they are free but they are still bound by some things. They go to church, they are saved but they just aren’t free. I want to talk about how to move what the Word of God says into the realm where we live. First of all... Read more
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