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Evangelism Gifts
By :
Phillip A. Ross
Real evangelism is not arm twisting people into the kingdom. It is the exercise of faithful service in the midst of ordinary living.
God's Gifts
By :
Phillip A. Ross
A person who has charisma is a person who is attractive and influential among others. Paul's usage of the word in this chapter suggests that spiritual gifts are used by God for evangelism.
Table Waiting
By :
Phillip A. Ross
While we wait for Christ to return in judgment, we can help reduce the negative consequences of that judgment by performing the duties of deacons - not necessarily seeking the formal office of deacon.
House Cleaning
By :
Phillip A. Ross
If the church would clean its own house, it would not fall under the judgment of God. This is very difficult to hear and even more difficult to actually engage.
Bodily Self-Examination
By :
Phillip A. Ross
Receiving Communion is not simply helpful for the saved, those who have been regenerated by the Holy Spirit. It is also harmful for the lost, those who have not been regenerated.
Are You Worthy?
By :
Phillip A. Ross
The simple act of participating in the Lord's Supper brings about the separation of the saved and the lost by distinguishing the difference between them, that difference being regeneration or Christ.
What does it than mean to turn your eyes upon Jesus?
By :
Pastor Reinhard
In this article I want to touch on three important points:
A) How do we turn our eyes upon Jesus?
B) What happens to us when we do it?
C) What are we seeing?
What do avoid if you are looking for a vital relationship with Jesus
By :
Pastor Reinhard
Is Jesus just a believe system for you or do you have a vital and living relationship with him? Many people know about him, study him but they are missing a personal and living relationship with him.
When To Expect God's Goodness And Blessings In Your Life.
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Pastor Reinhard Westphal
The Bible is filled with God's promises for you. The question is, when will you see His promises manifest themselves in your own personal life? When can you expect God's promises and blessings to show
Through God’s Goodness Your Sins Are Forgiven Part II
By :
Pastor Reinhard
In the first part of this two part series we talked about how, because of God’s goodness, all of our sins past, present and future are already forgiven through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ...
Through God’s Goodness Your Sins Are Forgiven Part I
By :
Pastor Reinhard Westphal
For many years in my life I just could not accept that God, by His grace, mercy and goodness had forgiven all of my sins. There was always this dark cloud of my past sins hanging over my head...
The Lord's Supper
By :
Phillip A. Ross
What Paul calls the Way, they called a sect. The Way of Christ refers to the entire cultural structure of Christianity in its wholeness, its totality. The Way of Christ is a way of life, a lifestyle.
Helpful Divisions
By :
Phillip A. Ross
False beliefs "must be" in the churches, according to Paul. God's purpose is unalterable, and since there were false prophets during Old Testament times, it must be expected that false teachers would arise in the Christian churches. Satan is always busy sowing the seeds and tares of false doctrine.
How to break free from the guilt of your past God's way!
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Pastor Reinhard Westphal
God has a great future planed for you, but you will not be able to fully enter into it if you don't break free from your past. God wants you to leave your past behind you and focus on your future with
Attitude, Apostasy and Disillusionment
By :
Phillip A. Ross
The goal of reaching perfect sanctification in Christ can't be reached apart from the process of growth that leads to it. To short-circuit the process for fear of where it may lead evidences a failure
The Number One Secret On How To Get What You Need
By :
Pastor Reinhard Westphal
What is this amazing secret? Have you tried all kinds of tutorials? Have you spend lots of money attending seminars and buying books and tapes? In this article I will reveal this amazing secret ...
Don’t Worry? Your Needs Are Supplied
By :
Pastor Reinhard Westphal
God needs your needs to supply your needs. The Apostle Paul makes this absolute fantastic statement: “My God shall supply ALL your needs!” That was not Paul’s wishful thinking. No! That statement...
God Is A Good God And He Wants To Show His Goodness To You
By :
Pastor Reinhard Westphal
Every Christian that I know of beliefs that God is a good God. But how does God’s goodness affect our daily walk with God? How does the goodness of God help us in living the Christian life?
All Of God’s Blessings And Promises Are Yours! Revealed By His Spirit.
By :
Pastor Reinhard
When the Holy Spirit begins to reveal to you the abundance of God’s blessings and the fact that you are good enough the way you are right now to receive all of God’s blessings, then .......
Head Coverings
By :
Phillip A. Ross
Should contemporary women wear head coverings? The first question to ask is, Who has jurisdiction to countermand Paul's teaching? Is it simply a women's issue? Or is it a family matter? Or should your
Think Again
By :
Phillip A. Ross
People think that they are Christian because they "walked the aisle," or because they go to church, or because they grew up in the church. The world and the church are awash in a kind of logical ...
Head Dressing
By :
Phillip A. Ross
All biblical government is representative government, and it always exists and operates through various hierarchies of authority and responsibility. Thus, the wearing of a head covering was for...
The Bible is Essential for The Christian Way of Life
By :
Francis Hirak
Reading and studying the Bible is key in the Christian way of life but did you know that there are many other benefits to reading the Holy Bible? It is relevant to the problems we face today such as decision making in times of crisis, practical suggestions for everyday life and health on a mental and physical level.
Speaking of H-h-hats in W-w-worship
By :
Phillip A. Ross
People are interested in getting the honor and status of association with power and glory of Jesus Christ. But Christ was interested in serving God and enlisting others to serve the Lord in His stead.
Lord of All
By :
Phillip A. Ross
The fact that Jesus is Lord does not mean that His Lordship just applies to people who agree with Him. Jesus is Lord of all, or He is not Lord at all. The earliest and most consistent understanding of
Accommodation
By :
Phillip A. Ross
The Bible is opposed to all forms of sin. And because people naturally love their sins, it is opposed to the sins of godlessness and multiculturalism. Beware of leaders who value freedom over truth.
Freedom From Stupidity
By :
Phillip A. Ross
Christian freedom is not unlimited freedom, but is dependent on the weaker brother. Christians must not engage their own freedoms if others will misunderstand or misinterpret our activity and get snag
God is Three In One
By :
Phillip A. Ross
While it is difficult to explain the Trinity, it is at the same time the most ordinary concept imaginable. Everyone intuitively understands that a thing can be both individual and corporate at the sam
Dead Men Walking
By :
Phillip A. Ross
Each person would have to decide for himself whether Paul spoke the truth, and whether or not to heed the truth that Paul spoke. But understanding what he was talking about was not sufficient.
Trials and Tribulations
By :
Phillip A. Ross
Anyone who thinks that s/he had a secure standing before the Lord because of baptism needs to think again, and to repent of such presumption, lest s/he fall. Paul had in mind those Corinthian leaders
Consequences of Sin
By :
Phillip A. Ross
Why would God bless His own people with genuine spiritual food, and then let them die in the desert? They were God's people, right? Why didn't God protect them? Why didn't God preserve them?
Soul Winning Strategy
By :
Phillip A. Ross
Paul went for the real gusto, Jesus Christ by becoming all things to all people. Christ calls us to do more than we think we can. He calls us all to exceed our own expectations.
Learn How To Walk According To The Spirit In This Easy To Understand Article
By :
Peter K. Martell
Discover what it means to walk according to the spirit in this easy to read article. I have asked myself this question many times and this is the answer I discovered from the Bible.
Gospel Expense
By :
Phillip A. Ross
The presentation of the gospel must be freed from the encumbrances of the inane and petty dung that has captured church pulpits.
Necessary Freedom
By :
Phillip A. Ross
Paul was compelled to preach freely. So, out of necessity he preached freely. But which is it? Did Paul preach out of freedom or out of necessity? The answer, of course, is yes.
Pay The Piper
By :
Phillip A. Ross
Speaking of wives, he implied that it is costly to care for a family and that those costs don't go away because a person is in the ministry.
Freedom's Limits
By :
Phillip A. Ross
Against the tide of unrestrained freedom, Paul argued for caution and restraint. Here and elsewhere Paul argued that freedom in Christ did not mean that Christians were free to do whatever they want.
Morality and Maturity
By :
Phillip A. Ross
False gods are powerless because they are not real. And yet, people falsely believe they are real, and establish very real and destructive behaviors on that false basis. Consequently, the more mature
Unbelievable Truth
By :
Phillip A. Ross
Too many of the Corinthians who now associated themselves with Jesus Christ had not made a clean break with their former beliefs. They brought many of those former beliefs into the church.
Happy Holiday!
By :
Phillip A. Ross
Thanksgiving and Christmas are soon upon us. For most people they are a time of pain and difficulty for many reasons. They are family celebrations, but our families are mostly broken.
Making Use of Christian Software to Help You Study the Bible
By :
Chris Bradley
How long have you used your computer to help you with software. How about having your computer help teach you the bible. You can even study the bible and do bible lessons. Well Christian software can help.
Ethics, Morality and Love
By :
Phillip A. Ross
The ethical person has abstract knowledge about what is right and wrong and has an intellectual understanding. Whereas the moral person has concrete has a behavioral understanding.
Interview with Scott Schaeffer, author of Biblical Freedom
By :
Christian Walk Today
Schaeffer makes a significant contribution to the Christian community with his new book, “Biblical Freedom from Religious Oppression.”
The Illusion of Knowledge
By :
Phillip A. Ross
Knowledge based upon personal experience is neither objective, nor trustworthy. But because the Bible has been vetted by many people in many different cultures over many thousands of years, it's knowl
Sexual Ignorance
By :
Phillip A. Ross
Paul gives advice about marriage during periods of social upheaval, the marriage bed, difficulties related to child rearing and God's care that supersedes it all.
Potential Jerusalem Marriages
By :
Phillip A. Ross
Previously he had dealt with the new circumstance of mixed marriages. Here Paul was addressing another unusual circumstance that First Century Christians had been thrown into. That circumstance was no
Calling, Contentment and Slavery
By :
Phillip A. Ross
Christians are not called to do the same things, but each Christians has a unique calling that is uniquely suited to his or her unique situation. Bloom where you are planted.
Unbelieving Spouse
By :
Phillip A. Ross
If the unbelieving partner walks away from a marriage because the other person has become a Christian, then the one who walked away is not rejecting the believing spouse, but s/he is rejecting God.
Mixed Marriages
By :
Phillip A. Ross
Paul turned his attention from the marriages of believers to what we call mixed marriages, where one marriage partner is not a believer. This is a special circumstance and calls for special treatment.
WHEN GOD COMES LATE
By :
Joshua T. J.
Can God be late? Well, find out!
OVERCOMING THE ADVERSARY
By :
Joshua T. J.
You can be a winner all the time. Once you know the winning principles, you will surely win.
ABILITY IN DISABILITY
By :
Joshua T. J.
The fact that you can't is the reason why you can. You can do what God said you should do.
THE PURSUIT OF GOD
By :
Joshua T. J.
We need to seek God with all our hearts. God cannot be found on the surface. We must give him ALL of ourselves in order to gain ALL of Him
SOLVING PROBLEMS
By :
Joshua T. J.
One of the realities of life is the fact that we face challenges everyday.Problems, however,are meant to be solved.Every problem we face in life do not leave us the same - we are either made or marred
YOUR ISAAC
By :
Joshua T. J.
Isaac was the son of Abraham, a gift from God to him at his old age. However, the gift wanted to take the place of the giver; hence, the need for the ultimate test. Find out how to handle your "Isaac"
Paul's Celibacy
By :
Phillip A. Ross
Paul surely knew that if all Christians were celibate, they would die out. The Essenes believed that Paul wanted all Christians to be celibate, and they actually died out. Paul was not stupid. Celibac
Marriage And The Trinity
By :
Phillip A. Ross
The principle of all unity is God's covenant, or God's law. God's law is the binding force that actually holds the world together. All things in the world exist because of or on the basis of God's law
Bless God for Pardoning All Thy Sins
By :
Ray Zink
An exhortation to bless God for his mercy. The beginning and chiefest of all benefits, remission of sin.
Sin, The Plague of Every Man's Own Heart
By :
Ray Zink
By their afflictions are brought to a true and serious sense of their worse and inward plague of their sins, which are most fitly called the plague of the heart,
Christian's Deplorable Condition - A Confession of Sin, and Afflictions Bewailed
By :
Ray Zink
Unclean - Formerly there were some that feared thee; but now we are all as one polluted mass, nothing of good left in us by reason of an universal degeneracy.
What's Wrong With Sex Apart From Marriage?
By :
Phillip A. Ross
Sex apart from biblical marriage violates God's covenant, and God's covenant is the unifying factor of the universe. So, to violate God's covenant constitutes a violation of most fundamental cohesion.
Membership Is Not A Club
By :
Phillip A. Ross
Being a Christian is not like being in a club. It is much deeper. Christian membership cannot be compartmentalized or separated from other aspects of life. It necessarily affects all of life, nothing
Heaven - The Wisdom Contained in This Glory
By :
Ray Zink
There are things God hath prepared for those that love him, and wait for him, which sense cannot discover, no teaching can convey to our ears, nor can it yet enter our hearts.
Gideon Bible Story: Signs of the Time
By :
Patrick Boone
Gideon seems to be a very popular character from the Old Testament. A weak man used for a great cause. What makes him the story so popular? Why do people chose to read his story over all the others
Freedom and Possibility
By :
Phillip A. Ross
Real freedom is not doing what you want. Our wants are controlled by sin, so that kind of freedom is slavery to sin. Real freedom is doing what God wants us to do.
Pilgrim’s Progress – Step Three: God's Displeasure at Your Sin
By :
Ray Zink
A sense of guilt is too heavy to bear; and would sink men into despair and ruin, unless removed by the pardoning mercy of God.
John Declares When, Where, and How, the Revelation Was Made to Him
By :
Ray Zink
It was the apostle's comfort that he did not suffer as an evil-doer, but for the testimony of Jesus, for bearing witness to Christ as the Immanuel, the Saviour;
What Do You Put Faith In?
By :
Chris Beard
Faith is mentioned in the bible over 422 times, Faith defined is trust or confidence in a person or thing. The Christian theology version describes faith as trust in God and his promises as made by Christ and the Scriptures through which we are justified and saved
Heaven's Short List
By :
Phillip A. Ross
Who goes to heaven and who doesn’t? What is the difference between believers and unbelievers? Paul does not neglect the spiritual aspects of this difference between believers and unbelievers. He simpl
Separation
By :
Phillip A. Ross
The problem was not that some of the members of the Corinthian church were living in sin. Who isn't? The problem was that some of the members of the Corinthian church had not repented of their sin. Th
Whittling The List
By :
Phillip A. Ross
Paul was not calling the Corinthians to greater effort. Rather, Paul was calling them to Jesus Christ because he knew very well that they -- we -- have no personal righteousness.
Shame and Judging People
By :
Phillip A. Ross
True reformation and revival of the Christian church will also reform and revive church courts as the desire to avoid civil courts grows among Christians. Indeed, as the civil court system continues to collapse from the backlog of cases and the moral corruption of the legal system, the Christian church may well find itself faced with an opportunity to actually be what God has called it to be -- a vehicle of forgiveness and reconciliation among all people.
The Power of Christian Faith
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How great to be a christian especially when your life is dedicated to Christ, being a good christian is not easy to obtain but we can if we sacrifice our lives. In this article you will just read some of the information and opinion about christianity and faith. Hopefully it can help you find the right path for your life.
Church Courts, Hate Crimes and Moral Decay
By :
Phillip A. Ross
Church courts are charged with keeping the peace and purity of the church. And that is no easy job because the very things that contribute to the purity of the church often disturb its peace, and those things that contribute to the peace of the church often contribute to its impurity. An emphasis upon right doctrine disturbs many Christians. And an emphasis on "going along to get along" often pollutes right practice.
Hypocrites and Cognitive Dissonance
By :
Phillip A. Ross
The real danger to Christianity is not sinners, but hypocrites, people who identify themselves as Christian but who disregard the practice or essence of Christianity, which is submission to Jesus Christ and the avoidance of sin as it is described in the Bible. Again, we must note that no one is ever completely free from sin in this life. The difference between a Christian and a hypocrite is that a Christian repents of his sin -- daily, whereas the hypocrite does not repent. He wallows or stagnat
Commuity Union
By :
Phillip A. Ross
Christians need to fellowship with other Christians. There are a lot of reasons for this. Because our values and interests change once we have been converted, we find that we have less and less in common with people who are not Christian. Our circle of friends changes because we like being with Christians more than with non-Christians. The old adage is that birds of a feather flock together.
Viral Pride
By :
Phillip A. Ross
The problem today is not keeping people from the pride virus because virtually everyone has it. The problem today is finding the cure. And again, the key to the cure is like the key to contagion -- contact.
Is Success Killing Your Dreams?
By :
Christian Walk Today
How do you differentiate between your gift and your talents or skills?
Gift - 1) something you have a true passion for and could do 24/7 with or without reward or recognition. 2) the thought of never doing “this” makes you sad/depressed and you can’t imagine “this” not being a part of your life.
Talent - 1) you do this because you can 2) you have to be rewarded/compensated/recognized for it 3) if you do it, cool. If you don’t, you wouldn’t miss it.
Having an Attitude of Gratitude
By :
Christian Faith
As you read this article, take a moment to answer the following question, “Is there a reason for me to be thankful today?” If you are alive to read the question, then you have a reason for rejoicing!
Rejection is God’s Protection
By :
Christian Faith
Right now you’re probably thinking, “Wait a minute, that doesn’t sound right. How can rejection be a form of protection?” But I’m not talking about rejecting by God.
God Uses Ordinary People to Do Extraordinary Things
By :
Christian Faith
There is no such thing as the wrong side of the tracks with God. I think it was Jim Collins who wrote the book “Good to Great,” which said, “It is a sin to be good when you can be great.”
Trust in God to See You Through
By :
Christian Faith
God can make a way out of no way. There are times in life when we hit a dead end and feel as though we are out of options.
How to Overcome Grief
By :
Christian Faith
Overcome grief by meeting it, managing it and mastering it. Grief is a part of the healing process when you have experienced any kind of loss.
How to Forgive Yourself
By :
Christian Faith
No matter what the occasion, we often find ourselves looking for the best gift possible to give those we care about. Have you thought about giving yourself the gift of forgiveness this year?
Waiting On God’s Perfect Timing
By :
Christian Faith
Waiting is one of the most difficult things to do, whether we’re waiting for an airline flight, a phone call or an answered prayer. But we have to remember that God’s timing is different than our own.
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Foolishness, Pride and Church Growth
By :
Phillip A. Ross
Imagine that Paul is your boss, who has been away, and you are talking to him on the phone. He has a disagreement with how you are handling things in his absence, and he tells you that he will return next week. Then he asks you how you would like him to approach you about this problem when he gets back.
Against Originality
By :
Phillip A. Ross
We are taught in our schools, colleges, universities and through the media that being human means being original, that we become most human when we are most original. Indeed, Humanism is the celebration of original thinkers as embodying the best that humanity has to offer. Artists will know what I'm talking about. But the Bible teaches that human beings were created in God's image. We are not originals, but some sort of copies of the Original.
Baptisms
By :
Phillip A. Ross
Apollos had been missing one thing. In spite of the fact that Apollos had been nurtured by and educated in the essentials of Christianity, and had been teaching and preaching about Jesus in a correct and accurate way, he was for a time still missing the central element of faithfulness -- a changed heart or baptism by the Holy Spirit
How Brokenness Can lead You to Your True Purpose In Life
By :
Chris Beard
Have you ever found yourself putting great dependence on some area of your life or confidence in yourself? Maybe an area that you take great pride in, your education, your career, your possessions, your wealth, your good looks, your achievements, athletic ability, you communication skills, your intelligence, your status at work or among your friends or simply the independent pursuit of such things are the total focus or top priority in your life.
Divisive Waters
By :
Phillip A. Ross
Apollos, prior to meeting with Aquila and Priscilla, appeared to have everything right. Yet, Paul faulted him for knowing only the baptism of John, implying that there was something significant that Apollos lacked -- some sort of baptism, or something related to baptism.
God's Objectivity
By :
Phillip A. Ross
It is not through knowledge of the world that we come to know God's place in the world. But rather it is by being known by God that we come to know our place in the world. The difference involves a seismic shift in perspective.
No Common Ground
By :
Phillip A. Ross
If the difference that Christ makes is insignificant or trivial, then we might say that our experience or perspective is not much different from that of unbelievers. But if Christ makes a significant difference, a real difference, then we don't see things in the same light, we don't know or experience things in the same way. The more real Christ is, the greater this difference.
Crazy Christians
By :
Phillip A. Ross
We have been trained by the world, by the values of secular humanism through our public education, through the secular values and practices of the media and the workplace. That training has taught us to ignore the inner testimony of the Holy Spirit when that testimony is not in conformity with the values and practices of secular humanism. And Christians are not immune from the pervasiveness of secular humanism in contemporary society.
Defilement & Unity
By :
Phillip A. Ross
Inasmuch as we defile the church, God will defile us. It appears that God will give back to us what we give to Him.
Denial
By :
Phillip A. Ross
The spiritual person considers or evaluates everything on the basis of Scripture. The spirituality of such a person effects everything that they think, say and do. Such a person applies the categories of Scripture to everything, and, first and foremost, the wisdom of Scripture is applied to his own life.
Born Again
By :
Phillip A. Ross
Show me someone who thinks that Christianity is foolish, and I'll show you a worldly person. The reason that they think Christianity is foolish is that they cannot perceive the reality of God.
Two Spirits
By :
Phillip A. Ross
Wisdom and understanding are integral parts of salvation. Salvation is not just a matter of personal experience, it is also a matter of wisdom and knowledge -- both the breadth of historical knowledge and the depth of personal experience.
Academic Divisions
By :
Phillip A. Ross
The failure to accept the Christ of Scripture by substituting a christ of Greek or human wisdom results in, among other things, divisions in the church. The divisions arise from the false understandings produced by filtering the gospel through the categories of human wisdom, by submitting the gospel to the categories of academia.
Can You Dig It?
By :
Phillip A. Ross
Those who call themselves Christians but don't grow in the faith are dead, not alive in Christ. Such people will find themselves on "rocky ground" (Matthew 13:5-6). These words are from Jesus, which were given for the encouragement of God's people, to encourage us forward in faithfulness, to give us the courage to persevere in faithfulness. We are encouraged to dig down deep into the soil of Christianity. And what is that soil?
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