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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"
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.
When To Expect God's Goodness And Blessings In Your Life.
By :
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
WHEN GOD COMES LATE
By :
Joshua T. J.
Can God be late? Well, find out!
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.
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 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
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.
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.
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.
Various Kinds Of Tongues
By :
Phillip A. Ross
The gift of tongues provided for the spread of the gospel to people who did not know Hebrew. This gift is alive and well today.
Unity, Denominations, Sting Theory
By :
Phillip A. Ross
The doctrine of the Trinity tells us that the unifying thing in the universe is God, who holds all things together in unity and in diversity. It is God who has created and given definition to all...
Unity in Diversity
By :
Phillip A. Ross
The Trinity is at the heart of the scientific endeavor and helps us to know how things in the world work.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Tongues, Part 2
By :
Phillip A. Ross
The closing of the Canon did not stop any tongues. Rather, the Protestant Reformation began the greatest expansion of Christianity the world had ever seen. Tongues began to flicker for God all over...
Tongues, Part 1
By :
Phillip A. Ross
The closing of the Canon did not stop any tongues. Rather, the Protestant Reformation began the greatest expansion of Christianity the world had ever seen. Tongues began to flicker for God.
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...
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 ...
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
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.
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 ...
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.
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
The Foolishness Of Trying To Save Everyone
By :
Phillip A. Ross
Christians don't need to make an appeal on the basis of worldly values and aesthetics because those who will respond truly will respond to the power of the gospel alone. They will not be dissuaded by what the world sees as a foolish and irrelevant message
The Call of Church Profits
By :
Phillip A. Ross
How the idea and practice of church growth principles changed the purpose of the church from service to the Lord to the maintenance of the pew. Churches and denominations -- Christians -- need to heed and apply Paul's wisdom found here in Corinthians to the practice of evangelism, including and especially the use of modern media (marketing and advertising). We must not allow the wisdom of the world to determine the methodologies of the church.
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.
The Best Gift
By :
Phillip A. Ross
Christianity is not a cookie-cutter religion where people try to match or reach some perfect ideal. Quite the contrary! Christianity is a religion rich in diversity.
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.
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.
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.
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
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,
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.
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.
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
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.
Prophets, Teachers, Miracles, Science, Technology
By :
Phillip A. Ross
What we call science and technology today, Christians of the First Century would have called miracles. What we assume as commonplace today, would have been considered to be absolutely miraculous.
Prophecy, Revival & Discernment
By :
Phillip A. Ross
We have a Romantic understanding of revival, as if it is a sweet and glorious time -- like a family reunion or picnic. But real revival, real reformation is traumatic. It divides as well as unites.
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
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.
Peace And Purity In The Churches
By :
Phillip A. Ross
Why is there so much conflict in Christian churches? Because Christians and non-Christians see things differently, and because, as Paul said in Romans 9, not all Israel is Israel. Not all church members are actually Christians (see Matthew 7:21-22). Christians are born again and people who are not born again are not Christians. And this is the chief source of the conflict.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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
Marketing Christ
By :
Phillip A. Ross
Virtually all contemporary Christian marketing pays lip service to Jesus Christ but is focused on the people in the pews. It is primarily concerned with noses and nickels related to particular institutions. It lobbies against preaching or sharing any biblical truth that has a hard edge, that will make people uncomfortable, or that may be difficult to understand. And, like it or not, biblical truth will make us all uncomfortable. It’s supposed to!
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.
Love is Not...
By :
Phillip A. Ross
Paul's great Love Chapter provides a call to faithfulness that cuts through the fog of theology and doctrine without denying or belittling theology and doctrine.
Love Endures
By :
Phillip A. Ross
Paul said that Christian love is more important than mysterious communication with God, even more important than translating the gospel into foreign languages. Why?
Love Doesn't Babble
By :
Phillip A. Ross
Paul's point was to contrast the temporal gifts of the Spirit with the eternal gift of love in order to show the superior character of love
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
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.
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;
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.
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.”
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
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?
How to break free from the guilt of your past God's way!
By :
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
Healing, Helping, Administrations
By :
Phillip A. Ross
An overview and explanation of these gifts.
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...
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
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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
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?
Gifts: Faith and Healing
By :
Phillip A. Ross
God works in His church, His people, through a variety of means. And that in spite of the variety of ways that God makes Himself manifest there is always a unity to them.
Gift of Love
By :
Phillip A. Ross
The gift Christians share in common provides the context for the blossoming of the different gifts that make us unique. And conversely, our unique differences provide the context for the common glue..
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'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.
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
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.
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.
Everyone Benefits From Christianity
By :
Phillip A. Ross
Though education does not and cannot save anyone, Christian education is good for everyone. The saved need to be educated in godliness for their own sanctification. The lost who are not-yet-saved need to be educated in godliness in order to draw them into salvation and sanctification. The unsavable need to be educated in godliness in order to help them from being as evil as they can be.
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.
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.
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...
Don’t Just Sit There, Be Something!
By :
Phillip A. Ross
Those who were filthy with sin had been washed in the blood of Christ, and set apart from sin to serve God's purposes. The common understanding down the ages has been that saints practice a superior morality, that being a Christian or being called by God resulted in moral growth or refinement. That common understanding is not wrong, but more often than not it is misunderstood and misrepresented.
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.
Discerning Divisive Divisions and Understanding Unity
By :
Phillip A. Ross
There are two kinds of diversity -- ethnic diversity and doctrinal (or philosophical/theological) diversity. We know as a fact that Jesus gave the church incredible ethnic diversity. But Christianity is not doctrinally diverse, nor is it intended to be.
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.
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