Faith & Christian Living

IIt is a true saying that “Earth is crammed with heaven, and every common bush afire with God; but only he who sees takes off his shoes; the rest sit around and pluck blackberries” (Elizabeth Barrett Browning). Romans 1: 20 also says, “since the creation of the world, God’s invisible qualities—His eternal power and divine […]

If our future sins have already been forgiven by God as some say, then it makes no difference whether you repent or ask God for forgiveness when you sin since all those sins would have already been forgiven even before you commit them. However, 1 John 1:9 shows that God expects His children to confess

There are a number of nice sounding phrases that have been accepted as doctrine in some circles although these phrases contradict the Scriptures and can lead many astray. One of such phrases is “if you are saved, then all your future sins are forgiven”. The problem with this phrase is that there is no verse

“And He (Jesus) said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and rise again from the dead the third day; and that repentance for forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in His name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem” (Luke 24:46-47). In stark contrast to the exclusion of repentance in

Another sure way to know our time of visitation is to follow the peace of God in our hearts. Colossians 3:15 says, “Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body; and be thankful”. This also translates from the Greek as “Let the peace of God

In Luke 19:41-42, we read the following about Jesus, “When He approached Jerusalem, He saw the city and wept over it, saying, “If you had known in this day, even you, the things which make for peace! But now they have been hidden from your eyes. For the days will come upon you when your

In Galatians 5:19-21, Paul warned the church a second time that if anyone makes a practice of the deeds of the flesh, they will not inherit the kingdom of God. This has been interpreted to mean that those who practice the deeds of the flesh will not receive rewards after they are admitted to heaven.

We can be sincere and noble in our intentions but still end up being wrong and even misleading or mischaracterizing others. One such example in our culture today is the characterization of God’s love as reckless, which contradicts the very testimony God gives about Himself and His love in Scripture. The Scriptures teach that God

In the previous study, we saw Jesus’ emphasis that not everyone who calls Him Lord will enter the kingdom of God but those who do the will of the Father (Matthew 7:21-27). Paul iterated this truth when he doubly warned the church in Galatia that those who practice the deeds of the flesh will not