Increasing and Descreasing
“ ‘He must increase, but I must decrease’ (John 3:30). John expresses a humility that serves as an example for all believers. He...
Repentance and Christ
“Repentance (Act 19:4) is good, but apart from Christ Jesus, it does not secure salvation. Repentance is enough to stay people from sin,...
Faith and Deeds
“faith . . . works. These two should be together; there is a close relationship between the two. Faith produces works; and works make...
Partiality
“The Apostle James is intensely concerned with the vice of partiality (see James 2 verses 1, 4, and 9). But what, exactly, is this...
Salt
“The Lord and His prophets and apostles lived in a culture that often used salt to ratify everyday agreements. Salt symbolizes fidelity...
Church (as Hospital)
“The Church is like a hospital for those sick with sin, not a place where perfect people celebrate their holiness. Jesus set it up that...
Touch
“The poor diseased woman could not come to Jesus for the press, and you are in much the same condition, because of the rush and throng of...
Teaching (Discipling)
“Teaching “about” the Faith is not the same as “discipling,” a distinction the Lord Himself makes in His Great Commission: “Going,...
Idolatry
“…life is shaped not only by natural forces and human actions but also through the active presence of God in it through Christ and the...
Bad Choices
"The Fall of mankind away from God is essentially a corruption of the will of man, making it difficult to choose what is right and...