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Matthew 5 & Romans 12. We should need to say no more than these. The simple and the powerful are met here together. These passages make it completely clear that God desires for His people to live with extraordinary sacrificial love, patience, kindness, goodness, generosity and selflessness toward others. The best humanity can conceive isContinue reading “Enough Said”

In a way, the structures of the law system could be seen as the stakes of a close fence around a young sapling, designed to provide artificial strength, a temporary guide and framework to support the growth of that juvenile tree, a tender vine into its proper form and function. Such a structure is thereContinue reading “Reaching Heavenward”

A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle. Proverbs 18:19 Deep offenses are a serious issue which can destroy relationships, families and cause or exacerbate existing spiritual bondage. Some of the related issues for further dealings in these matters include theContinue reading “The Danger of Offenses”

It is a known literary historical fact that Shakespeare coined more words in the English language than any other individual. Now we learn that someone else was coining important new words long before him. Paul coined numerous words, and it may be that many if not all these words he coined were using the GreekContinue reading “Sharing Insights”

Guard your HEART with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. Proverbs 4:23 Jesus replied: “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your HEART and with all your SOUL and with all your MIND.’” Matthew 22:37 But I say unto you, That whosoever LOOKS on a woman to lust after herContinue reading “Soul Ties”

You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary. Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first.Revelation 2:3‭-‬4 The Ephesians received the gospel in Acts 19 (AD 53) under great difficulty but showed their love for the Truth. Within about 10 yearsContinue reading “Love for the Truth”

A Muslim student shared an Islamic propaganda clip with a mixed truth claim about catholic removal of 14 books from scripture. Here was our simple, streamlined, informative truth reply which read closely may also help clarify other popularly held mixed views from both within and without regarding what the scriptures are and what the scripturesContinue reading “The Scriptures”

Hebrews 11:32 – 38 And what shall I more say? For the time would fail me to tell of: Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, the prophets Women received their dead raised to life again (Shunamite) Others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection (2M7) Others had trial of cruelContinue reading “We Are Unworthy of Them”

JESUS drove out evil spirits, and He commanded and authorized His followers to do the same. This is no game. This is nothing to be toyed with or taken casually. It is not make believe, and it is not pretend or fake, and it is not haphazard or random. JESUS prayed, and prayed, and yesContinue reading “On Spiritual Issues”

Do you know the Great Commission? If not, let’s take a few minutes here to get an initial introduction to it. If you do know it, let’s look closer at something you have never noticed before. Then, for all of us reading here who will now have learned at least a little about the GreatContinue reading “GCA: The Great Commission in Action”