Standing for Truth and Defending Your Freedom
Standing for Truth and Defending Your Freedom
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O C T O B E R 2 6 “Do not be frightened by your adversaries. This is a sign to them of their destruction, but of your salvation, and this from God.” — Philippians 1:28

Dealing With Persecutors

When Paul wrote the Philippian Christians in the first century, Christianity was illegal for the most part. In fact, during the Roman Empire, there were ten waves of serious persecution against the believers. Sometimes hot, sometimes cold—but always there. One of the incredible things about the Christians, which the Romans noted, is that they weren’t afraid. I remember reading a dialogue between a Christian who was chained to an... More
O C T O B E R 2 5 “…be eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.” — Ephesians 4:3

Work Together or Prepare to Lose

In Philippians, Paul tells us that we are to stand fast in one mind and one spirit, striving together for the faith of the Gospel. The word striving together in Greek is the word from which we get athletics, and in fact it would be a team sport, probably team wrestling. The Greeks had a form of wrestling where one team of 5 or 6 people would line up here, and the other team would line up there, and at a signal they would all leap at each... More
O C T O B E R 2 4 “His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant…” — Matthew 25:21

Ultimate Success

We only have one life. We have to make it count. But count for what? What is the purpose of life? We are deluged with positive thinking types of messages these days. Some of them are outwardly Christian. However, if you dig a little deeper, often you find essentially a humanistic message with a Christian veneer. The key question is this: In whom is our trust? Ourselves or God? Positive thinking beats negative thinking. But best of all, is... More
O C T O B E R 2 3 “In the days of these kings the God of heaven shall set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed. And the kingdom shall not be left to another people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.” — Daniel 2:44

The Real King of Kings

Shelley, in one of his sonnets, tells of meeting a traveler from Egypt who, in a trek across the desert wasteland, came upon the remains of a marble statue. All that remained on the pedestal were two feet and the lower part of two gigantic legs. Lying in the sand was the cracked remnant of what had been the head. When the traveler rubbed the sand away from the pedestal, he found this inscription: “My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:... More
O C T O B E R 2 2 “Claiming to be wise, they became fools.” — Romans 1:22

A Fairy Tale for Adults

We know that many a young man or woman has lost his or her faith because they have come to believe that evolution is a proven fact. This is tragic—especially when you consider the scientific evidence itself. Micro-evolution (small changes within kind) is proven. But macro-evolution (all creatures can be traced back to one common ancestor) is fraught with assumptions and contradicts the evidence we have, such as the fossil record. One... More
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Growth Must Follow Regeneration

For those who truly believe in Jesus, God promises a heart transplant. This is what being born again is all about—the old has passed away and in Christ all things are made new. When we come to understand the glorious Gospel of His grace—that totally undeserved, unmerited, unworked for grace—that Christ came and did it all: He paid the penalty for our sins upon the Cross; He endured the punishment of Hell; He purchased for... More
O C T O B E R 2 0 “Jesus answered him, ‘Truly, truly I say to you, unless a man is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.’” — John 3:3

New Beginnings Start With the New Birth

The spiritual life is in some ways analogous to the physical. In our physical lives we are born, we grow, and we die. In the spiritual world it is also necessary for us to be born and to grow, but we never die. Jesus said, “…whoever believes in Me has eternal life” (John 6:47). The Christian life begins with a new birth. Jesus declared it as the great imperative. He said, “You must be born again” (John 3:7). I... More