A U G U S T 1 0 “The Lord said to Cain, ‘Why are you angry?...If you do well, shall you not be accepted? But if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. It desires to dominate you, but you must rule over it.’” — Genesis 4:6

False Religion vs. Right Religion

In the account of Cain and Abel in Genesis 4, we see a great contrast between true religion and false religion. Of course, in our day when people believe truth is relative, many recoil at such a notion as true versus false religion. The nature by which Cain’s works were unrighteous and Abel’s works were righteous was very simply this: Abel held to the right views and practice of religion, while Cain held to false views and... More

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A U G U S T 9 “Do not marvel, my brothers, if the world hates you.” — 1 John 3:13

Holier Than Thou?

We often hear people talk about a person who has a “holier than thou attitude.” Now if there is anything that we hate it is a holier than thou attitude. But there probably is one thing that we hate even more and that is a holier than thou fact; in other words, often we totally forget that there are people who are in actual fact holier than we are. Justification admits of no degrees whatsoever—there is no one in this world... More

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A U G U S T 8

Watch Out for Envy

Wickedness will sometimes do all it can to suppress righteousness. Jesus said that light has come into the world, but men prefer darkness because their deeds are evil. Cain was of that wicked one, of Satan, of whom Jesus said that he was a murderer from the beginning and who inspired Cain to his terrible deed of murder. The term that is used in the Greek text for “slew,”—he slew his brother—is an unusual term, and it... More

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A U G U S T 7 “... We should love one another, not like Cain, who was of the wicked one and murdered his brother. ...” — 1 John 3:11-12

Cain Versus Christ

In 1 John, the beloved apostle talks about the importance of love. He contrasts that with hate as seen in Cain, who killed his brother Abel. First, he holds up a picture of Cain and, secondly, a picture of Christ. Cain, the prototype of hatred, and Christ, the prototype of love, stand in stark contrast one to the other and are indicative of the children of the Devil and the children of God. We will remember that Christ taught that there... More

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A U G U S T 6 “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and supplication with gratitude, make your requests known to God.” — Philippians 4:6

Crossing the Fox River

When Abraham Lincoln was a circuit rider for the courts as a lawyer, going to wherever the courts were being held in small towns, he had to cross a lot of rivers. That included the notorious Fox River, which, in times of rain, was most turbulent and extremely dangerous. One night he and a colleague had crossed several rivers in the days before, and his companion had said to him, “If these are this bad, what in the world is it going to... More

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A U G U S T 5 “We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love his brother remains in death.” — 1 John 3:14

How May We Know We Are Saved?

The scripture commands us to examine ourselves to see if we be in the faith and it makes clear that it is possible because of the deception of our own hearts, to be self-deceived and to be in error concerning our own salvation. I am sure that there are numerous people within the church of Christ who assume that they are saved and yet are not. In 1 John, he lays down some key principles that help us understand this. He says, for... More

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A U G U S T 4 “Come, and let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem so that we will no more be a reproach.” — Nehemiah 2:17

Nehemiah Saw a Need and He Filled It

Nehemiah was a great man of God and yet a most unusual one. He wrote no psalms, directing the people of God to lifting up their hearts in exaltation and worship as David did. He did not leave us with hundreds of proverbs with which to guide our daily lives as Solomon did. He wrote no epistles instructing us in the faith so that we may be built up in our spiritual knowledge. He did none of these things. However, what he did was quite... More

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False Religion vs. Right Religion

Holier Than Thou?

Watch Out for Envy

Cain Versus Christ

Crossing the Fox River

How May We Know We Are Saved?

Nehemiah Saw a Need and He Filled It