Standing for Truth and Defending Your Freedom
Standing for Truth and Defending Your Freedom
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M A R C H 3 0 “Therefore, when I have completed this and have given this blessing to them, I shall come by way of you to Spain…” — Romans 15:28

Are Your Dreams Consonant With the Bible?

Throughout history, those who have accomplished great things or made a great impact have always had great dreams. Alexander the Great had a great dream. He had a dream of overcoming the centuries’ old animosity between the western cultures of Greece and Macedonia and the eastern culture of the Persian Empire through military conquest. However, his dream was not built upon the purposes of God, and it crumbled at his death.... More
M A R C H 2 9 “But Jesus came and touched them and said, ‘Rise, and do not be afraid.’” — Matthew 17:7

Fear Not

Do you realize that all of life is a school? Through all the difficult circumstances in life, the Master is trying to teach us a few key lessons over and over, mainly to trust Him. This is why over and over again the Bible says, “Fear not.” “Be anxious for nothing.” “Be not afraid.” Why? Because Jesus said, “It is I.” But in the Greek, it means “I am.” It was the great... More
M A R C H 2 8 “From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, ‘Repent! For the kingdom of heaven is at hand.’” — Matthew 4:17

Go and Sin No More

There are some unbelievers today who are in the church and are doing great damage to the church. Their type was around in the first century. Jude warns about “these ungodly dreamers,” who “defile the flesh” and “reject authority” (verse 8). Some of them today say the church has a ministry to alcoholics and to criminals, so why can’t it have a ministry to homosexuals and this sort? Wonderful, it... More
M A R C H 2 7 “But, speaking the truth in love, we may grow up in all things into Him, who is the head, Christ Himself.” — Ephesians 4:15

Contending for the Faith in Love

God has called us to walk in the truth and not in error. But the minute you begin to discern truth from error, immediately there are those who spring up to denounce you, while they declare the only Bible verse they seem to know: “Do not judge or you will be judged.” The Epistle of Jude says that we are to contend for the faith that was given to the saints. We are told that we are to contend earnestly for the faith, and yet... More
M A R C H 2 6 “Beloved, while I diligently tried to write to you of the salvation we have in common, I found it necessary to write and appeal to you to contend for the faith which was once delivered to the saints.” — Jude 3

Liberty Is Not Freedom to Sin

Jude tells us why he wrote his epistle in verse 3. Initially, he had planned to frame a general epistle perhaps something along the line of Romans, which would contain an overview of all Christian doctrine. But as he was giving all diligence to do this, something had suddenly come up that made it necessary for him to exhort them and to write them about a particular problem, which needed their earnest attention. So we see that the rest of... More
M A R C H 2 5 “I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ.” — Philippians 1:6

Preservation in Faith

Jude is one of the shortest books in the New Testament, but it has much to say. For example, even in the opening, after identifying himself as the author, Jude speaks of those to whom he is addressing his letter: “To those who are sanctified and called by God the Father and preserved in Jesus Christ…” We see that when we are Christians we have been called by God, by His Holy Spirit unto Him. This is that effectual... More
M A R C H 2 4 “Let him who boasts, boast in the Lord.” — 1 Corinthians 1:31

A Jolt From Jude

I think if you asked the average person where you would find the letter of Judas in the Bible they would be somewhat taken aback, and yet that is what we find in the second to last book of the Bible. We know it as the Epistle of Jude. His full name was actually Judas. As many of you probably know, this man was the half-brother of our Christ. You recall that the Pharisees in Nazareth said, “Is He not the carpenter’s son…... More