Standing for Truth and Defending Your Freedom
Standing for Truth and Defending Your Freedom
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September 8 And so it was, when Jesus had ended these sayings, that the people were astonished at His teaching, for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. — Matthew 7:28-29

Modern Myths: We Can Have Morality Without Religion

What part does your relationship with God play in your life? Your answer to that question will affect your reaction to the myth we look at today. Many people believe that they can have morality without religion. What do you think about that statement? It’s a myth so ingrained in the modern American mind that people take it for granted. In fact, we continue to build our current educational and legal systems upon it, despite the... More
September 7 As it is written: ‘There is none righteous, no, not one.’ — Romans 3:10

Modern Myths: People Are Basically Good

Most people in America today believe that people are basically good. This belief astonishes me because it flies in the face of Biblical teaching and contradicts much of human history. Today we hesitate to mention the word “sin.” We don’t talk about “right and wrong”; we talk about “right and stupid.” A person doesn’t admit to sinning but instead says, “I did something dumb. I acted... More
September 6 ‘And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.’ — John 8:32

Modern Myths: There Are No Absolutes

Over the next few days we’ll look at some modern myths—assertions by our society that contradict biblical truth. The first and perhaps most prevalent is “There are no absolutes; all truth is relative.” Have you perceived this attitude recently? You can hear it in statements such as “Things change, and what we believed ten years ago no longer fits”; “That may be true for you, but it’s not true... More
September 5 Do you see a man who excels in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before unknown men. — Proverbs 22:29

Excellence In All Things

A gentleman was walking down the street, and he passed a large construction site where a group of men were laying brick. He asked one of the workers, “What are you doing?” The man answered, “I’m laying bricks, stupid. What does it look like I’m doing?” The gentleman asked another man, “What are you doing?” The second man replied, “I am making a wall.” The passerby asked a third... More
September 4 ‘…Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.’ — Revelation 2:10

Never Quit

What is one goal you’ve reached that you feel particularly proud of? Is it graduating from school? running a marathon? teaching your children good morals? bringing a friend or family member to Christ? Now, what did it take for you to reach that goal? Columbus set the goal of sailing around the world. Every day of his voyage, he penned these words in his diary: “And this day we sailed on.” Columbus achieved incredible... More
September 3 That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, — Ephesians 3:16

Power

Leap tall buildings in a single bound! Run faster than a locomotive! Defeat villains with superior wit and strength! You know who I’m talking about, right? We’ve all seen characters such as Superman and Batman bending steel beams and knocking out criminals, and we cheer as good wins over evil. Perhaps we cheer because we see a kind of power that can affect our world. We know we don’t have that kind of power within... More
September 2 ‘But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.’ — Luke 12:7

The Age Of Anxiety

A couple of years after the end of World War II, the British author W. H. Auden wrote a poem about the age in which he lived. Auden entitled this poem “The Age of Anxiety.” Amazingly, the label still describes our time though Auden coined it half a century ago! Do you ever lie awake at night, worrying about this and anxious about that? If so, you know how distressing that experience can be, tossing and turning, trying to sleep... More