Standing for Truth and Defending Your Freedom
Standing for Truth and Defending Your Freedom
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January 27 ‘Today, if you will hear His voice, do not harden your hearts…’ — Hebrews 3:15

Two Options

There are two groups of people: those who are on their way to heaven and those who are not. The first group comprises people who havetrusted in Christ alone for their salvation, gaining eternal life for their souls through Christ’s death on the cross. The second group consists of people who haven’t committed their lives to Christ, including (ironically) those who may be trying to work their wayinto heaven, hoping to gain entrance... More
January 26 For we walk by faith, not by sight. — 2 Corinthians 5:7

The Folly Of Shortsightedness

Is your spiritual vision 20/20? Sadly, many of us suffer from spiritual shortsightedness. For example, Adam and Eve exhibited shortsightedness as they contemplated only the immediate delight and satisfaction that would come from eating the forbidden fruit. They didn’t consider the long-term, disastrous results.   Abraham, on the other hand, was a man of great vision. The Bible says that Abraham sought a city whose builder and maker... More
January 25 ‘But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you…’ — Matthew 5:44

Forgiving Our Enemies

I want to talk to you today about the incredible importance of forgiveness in our lives. Without it, we’ll never make it in this worldor the next. Doctors now know that we don’t get ulcers as much from what we eat; we get them from what’s eating us. If you want to have a miserable existence and risk contracting one or more diseases, then hold resentment and unforgiveness in your heart. They can destroy thebody.  Would... More
January 24 But someone will say, ‘You have faith, and I have works.’ Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works. — James 2:18

Faith Without Works

Do you ever get confused by all the different religions in the world? Many do. So let’s reduce this complex subject to its simplestcomponents. Ultimately, only three types of religions exist. The first type of religion (“Christian” or otherwise) teaches that people become acceptable to God by their own works, such as keeping commandments and following certain rules of morality, piety, and benevolence.Another type of religion... More
January 23 Then Job answered the Lord and said: ‘I know that You can do everything, and that no purpose of Yours can be withheld from You…I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees You. — Job 42:1-2, 5-6

If God Is Love, Then Why?

Have you ever said, “Why me, Lord?” when something bad happened to you? Rabbi Harold Kushner, in his book When Bad Things Happento Good People , tried to answer this question. Unfortunately, Rabbi Kushner’s conclusions were not biblical. Kushner says, “God would like people to get what they deserve in life, but he cannot always arrange it.” He says that God does not really control the eventsof this world but... More
January 22 ‘For indeed, as soon as the voice of your greeting sounded in my ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.’ — Luke 1:44

Life: An Inalienable Right

Close your eyes for a moment, and pay attention to some things you probably take for granted most days: the beating of your heart, your lungs filling with oxygen, your muscles supporting and moving your body. These are gifts life gives us.   Today is the anniversary of the Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade , which has resulted in the death of tens of millions ofunborn babies in this nation. “Abortion stops a beating heart,”... More
January 21 …forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. — Philippians 3:13-14

Pressing Toward The Mark

Have you ever wondered why some people succeed while others fail? Do successful people have heredity, environment, luck, money, oreducation on their side? Those factors have probably contributed toward the success of some, yet we all know people who have enjoyed these benefits and have amounted to little. On the other hand, history is replete with examples of those who had none of those advantages yet succeeded magnificently.  So what... More