In Christ I am enough. I’ve got it all, nothing needed, nothing missing. I am ready, steady and able because God Himself made me more than human, after all. I have everything needed, in me, to live a godly life — because of the power of God in me… since that moment in time that […]
What if?
…what if you are wrong about God, and He really walked the earth as Jesus? What if God really does exist? What if God really did create all-that-is? What if God created you? What if scientists are stuck in a false premise, and are negating (lying about?) real science? What if creationism is overwhelmingly much […]
A prayer of praise to God
I cast my cares on You my Lord, Father God. I look to You in faith believing You will carry the day today. Power me through it. Love others through me. I know You go before me. You prepare the way before I get there. You know my ways before I think them up and […]
God eventually gives you a free rein
Come close to God – before He can’t be found. “He will let you find Him.” It’s your choice. Eventually He will release you to walk your own way. He will stop trying. And soon, it’s too late. 1 Chronicles 28:9 …the Lord searches all hearts and minds, and understands every intent and inclination of […]
He will go before me
If God will go before me, in front of me, ahead of me – prepare my path up ahead… what have I to fear? What path are you on? He will go before me: Matthew 9:9; Matthew 19:21; Ephesians 2:10; Proverbs 3:5-6; Psalm 119:105; Psalm 16:11; Psalm 18:33; Psalm 18:36; Judges 4:14; Psalm 23:3; Psalm 37:23; Psalm 139:3; Psalm 40:2; Genesis 24:7; […]
Before a good cup ‘a Joe
Me – getting up another day, praying… I don’t do frenetic. I don’t do worry. I don’t let it in. I don’t start my day all out of kilter, out of whack. I refuse to stumble into my day. In the morning when my mind wakes up, before I get up, that’s the time I […]
Teachings about the Holy Spirit
What does the Bible teach us about the Holy Spirit? (Links take you away to BibleGateway… keeping this window open.) 1 Corinthians 3:16; Ephesians 2:5; Revelation 2:7; Revelation 2:11; Revelation 2:17; 1 John 3:9; 1 John 4:2; 1 John 4:3; 1 John 4:6; 1 John 5:1; 2 Peter 1:21; 1 Peter 1:3; 1 Peter 1:23; 1 Peter 1:2; 2 Peter 1:3; 2 Timothy 1:7; […]
What God has going on with us here on this planet
What God Is Doing. There is a lot of confusion in the world — about what God has going on with us here on this planet. God wants us to spend eternity with Him. That is why He created us in the first place. Examine John 1, verses 1-5. John 1: verses 1-5 In the […]
Hebrews 10:22-25
Hebrews 10:22-25 Amplified Bible (AMP) 22 let us approach [God] with a true and sincere heart in unqualified assurance of faith, having had our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us seize and hold tightly the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is […]
Enemies of our soul
– The World, the Flesh, and the Devil. Excerpt from: An unguarded life August 22, 2018 These entities are the enemies of our soul – three (3) “forces” which are part and parcel of living on earth as humans: (1) the world, (2) the flesh, and (3) Satan. They are not going away – until […]
Put on the new
What is a “Christian”? A person becomes a Christian by accepting Christ as Savior and Lord and thus becomes born again (yea!). Then, we begin following Christ. This involves beginning to actually live what Christ taught. As a privileged species (read about the DVD) normal humans must come to the knowledge of our Creator, and […]
Unfathomable love
Oh the unfathomable love of our wonderful mysterious God. Think about it. His love is so endless, amazingly deep and wide. Try understanding this love. God’s love for us is never failing, beyond the capabilities of our understanding. God foreknew us as sinful, yet loved us still. God hates sin, but even though He foreknew […]
My wild and crazy stallion heart
Every day I focus again on my determination to “live a life worthy” – worthy of being called a Christian (Ephesians 4: 1), one who is following Christ “in word and deed” (Colossians 3:17), a righteous man. I have been called by God to be an ambassador for Jesus Christ. All believers have been called […]
This is love
God is love. This is love: 1 Corinthians 13. So this is what God is like: 1 Corinthians 13. Is this me? 1 Corinthians 13. What love is – as God describes it: Based on 1 Corinthians 13 Amplified Bible (AMP) 4 Love… endures with patience and serenity, is kind and thoughtful, is not jealous or envious; […]
Does it matter – what you believe?
Is it really all that important — who you are and what you believe? When it comes to God, getting born again, and what is or is not “a part of walking the walk” – does it matter? What is it, really, — getting “saved” and, following Jesus or following whatever? Does it matter? Do […]
Show me actual false teachings
Featured Image: The Walking Dead. False teachers don’t come looking like this! If they did – we’d know to stay away from their teachings! They come to churches “dressed as sheep [appearing gentle and innocent]” but actually on the inside they are horrible, “ravenous wolves” (Matthew 7: verse 15). What are actual false teachings “out […]
The well-guarded soul
Since I am born again into a new life in Christ, I’m not only human, after all. Never again. Through Christ I am now a new creation of God, and He, by the Holy Spirit, has a special place inside my soul. Like no other “god” could have done, He made my spirit alive so […]
Good Fruit
“But as for that seed in the good soil, these are the ones who have heard the word with a good and noble heart, and hold on to it tightly, and bear fruit with patience.” – Luke 8:15. Remaining in the Vine… the analogy of the vine and the branches in John 15 John 15:1-11 […]
Bad Fruit
The BAD FRUIT List… from Ephesians 4:12-32 (Amplified Bible) Matthew 7:17 Even so, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the unhealthy tree bears bad fruit. We are not hereby encouraged to be “fruit inspectors” of others – nor condemning of anyone. But rather, as put by Paul: “Test and evaluate yourselves.” “Test […]
An unguarded life
Like a bleating baby lamb alone in green meadows, I have discovered myself surrounded by giant forests where wolves lurk. Been there yourself? So steps the Christian who blithely lives a life without accountability. Each of us must take care to set up properly, and live with some kind of accountability. We’re like popcorn over […]
Hell Fire Insurance
I have really tried to, but can’t seem to find in the Bible any reference to “Hell Fire Insurance”. Have you? That’s what some call it: where you can somehow “accept Jesus”, but then, well, all kinds of pressures push you away and back into sin… and you just continue there, blustering defiantly, defensively, when […]
On what do you base your beliefs?
Do you know why you believe what you believe? Do you know what is the basis for your beliefs about God? When I was a child, I had all kinds of “beliefs”. Much of what I “thought” — turned-out to be make-believe. Ephemeral. Like mist. Much of what people think – is so baseless, without […]
What false prophets are like
Biblical texts about false prophets, false spirits, and their false teachings The Bible warns us about the increasing danger of false teachings creeping into our churches, of false teachers among us. Way back in Old Testament times this was a problem. See here: Deuteronomy 13:1-5 Amplified Bible (AMP) 13 “If a prophet arises among you, or […]
Religious leaders of Jesus’ day
…A condensed description by Jesus In Matthew 23 Jesus called out the spiritual leaders of His day, calling them all kinds of evil: hypocrites, self-righteous, blind guides, fools, blind men, spiritually blind men, full of extortion, full of robbery, full of self-indulgence (unrestrained greed), full of everything unclean. Here, quoted excerpts of actual verses: Matthew 23 […]
False teachings of today
…a series of articles dealing with the issue of False Teachers Getting down to God’s meaning Calling out false teaching – August 19, 2018 The confuscating John Pavlovitz – August 19, 2018 The Heresy of False Teacher John Pavlovitz (a response to “10 Things This Christian Doesn’t Believe About the Bible”) – January 20, 2016. False […]
The confuscating John Pavlovitz
Editor’s Note: This is a warning to the Church against false teachers – like John Pavlovitz. In this day of instant communication, rarely deeply thought through, we need to be careful who we listen to. I feel a heavy responsibility to speak out — because of today’s easy access to false teachers. They are online. […]
Calling out false teachers
“…with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition.” – 2 Timothy 2: verse 25 Pointing out these things. The Bible warns us to keep a good look out for false teachers and their bogus teachings and harmful practices. Since much of this is online, I think we must warn about them – online. 2 Corinthians […]
Enjoy spiritual well-being
After it is all said and done, after writing all of what he had to say about the Christian life in 2 Corinthians, Paul wraps it up by saying this: 2 Corinthians 13:11-14 Amplified Bible (AMP) 11 Finally, believers, rejoice! Be made complete [be what you should be], be comforted, be like-minded, live in […]
Yeah – What he said!
Opinion’s worth your time… I will be adding more periodically (and republishing this page). What she said: China to ‘Rewrite’ Bible to Include Buddhist Teachings, Infuse Worship Songs with ‘Chinese Elements’ By Leah Marieann Klett ( news@gospelherald.com ) Gospel Herald.com/ Oct 03, 2018 09:01 AM EDT Excerpts: …hundreds of Chinese pastors recently signed a statement […]
Cognitive Dissonance
Many believe in the historic general Napoleon, because of historical records — but confronted with even more and greater historical evidences, do not believe in the historic Jesus, God come down to earth as a man. What cognitive dissonance! Cognitive dissonance is that extreme feeling of discomfort some folks get when their core belief is […]
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