Recently, I was walking on a Texas ranch filled with wildflowers. The blues, reds, oranges, yellows were so bright they almost hurt my eyes. I stopped to examine my favorite: the deep purple Wine Cup. (At least that's what we call them on this … [Read more]
551. Why Jesus Taught Two Covenants (Part 8): Pluck out Your Eye, Cut off Your Hand
As Jesus continues ministering the law to His Jewish disciples during the Sermon on the Mount, we find some peculiar statements that seemed to make keeping the law something that was impossible. People often wonder just exactly what Jesus meant by … [Read more]
The Sheep and the Goats (Matthew 25:31-46)
In my ongoing series on eternal security, I have hammered one nail again and again: Jesus not only saves you, he keeps you, and the good work he began in you he will carry on until completion. This is good news that is meant to free you from the … [Read more]
8 Signs of Phariseism-Frank Viola
What follows are 8 characteristics of a "Christian" Pharisee:1. Pharisees spend more time focusing on what they hate rather than on what they love.And what Pharisees hate are people. Well, people who sin differently than they do. (Isn't it convenient … [Read more]
550. Why Jesus Taught Two Covenants (Part 7): Teach the Law and Do It?
During the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus had a purpose of revealing to His disciples what the law truly required in order to attain righteousness. He was ultimately teaching that it would be futile for them to maintain the standard it demanded in order … [Read more]
How the angels gathered the Elect.
This morning I would like to take the opportunity to explain this passage of scripture. Matthew 24:31 And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the … [Read more]
How the angel gathered the Elect.
This morning I would like to take the opportunity to explain this passage of scripture. Matthew 24:31 And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the … [Read more]
YOUTHBYTES – A Great Ministry For Teens and Young Adults
Well…I have been intending to share our friend, Chad Daniel’s new YouthBytes App with you for a while and was just waiting for the right time. But as I went to his website while preparing this post and clicked on another aspect of his … [Read more]
Good Triumphs Over Evil
Good always triumphs over evil. Even though it doesn’t always appear that good is winning, ultimately, good always triumphs. Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. -Romans 12:21(NASB) Love triumphs over hate. see Luke … [Read more]
Are You Sure That’s What God Wants?
It was my dear friend and mentor Peter Lord who spoke of how some people spend their lives trying to make the perfect apple pie for God, only to discover that God doesn't even like apple pie. Of course maybe if Jesus had had apple pie on earth he … [Read more]
549. Why Jesus Taught Two Covenants (Part 6): Unsalty People & Fulfilling the Law
During the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus was having an Old Covenant conversation with Israelites. They had been considered the salt of the earth. Those under that first covenant understood the connection between salt and the covenant, also known as the … [Read more]
Escaping the corruption of the world.
2 Peter 2:20-21 If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and are again entangled in it and are overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning. It would have been better for … [Read more]
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