Rule or be ruled.  You and I have been commanded to rule certain people and things in our lives.  If we don’t rule these people and things, they will rule us. God rules over everything.  Ps 103:19, The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth...

As the descendants of Adam, all of us are sinners by nature, and we are all appointed to die [Rom 5:12].  We know good and evil, but we don’t know God.  According to 2 Pet 1:1-4, when we are saved, we can obtain divine things through the knowledge of God. ...

In the song of Moses, Deut 32:4-5 says, “He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.  They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a...

Unity is the state of being one.  God is three persons and yet he is one [1 Jn 5:7].   Unity is a thing undivided in itself, but separate from every other thing.  Ps 122:3, “Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together.”  When Jesus returns, Jerusalem will...

Peter’s exhortation in 1 Pet 5:8-11 deals, primarily, with three different subjects: the devil, afflictions, and suffering.  The final three verse of the chapter are Silvanus’ closing remarks. The devil – 1 Pet 5:8-9 – the devil is our adversary.  Therefore, he is our enemy.  He opposes God and he...

In Eph 6:11-18 we see the whole armor of God.  Currently, we are studying each piece of this armor.  Last week we studied the helmet of salvation.  Tonight we will study the breastplate of righteousness, Eph 6:14.   The whole armor of God is given to us to stand against...

The Lord: Ponders our heart Prov 21:2 – Ponder is to view with deliberation.  “Every way of a man is right in his own eyes.”  A man looks at his way and says, “I’m doing the right thing.”  Yet the Lord doesn’t look at what he’s doing but why he’s...

We are studying 1 Pet 5:1-7 in this lesson.  1 Pet 5:1-4 contain some instructions to pastors.  1 Pet 5:5-7 contain an exhortation to Christians to be humble. Instructions to pastors. Elders, in this passage, are pastors – 1 Pet 5:1 – as in Acts 14:23; 20:17; 20:28.  The term,...

Things To Hate Jn. 12:25 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In the Bible, there are some things to hate.  To hate something means to have a strong dislike for it.  Today we are going to discuss these things.  They are clearly and conspicuously written in the scripture where you and I can...

In Eph 6:11-18 we read about the whole armor of God.  In the next few weeks, we are going to study each piece of this armor.  Tonight we will study the helmet of salvation, Eph 6:17.   The whole armor of God is given to us to stand against the...