Enticed, Jas 1:14
Jas 1:14 says, “every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.” Lust is a natural feature of our lives. Lust by itself is not sin or even necessarily a bad thing. Look at Deut 12:15, 20, 21 and 14:26. When lust, however, draws you away and then you […]
Pray for America, 1 Tim 2:1-3
We need to pray for America. But how do we pray? And what do we pray for? Pray for those in authority – 1 Tim 2:1-3 – a quiet [Acts 9:31], and peaceable life [Jer 29:7], in all godliness [1 Tim 6:5; 2 Tim 3:12] and honesty [Rom 12:17; contrast Ex 1:15-20] Pray for our […]
Rejoice Evermore, 1 Thes 5:16
Paul’s specific instruction to Christians in 1 Thes 5:16 is that we “Rejoice evermore.” Now I, certainly, have not obeyed this command all the time and I’m pretty sure that you haven’t either. One reason is that we haven’t been doing the things that cause Christians to rejoice. There are some things you can […]
Conditional Mercy, Ps 18:25
In Ps 18:25 David says, “With the merciful that wilt shew thyself merciful.” God’s mercy is conditional mercy. We know that God is merciful from Ex 34:6. But we sometimes confuse God’s mercy with his love and get the idea that his unconditional love for the world in Jn 3:16 is equivalent to his mercy. […]
Repentance and Salvation, 2 Pet 3:9
Is repentance necessary for salvation? Yes. There is no question that the Lord demands repentance. In 2 Peter 3:9, we find that the Lord “is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing to any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” When Jesus described one of the purposes of his earthly ministry, he said, “I […]
Is Israel the Church? Rom 2:28-29
Is Israel the Church? No. Have you ever had anyone teach you or tell you that Israel is the Church? The idea is that God began dealing with the Jews in Israel in the Old Testament, and continued dealing with them until the first coming of Christ. Then, after the crucifixion, the church replaced Israel. […]
Making Fishermen, Matt 4:19
In Matt 4:19, Jesus said to Peter and Andrew, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” When we read about the early lives of Peter, Andrew, James and John, the disciples of Jesus, we see the process of making fishermen. We’ll study the Lord’s method of making fishermen in hopes of gleaning […]
Good Music, Job 38:6-7
Is there good music in the Bible? Yes! In the Bible, you find two different “lines” of music, throughout. Good music comes from the Lord and bad music comes from the devil. In the prior broadcast, we studied the “bad” line of music from the devil. This week, we will concentrate on good music from […]
Bad Music, Ezek 28:13
Is there really bad music in the Bible? Yes. In the Bible, you find two different “lines” of music, throughout. One line comes from the Lord even before creation and it continues all the way out into eternity. The other line comes from the devil. The devil’s line was also here before creation. However, after […]
Spiritual Depression, III, 2 Cor 10:5
Spiritual depression, as we have seen in the two prior broadcasts, has its roots in several spiritual problems, which can include the fear of man, guilt and shame, bitterness and anger, pride, lust, loneliness, and grief. And there are spiritual remedies to each of these problems that can result in a diminishing or complete elimination […]