Abominations to the Lord Prov. 16:5 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In the book of Proverbs we learn about five things that are abominations to the Lord. Each one of these has to do with the wicked. Yet it is important for us to consider that, even as Christians, these wicked...
Ps 11:3, “If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do”? The question sounds hopeless. If the foundation of anything is destroyed, the whole structure built upon it is coming down. You get the sense that if the foundations are destroyed, you must give up; there is nothing...
As we studied in Sunday school, 1 John is doctrinally applied to Tribulation saints. However, excellent spiritual applications can be made throughout this epistle. One such application is the test of your testimony. You can TEST your TESTimony. Three times in 1 Jn 2 we find the expression, “He...
There are two main points in 1 Jn 2:1-7 that we want to discuss in this lesson. The first is that ye sin not, found in v.1. And the second is that we keep his commandments, found in v.3. There are many spiritual applications in 1 John that can help...
The Way of Righteousness Prov 8: 20 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Prov 8, wisdom is personified. She is a woman speaking of her great qualities, which are many. In Prov 8:20, she says, “I lead in the way of righteousness.” Then according to this verse, there is A WAY of...
Rom 15:3 says, “For even Christ pleased not himself.” In order for Christ to please his Father, he could not please himself. In the garden of Gethsemane, for instance, it would have pleased Jesus if he could have avoided bearing our sins in his own body on the tree [1...
In Ps 23:6, David wrote, “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life”. When David began the Psalm, he wrote, “The Lord is my shepherd”. With the Lord as your shepherd, two of the things you get from him follow you. Goodness and mercy:...
In 1 Thes 4:1 Paul says, “… that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.” This lesson is about pleasing God. If we are to please God and abound more and more, then we have...
God Conceals Things Prov 25:2 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Prov 25:2 says, “It is the glory of God to conceal a thing.” Indeed, God conceals things. God conceals: Himself – Jn 1:18; Jer 23:24 – God fills the universe and yet he cannot be seen. Nevertheless, he has revealed himself in...
A Fresh Start 2 Cor. 5: 17 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO So much of the time, the reason that we get depressed or get stuck is that we can’t let go of the past. We are living “butt first,” always turned around, walking backwards, regretting the past, unaware of what’s coming...
