Resist, Jas 4:7
When you search for the word “resist” in the Bible, you find some references that give us great instruction. To resist is to withstand the force or the effect of; to be able to repel; to exert oneself to counteract or strive against. Notice what we are to resist and not resist: Resist the devil […]
The Paths of Judgment, Prov 2:8
Ps 25:4 says, “Shew me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths.” The Lord has paths that we must follow. We can find the Lord’s paths in the Bible. These are the paths upon which you and I should walk through this life. Thus far, we have studied the paths of life, the paths of light, […]
Christian Conduct, 1 Pet 2:11-17
In 1 Pet 2:11-17, Peter instructs us as Christians on how to conduct ourselves. Now that we are saved, we are “strangers and pilgrims,” [1 Pet 2:11] in the earth. We are “the people of God,” [1 Pet 2:10] citizens of “an holy nation,” [1 Pet 2:9]. Therefore, we are “not of the world,” [Jn […]
The Local Church
The Local Church Heb. 10:25 The local church is one of three institutions commissioned by God, the others being the family and civil government. The local church is commissioned by God to carry out His purpose in reaching the lost and perfecting the saved. Therefore, God’s plan for a Christian will always be fulfilled […]
The Higher Powers, Rom 13:1-7
As Christians, we are to be subject unto the higher powers. Even though our king is Jesus and our Lord is God we are to submit ourselves to every ordinance of man. This passage tells us why. Higher powers are ordained of God [Rom 13:1]. He’s the one who ordered them; he’s the one who […]