If You Are A Follower, Eph 5:1
If you are a follower you will be one of these. A follower is one that follows the opinions or teachings of another. One that imitates another. Or one who subscribes to a feed especially on social media. To protect yourself as a follower, you first need to recognize that you are a follower. Some […]
His Son Jesus Christ, Rom 1:3-4
When Paul wrote to the Romans he spoke of the gospel of God “concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord”, Rom 1:3. Jesus Christ is God manifest in the flesh. His Son Jesus Christ is: The Son of God – Rom 1:4. Our God is a consuming fire. If it weren’t for Jesus we could […]
We Cannot Sin, 1 Jn 3:1-10
1 John 3:1-10 is a passage that is often misunderstood because of v.9, “Whosever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remained in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God”. If we can come to the correct understanding of this verse, the rest of the passage makes […]
What Can The Righteous Do, Ps 11:3
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 you can do. However, there […]
He Leadeth Me, Ps 23:3
According to Jn 10:2, Jesus is the “shepherd of the sheep”. When you trust Jesus Christ to save you he is your shepherd and you are his sheep. Therefore, you can say, like David said in Ps 23:1, “the Lord is my shepherd”. And you can know, like David, “He leadeth me”. He’s my leading […]
Can Your Children Say This of You?
Can your children say this of you? I Kings 3:5-7 Introduction: We have been going through a series in our Sunday School class regarding the home, specifically on how we train our children by the things that we do as parents. In other words, our children are always watching what we do, and they pick up the things we […]
Doctrines of Salvation Study Lesson #1 Righteousness
Doctrines of Salvation Study Lesson #1 Righteousness We begin our study of Doctrines connected with Salvation by looking at the word righteousness. We will use the word righteous instead of saved because the word saved can make it hard for us to understand how God dealt differently with people during different time periods of the […]
Holy Crown of Gold, Ex 39:30-31
There are four things associated with the tabernacle that had a crown of gold. The interesting thing about the crown of gold on each of these is that they are all representations of Jesus Christ. Ex 39:30-31, the priest that ministers to the Lord was to have a crown of pure gold on his mitre. […]
Do These All The Day, Ps 25:5
There are just a few places in our Bible where we find the phrase “all the day”. These verses give us instruction on what we should be doing everyday throughout the day. Actively wait on the Lord – Ps 25:5. To wait on the Lord is to attend as a servant. Notice that the Psalmist […]
Follow After Righteousness, 1 Tim 6:11
According to 1 Tim 6:11 righteousness is something that you should follow. Paul said, follow after righteousness. All over the world, righteousness is available to follow. You find it in the law. According to the righteousness of the law, Paul was blameless, Phil 3:6. The law is our school master to bring us to Christ, […]