Unbelief, An Issue Of The Heart

When Jesus was ministering in His own hometown, ‘He could do no mighty work there’, except to heal a few sick folks, because of the unbelief of the people. Without faith, the Bible tells us, it is impossible to please God. This also implies that without faith, Jesus...

By the Book or From the Heart?

Romans 6:17 But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. The word of God is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart (Hebrews 4:12). Know this, beloved, two people...

Scripture, Providence, and Baseball

Deuteronomy 29:29 The secret [things belong] unto the LORD our God: but those [things which are] revealed [belong] unto us and to our children for ever, that [we] may do all the words of this law. There are two “things” about God in this verse that teach us how He...

Separated, Not "Relevant"

2 Corinthians 6:14-18 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an...

Communion, A Celebration Of Grace

When Jesus instituted what we Gentiles call communion, He was actually ‘tagging on’ to the Passover feast a visible expression of the doctrine of grace through His substitutionary death on Calvary. ‘In remembrance of Me’ is the focus of communion. In John 6:48-58,...