Love Not The World

When John wrote to believers the command to ‘love not the worldî’ he wasn’t speaking of the beauty and majesty of God’s creation. No, he was referring to the evil, corrupt world system that is ruled by the god of this world, the devil. Satan...

The Fairness Of God

Man tends to challenge God’s judgments. At the very least, we often indirectly question His decisions. There are times when it seems to us that God has really blown it, or has failed to come through in what we deem to be the right time or best way. But the...

The Pharisee in the Temple

Luke 18:9-14  And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God,...

Be Of Good Cheer

In the second chapter of Mark, we find Jesus ministering forgiveness and healing to a man who was unable to walk. Man, by natural birth, is lame, dead in trespasses and sins. Christians can truly rejoice because, through Jesus’ atoning work on Calvary, our names...

The Heart Garden

The human heart is likened to ground in Scripture. We see this most evident in Jesusí parable of the sower. This parable explains that the fruit that comes out of a life depends upon the condition of that person’s heart. A heart can be hard, without depth,...