Faith Produces Fruit

In Luke’s 13th chapter we find the Lord speaking in parabolic form about how a certain man planted a fig tree in his vineyard and came to it looking for fruit. This parable closely follows our Lord’s teaching about repentance. Genuine repentance toward God...

Faith and Unbelief

Matthew 13:58  And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief. Mark 11:22  And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. Hebrews 11:6  But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and...

The Weapon of Thanksgiving and Praise

The Weapon of Thanksgiving and Praise Psalm 107:21, 22 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing. Life can be...

Which Yoke?

Almost one-third of the books in the Bible mention a yoke and often the reference is figurative or symbolic, necessitating the knowledge that a literal yoke is a wooden frame, fitted across the neck of two animals, that joins them together. Man, by birth, is yoked to...

The Weapons of Thanksgiving and Praise

Psalm 107:21,22  Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing. Life can be gloomy and downright depressing at times....