Jesus died with his arms wide open toward a sin-cursed race—He gave His life to ransom the lost. Compelling love was the motivation for Calvary’s rescue mission. Over and over Scripture reminds us of the loving heart of God toward sinners. “When he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were...
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SPEAK THE WORDS “YOU” NEED TO HEAR
You and I are constantly talking to ourselves. So what have you been saying to yourself lately? Since you have more conversations with yourself than anyone else, it is imperative to say the things that you need to hear. Instead of listening to the self-defeating talk emanating from your old self, tell yourself what you...
THE PERPETUALLY OFFENDED
My eyes have been opened to the extent of “hate” in this country. Based on the response to some of my posts I have learned that the feminists are offended at motherhood, cross-dressers are offended by gender distinctions, socialists are offended by the constitution, perverts are offended by morality, atheists are offended by belief, and...
PRINCIPLED MEN
Principled men are at a premium in an age of expediency. When pragmatism is the ruling philosophy in a society, it is rare to find anyone who does not cave in. In the days of king Nebuchadnezzar, he signed a degree requiring all citizens to bow down at certain times in obeisance before his image....
ELIMINATE WRONG INFLUENCES
Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. Ephesians 5:11 Ephesians 5:11 is crystal clear—we are to take no part in the barren deeds of darkness but instead expose them. There is a reason for warning passages like this in the New Testament. Not only are we quick to forget...
STRENGTH THROUGH THE SPOKEN WORD
“Stop using your tongue as a shovel to bury yourself and start using it as a sword against the enemy. Speak life, not death.” — Harold Vaughan “I have never been hurt by anything I didn’t say.” — Calvin Coolidge “We know metals by their tinkling and men by their talking.” — Thomas Brooks “And...