Concerning the conflict continually going on between the old and new natures in the believer, St. Paul says: “For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: … Continue reading →

…are closer than they appear.” That’s the warning you see on the passenger-side mirror of your car. The convexity of the mirror gives you a more panoramic rear view, but it also makes the cars behind you look smaller, and further away … Continue reading →

We are often asked what it means to be a “mid-Acts” dispensationalist. To answer that question, we first need to define what it means to be a “dispensationalist. A dispensationalist reads the Bible as showing God’s unfolding plan across time, … Continue reading →

In our day, it’s easy to be wrongly programmed to equate numbers with a church being successful.  Certainly, we want to grow.  However, the Lord has a far different standard for success that we need to embrace as our standard.  … Continue reading →

“I’m confused! In Philippians 3:17-20, is Paul addressing believers or unbelievers?” “17 Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an example. “18 (For many walk, of whom I have told … Continue reading →

The incomparable English preacher, Charles Spurgeon, once said, “Every circumstance connected with the life of Christ is deeply interesting to the Christian mind. Wherever we behold our Savior, He is well worthy of our notice….All His weary pilgrimage, from Bethlehem’s … Continue reading →

Late in the fall of 1981, my wife and I made a decision that has forever changed our lives. We decided to bring a child into the world. Nine months later God blessed us with a beautiful and healthy baby … Continue reading →

“Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth: “As ye also … Continue reading →

“What if God, willing to shew His wrath, and to make His power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction: And that He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of … Continue reading →

“For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.” —II Cor. 4:15 It is said that the word “thanksgiving,” in one or another of its forms, … Continue reading →

When I was six years old, my mother was pregnant with my youngest brother. I was told, “You’re going to have a baby brother or sister, and that baby is inside mother’s tummy.” That was a difficult concept for me … Continue reading →

According to an Internet article in 2009, Enrique VelaLopez and his wife, Ute Marquez, were arrested in Polk county Florida for practicing medicine without a license. Undercover detectives witnessed this couple using a device called an Asyra machine, far beyond … Continue reading →

We in America enjoy two important freedoms guaranteed to us by amendments to our constitution: the freedom of speech and freedom of the press. While these are vital to our way of life, it is not uncommon for a judge … Continue reading →

When I first met the lady who was to become my wife, within a few weeks I knew she was “the one.” One day after a date, I took the coward’s way out. I wrote to her thanking her for … Continue reading →

I once worked as a carpenter. When we decided to move out of state, I notified my boss of my last day at work. I had hoped he would have a check waiting for me at the job site, but … Continue reading →

We are often asked what it means to be a “mid-Acts” dispensationalist. To answer that question, we first need to define what it means to be a “dispensationalist. A dispensationalist reads the Bible as showing God’s unfolding plan across time, … Continue reading →

It is instructive to compare the first Adam in the Garden of Eden with the Last Adam, the Lord Jesus Christ. First Adam Last Adam 1. Came from the earth 1. Came from heaven 2. Returned to the earth 2. … Continue reading →

“I Jesus have sent Mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright and morning Star” (Rev. 22:16). The Lord told the Apostle John that the … Continue reading →

When John the Baptist came on the scene, he said that the Kingdom was “at hand”: “In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is AT … Continue reading →

The idea of spiritual growth, or spiritual maturity, is closely related to the doctrine of sanctification. Positional sanctification takes place instantly at the time of salvation when, having placed their trust in Jesus Christ and His finished work of redemption … Continue reading →

“I really don’t know what to make of these phrases: ‘Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us’ (3:13); ‘we were kept under the law’ (3:23); ‘the law was our schoolmaster’ (3:24); … Continue reading →

Under grace, the believer’s life is not about keeping the law. Instead, for members of the Church, the Body of Christ, life is lived in a personal relationship with our living Head, Jesus Christ, and in the freedom we have … Continue reading →

When the Apostle Paul wrote about our state after the Rapture in 1 Thessalonians 4:17, he said, “so shall we ever be with the Lord.” Some people have asked if this statement means that the Body of Christ will return … Continue reading →