The church of Jesus is to be a pure bride for Him. To maintain this purity members who fail to live holy lives and are not repentant must be put out of the church. Some think church discipline cruel but when carried out in love it is for the eternal good of all involved.
When the big, bad, and nasty happens in society around him, how does the Christian respond? What is the Gospel standard that helps him know how to deal with political unrest? He operates under a Royal Law that will define his actions and reactions, helping to prepare others for a Better World.
In our churches as well as in society, emotional problems are increasing. Psychology's answer is that we need self-esteem and self-confidence for emotional health. What is God's answer? Read about God's response to people with low self-esteem in the Bible, and discover His answers for you today.
Christians are called to live according to the doctrine of nonresistance, Jesus' Way of Peace. This message looks at practical, Biblical ways to live out this "way of peace" as we relate to conflict in our relationships or in our surroundings.
A servant of Christ needs to cultivate a number of qualities in order to be effective. It is each person's responsibility to go on to perfection and holiness by the grace of God.
In a noisy, busy, action-packed world in which we all must live, where can the Christian find a quiet place to rest his soul? The world offers distractions, meditation, yoga....which of these (if any) would the Lord recommend? His answer may not be what you were expecting, but He has one!
It is a blessing to the church to have a constant stream of new “outsiders” coming into the church. It is a blessing to have a rising generation who articulates their doubts about practices of the past. These force us to evaluate our norm, our status quo, to bring it in line with eternal truth.
Can the insincerity of one who is baptized, void the baptism? Should they be rebaptized?
It’s serious enough when men rob men of that which is good, but the natural universe is the property of God clearly, marked with the ink of God’s directives and divine signature. Naturalism/moral relativism has neither science nor the good of humanity on its side.
May Christians divorce? If so, may a divorced Christian remarry? If it wrong to do either, how should Christians relate to people who are divorced and/or remarried? This sermon endeavors to answer those questions by going to the Word of the One who designed marriage.
So...we say we are citizens of the Heavenly Kingdom. How much should we be involved with the affairs that govern this country? Is it okay to have a favored political candidate? Do we have rights? A look at examples and explicit commands from the Bible to help us live as citizens of a Better World.
Marriage relationships are at their best when God's love thrives between husband and wife. Truly successful Christian marriages are marked by their love, commitment, respect, communication, submission and sacrifice.
No repentance, no salvation. Knowing this, the devil is continually offering a counterfeit to deprive man of the real. What are some of the false concepts of repentance?
John the Baptist introduced the coming Christ by calling the people to repentance. What were they expected to do? What is repentance? What is it not?
Without repentance we cannot be right toward God for we all have sinned against Him. True repentance hates sin and avoids it all costs. "God, be merciful to me, a sinner," should be the prayer of each of us.