Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap…And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. (Gal 6:7, 9) As Paul closes the book of Galatians, he warns the readers that they should not be

Then beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. (Deut 6:12) In Deuteronomy 6, Moses is talking to the second generation of Jews that came out of Egypt. God had brought them out of slavery because of His grace and the promises

And the LORD said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them: for to morrow about this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: thou shalt hough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire (Josh 11:6). I spent a long time in the military. During that time, fortunately, I did not

Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another. (Gal 5:26). So often we are blinded by our own traditions and culture. I think this is true when we talk about the fruit of the Spirit. Most of us have at one time or another memorized the fruit of the

For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God (1 Thess 3:9) We just finished the Thanksgiving season here in the United States. During this time we gave thanks for many things. My guess is that many who are reading

Recently, a reader of our magazine wrote in with a question. What does it mean to “deny the faith” (1 Tim 5:8)? This question brings up a couple of issues. First, is it possible for a Christian to verbally deny the Christian faith, or to renounce Christ? Even though many today would say a Christian

Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus (2 Tim 2:1) Recently, I heard a friend of mine, Allen Rae, speak on 2 Timothy 2:1-6. In this passage of Scripture, Paul tells Timothy that Timothy needs to be strong in the grace of Christ. Clearly, Paul is not telling

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are… (Gal 5:19) In Galatians 5:19-21, Paul gives a list of 17 things (in the King James Version) of what walking in the flesh looks like. A quick look at them shows that four of them deal with sexual sins. Nine deal with how we deal