Don’t You Judge Me

Don’t You Judge Me

Matthew 7:1 says, “Do not judge so that you will not be judged.” Ever since Jesus uttered these words, people have been misapplying and misunderstanding them. Often people get very defensive of their lives and yell, “Don’t you judge me! God...

Six Things You Will Never Regret

1. Showing kindness to an aged person. Lev. 19:32, “Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.” Job 12:12, “With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.”...
Rise Up, O Men of God

Rise Up, O Men of God

Rise up, O men of God!Have done with lesser things.Give heart and mind and soul, and strength To serve the King of kings. William P. Merrill’s festive hymn from the nineteenth century calls for God’s people to rise up to the occasion. They must “have done with lesser...
Making God in Our Own Image

Making God in Our Own Image

On the sixth day, “God created man in His own image” (Genesis 1:27).  Not long afterward, Adam and Eve marred that holy image by sinning (Genesis 3). Since then, humans have tended to make their own gods in their own image, rather than seeking to be...

Is The Word of God in Your Life?

Phil Sanders, Ph.D.              “I never had any doubt about it being of divine origin. . . point out to me any similar collection of writings that has lasted for as many thousands of years and is still a...
Renewing Our Inward Man

Renewing Our Inward Man

A man stands before us whose body is riddled with scars and is broken down with the years of a hard life. Not hard because immorality reigned within his life, but hard because people did not like what he had to say. It is because of his words that he bears those scars...
Become as Children

Become as Children

(Matthew 18:3) What would you do?…..you make the choice. Don’t look for a punch line, there isn’t one. Read it anyway. My question is: Would you have made the same choice? The Situation At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves children with...
Is Baptism Necessary For Salvation?

Is Baptism Necessary For Salvation?

In the religious world at large, many make the argument that baptism is not necessary for one to be saved. The argument is made that baptism is simply done to show obedience after one has already been saved by believing that Jesus lived, died, and rose from the grave....