“This is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith” (I John 5:4).
There are many who look upon faith as an abstract sort of thing. Some suppose faith is merely looking on the bright side of things; to others it is will-power; still others confuse it with … ➡
Let’s face it, none of us likes to suffer pain, afflictions, or tribulations! Because of this, God’s people can often be found on their knees, asking God to shield them from these unpleasant things, or remove them once they become part of their lives.
And yet the overwhelming testimony … ➡
“Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord” (I Cor. 15:58).
We should note carefully that the Apostle Paul here addresses only his brethren in Christ, those … ➡
“Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God” (John 8:41).
Once Christ replied with sound doctrine (verses 42-47), Israel’s religious leaders simply resorted to name-calling again (verse 48): “Say we not well that … ➡
It has been well said that if there is anything good in any man it is because it was put there by God. And something good — a new, sinless nature — has been imparted by God to every believer.
While there is still within us “that which is … ➡
“Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God” (John 8:41).
Society’s anti-Bible, anti-Christian attitude is nothing new. While today’s Bible-believing, Bible-quoting Christian is accused of “hate speech” and “bigotry,” the “non-narrow-minded” face no … ➡
“Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God” (John 8:41).
The Pharisees are personally attacking the reputation of Jesus Christ, attempting to humiliate Him by saying, “We be not born of fornication.” After … ➡
“Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God” (John 8:41).
Like the Bible scoffers of today, those during Christ’s earthly ministry rejected the notion of the virgin conception of a human (His own … ➡
“Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God” (John 8:41).
Did you ever notice the magnitude of the insult put forth toward Jesus Christ in today’s Scripture?
During this time of year, we … ➡
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us…” (John 1:1,14).
On this Christmas Day, we reflect on the incarnation of Jesus Christ.
The candidate who could solve man’s sin problem … ➡
Throughout much of the Old Testament, God’s people, the nation of Israel, had a very shallow, distant walk with the Lord. Even though given the unique privilege of having God’s written Word available, the Lord told the prophet Amos, “they have despised the law of the Lord, and have … ➡
… ➡“…There came wise men from the east… And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh” (Matthew 2:1,11).
“Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of Him that sent Me, and to finish His work” (John 4:34).
Here in John 4, the Lord was just beginning His ministry, but He already had His eye on the finish line. What a great example for … ➡
“And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn” (Luke 2:7).
Today’s Scripture is a shameful reality—Israel has “no room” for her Messiah.
Every Jew knew the Messianic promise … ➡
“We have… the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace” (Eph. 1:7).
The climax of Paul’s first recorded sermon is reached in Verses 38 and 39 of Acts 13, where he declares:
… ➡“Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this Man is
“But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting” (Micah 5:2).
Today’s Scripture, written about 700 B.C., prophesies … ➡
“Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel” (Isaiah 7:14).
While Christendom speaks of the “virgin birth of Christ,” according to today’s Scripture, a more accurate term would be the “virgin conception of … ➡
There are many unions all over the world, but in only one place is true unity to be found: in the Lord Jesus Christ. The children of fallen Adam have always been divided. Adam’s first two children could not get along together. One killed the other. And now that … ➡
“But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth” (1 Timothy 3:15).
Let us not be so sidetracked by religion and commercialization that … ➡
“But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, to redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons” (Galatians 4:4,5).
As today’s Scripture indicates, the birth of Jesus Christ … ➡
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