We are born with a sinful nature, a predisposition to be self-centered and rebellious. But at what age do we know good and bad, right and wrong?
“Do not wear yourself out to get rich; have the wisdom to show restraint. Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle.” Proverbs 23:4,5 As I write this report (late October), a financial shaking is taking place. There…
Lovers of Pleasure More Than Lovers of God “But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of…
The church at Thyatira had a serious problem. Review the words of Jesus and consider what He said: “To the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like blazing fire and whose feet are like burnished bronze. I know your deeds, your love…
Different parts of the United States have colloquialisms (phrases of speech that are unique to that region). In the so-called “Bible Belt,” the phrase, a “come to Jesus meeting,” is used in a variety of circumstances. For example, a few months ago my mother’s car began to overheat. Dad took the car to the local…
The Carnal Heart Jesus said, “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.” (Matthew 7:13,14) The road to destruction is…
