During my school years, I had a few friends, but I have lost contact with nearly all of them. I have kept in occasional contact with a couple of my Bible College friends. However, I developed a close friendship with a noteworthy friend during my second year of Bible college. We got to know each […]
A study once disclosed that if both Mom and Dad attend church regularly, 72% of their children remain faithful. If only Dad, 55% remain faithful. If only Mom, 15%. If neither attended regularly, only 6% remain faithful. The statistics speak for themselves – the example of parents and adults is more important than all the […]
Why is the Gospel impact of today’s Christianity making such a minimal impact on our society? Could it be that the unbelieving world sees very little in the lives of Christians that attracts them to Christ? If the things we do, say, watch, attend, laugh at, seek, honour, praise, and spend our money on are […]
In Colossians 4:2, the Holy Spirit had Paul challenge the Colossian believers to pray steadfastly, to watch for the tempter, and to thank God for His grace. Continuing this theme, he urges them to pray for others. Transition I find, in Colossians 4:3-4, three duties relating to praying for others that I want to share […]
After addressing salvation (Colossians 3:1-4), separation (Colossians 3:5-8), sanctification (Colossians 3:9-15), and saturation (Colossians 3:16-17), he then made several specific applications. Those applications are the duties for wives to submit to their husbands (Colossians 3:18), for husbands to love their wives without bitterness (Colossians 3:19), for children to obey their parents in all things (Colossians […]
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Paul was here addressing slaves or bondmen. Such “servants” or slaves were very frequent in the first century. Historians estimate that between 10 and 20 percent of the first century Roman population were slaves. Such slavery was not based on race. “Slaves in Rome might include prisoners of war, sailors captured and sold by pirates, […]
“You can tell when a father doesn’t have his kids’ hearts. You can sense the disrespect and anger, the bitterness and emotional distance. The kids don’t want to be around him. They no longer listen to him. But children who trust their dad’s counsel and leadership are those whose fathers have been proactive in winning […]
Did you know that Jesus learned obedience? “He learned obedience in the sense that He learned to obey His father’s will as a human.” Constable (Hebrews 5:8) “Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;” Jesus had a perfect, sinless nature, yet in his human body, He had […]
Many people think that love is an uncontrollable feeling that comes and goes mysteriously. They speak of falling in love, as well as falling out of love. To them, love is not something you do; it is something that just happens when the circumstances are right. It is the tingly feeling you have when with […]