"In love he predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ according to the purpose of his own will," Ephesians 1:7 "In the beginning" God was a Father. Before He said, "Let there be light," He desired light. No one can put out that light because it was...
Do you pay your children to work, or do you give them an allowance and teach them how to use what you give them? After bringing up two children, caring for and helping train four granddaughters, I have become an advocate for the system of allowances. I base my...
"So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy." Romans 9:16 ESV As deists, Voltaire and Diderot attacked Christianity---"their primary weapon aimed at the church was 'truth'." (Dr. Bruce Shelley, Church History in Plain Language*) "We...
"Come unto me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28 Everyone, in this life, carries a burden on his/her shoulders, and a beam in the eye. These come with the territory. Since the Fall this earthly kingdom still has its...
"According to the riches of his grace; wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence, according to the good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself." Ephesians 1:7-9 This morning, before I could think "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,"...
"Blows that wound cleanse away evil; strokes make clean the innermost parts." Proverbs 20:30 ESV "Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. In your struggles against sin you have not yet...
It has only been in the last ten years that I have heard and come to understand the term, "covenant of grace." This term scares a lot of Baptists, who know this to be one of the main teachings of the Presbyterian faith. But more and more Baptists are coming to...
"May grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. "His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence." 2 Peter 1:2-3 ESV...
If God had created us for our own glory wouldn't He have made life easier? Why does starting, and getting through, a normal day require so much? And why are we not satisfied and content with all that we do? Is it not because God, our Creator, planned more for His...