Righteousness and Self-Control
If someone really wants to be righteous, they must have self-control. Self-control is simply being able to “hold yourself in.” Galatians 5:23 proclaims it is part of the Spirit’s fruit. But you’re not in control of yourself unless … You control your thoughts (2 Corinthians 10:5). You control your actions (1 Corinthians 9:27). You control […]
Courage Like Ananias
Have you ever been intimidated or afraid to do something you know you should? Acts 9:1-19 tells the story of a man’s conversion to Christ. He was a vicious persecutor whose nasty reputation already preceded him. Of course, I’m talking about Saul who we know as the tireless and faithful apostle Paul. But before he […]
“He Gave Gifts to Men …” #1
Paul wrote, “Whereby he saith, when he ascended on high he led captivity captive and gave gifts to men. (Now this, He ascended what is it but that he also descended into the lower parts of the earth? He that descended is the same also that ascended far above all the heavens, that he might […]
A Future Date to Repent?
Because all mankind is in sin (Romans 6:23), God demands that we repent (Acts 17:30). For most people, they realize the seriousness of this responsibility and they gladly conform, “looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God” (2 Peter 3:12). But there are always people who are looking for an “angle,” […]
