A Thousand Times … NO!

Ever notice that you can say “no” a thousand times, but all those “no’s” are canceled by one “yes”? Parents especially know the truth of the previous statement. “No, you cannot have a cookie, cannot have a cookie, cannot have a cookie! Okay, yes!” The cookie will be eaten! To concede and fail you do […]

Eating Bread in the Kingdom of God #2

In the night He was betrayed, Jesus gave a memorial supper of Himself by which all present and future disciples would remember His sacrifice of love for them. He said, “I shall not eat of it until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God” (Lk. 22:16); “I shall not drink henceforth of the fruit […]

What is Confession?

Christians know that hearing, faith, and repentance are essential to salvation (Romans 10:17; John 8:24; Acts 17:30-31). But they are not the only items essential to a man’s conversion; confession is also needed. “Confession” means “to speak the same thing as.” This is not a confession of sins, but a confession of Jesus Christ (Romans […]