Characteristics of Sin #1
Someone once said, “Sin has four characteristics: self-sufficiency instead of faith, self-will instead of submission, self-seeking instead of benevolence and self-righteousness instead of humility.” Selfishness is the root and source of all sin. Since sin is an act of selfishness, let’s consider how to dismiss selfishness and put away sin. Self-Sufficiency Instead of Faith Many […]
Claim Victory!
There are no enemies to your growth in grace or to your righteous service that weren’t included in your Savior’s victory over sin and death. God looked at many people of the past and identified them as “mighty men of valor” (Joshua 1:14; 6:2; 8:3; 10:7). The Lord is with you and you are mighty […]
“But I Say to You”
In His Sermon on the Mount, King Jesus shows how radically different His kingdom citizens will be from citizens of the kingdoms of the world. Six times in one section, Christ uses the contrasting literary structure “you have heard … but I say”. As King, He isn’t simply raising the moral bar. It is superficial […]
The Book of Acts
The book of Acts is the fifth of 27 books in the New Testament. The books in the New Testament are arranged as a “mini-library”: gospels (4), history (1), epistles of Paul (14), general epistles (7), and prophecy (1). “Acts” itself, is an abbreviated form of “Acts of the Apostles”, which is found in many […]
