If I live my life to the best of my ability, when I die, I’ll be going to heaven, right? Unfortunately, that’s not right. None of us can live perfect lives. We can never be good enough to enter heaven. We read in the Bible that “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of […]
No, the God of Islam is not the same as the God of Christianity and the Bible. In Christianity God is explained as being of three natures. That concept is known as the Trinity. Simply, it is God the father who created us, Jesus, his son, who lived among us, and the Holy Spirit who […]
In writing to the church in Galatia, the apostle Paul lists the fruit of the Spirit, including love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, and goodness (Galatians 5:22–23). At first glance, the virtues of kindness and goodness seem nearly identical. Yet Scripture—and the Christian tradition—draws a meaningful distinction between them. Kindness refers to a tender, gracious disposition toward others, while […]
In writing to the church in Galatia, the apostle Paul lists the fruit of the Spirit, including love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, and goodness (Galatians 5:22–23). At first glance, goodness might sound like simply “doing good things.” Yet in the biblical sense, goodness runs deeper than outward behavior. It is a moral quality formed by […]
In the years immediately following the death and resurrection of Jesus, believers began focusing on their sin and on God’s forgiveness of it in advance of celebrating Christ’s resurrection. Over time, the church standardized 40 days (not counting Sundays) as a period of reflection and called it Fortieth or Lent. Like the Jewish celebration of […]
Last week we took an overview approach to answer this question focusing on God’s love. This week we are searching the Scriptures to see what else God wants us to know about the noble purpose He has instilled in each of us. First, we turn to a book of poetry where we read: What is […]
In a world where daily headlines shout bad news 24/7, there remains one story that is not just good news, but the best news for all of mankind… for all time. That good news of Christmas dates back to the creation of the world by God and the creation of man, the only creature who […]
When a person decides to enter into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ he or she receives the gift of the Holy Spirit. This is a new life that one finds only in Jesus. In other words, a person is ‘born again’ and becomes a new creation in Christ. The Bible clearly states in Galatians […]
When I read Matthew 5:7, I am perplexed. Jesus declares, “Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.” I thought that the mercy that God showed to me was not dependent upon me being merciful to others. So I had to ask God to unpack this for me. Is this beatitude, nestled within […]
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” — Matthew 5:3 To be poor in spirit is not about financial poverty or low self-esteem. It’s a spiritual posture—an honest recognition of our deep need for God. The Greek word used for “poor” here, ptōchos, refers to absolute destitution. Jesus is […]
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