What is wisdom? Is it simply being intelligent? Is it knowing a lot about the Bible? Or is it something deeper—a God-given ability to know what is right and to know how to apply God’s truth to the circumstances of life? In his first letter to the church at Corinth, the Apostle Paul lists wisdom […]
The Apostle Paul, includes mercy among the spiritual gifts in his letter to the church in Rome. He identifies mercy as a unique gift. It is more than kindness or serving, or giving generously. He suggests that is a gift that my be difficult to exercise otherwise Paul would not have added the admonition to […]
When the Apostle Paul wrote to the church in Rome, he described several gifts of grace given to believers. Among them was the gift of giving: “If it is giving, then give generously” (Romans 12:8). Paul was not merely describing the ability to write a check. The gift of giving is a God-given capacity to […]
Sixty years ago, I was working as a door-to-door salesman in a community on the edge of the Mojave Desert. Waiting to get picked up at the end of a discouraging day, a pastor from the house I had just visited walked out and sat with me at the curb. He offered some much-needed words […]
When Paul lists the spiritual gifts in Romans 12, he writes simply, We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is […]
In his letter to the church in Rome, Paul explains: We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then […]
Unlike the fruits of the Spirit, such as love, joy, peace, gentleness, and goodness, which are easily understood and point to examples of Christian character to be emulated, the gifts of the Holy Spirit are specialized, foundational skills that God in his infinite wisdom gives to select children of God for whom he has a […]
The Bible is the only prophetic book that has been proven to be reliable for more than 2,000 years. This reliability can be seen both in its historical accuracy and in the way it has revealed the nature of God who exists outside of our understanding of time and space. God, who created the universe and […]
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 […]
