Are You Religious Or Spiritual?
Religious people often refer to themselves as righteous people. This post will examine the difference between a religious person and a righteous or spiritual pe
Religious people often refer to themselves as righteous people. This post will examine the difference between a religious person and a righteous or spiritual pe
By Elizabeth Prata Brothers, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature. (1 Corinthians 14:20) Childlishly enthused with his new toy,Opie killed the mam…
Just like piano students, sinners saved by grace must learn to press on toward righteousness when mistakes are made.
Romans 14:17 declares that “the kingdom of God is…righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.” Today we have the reality of the kingdom within us. In the coming age and et…
What is so extraordinary is that these leaflets were distributed so widely, as in telephone booths, mailed to important professors, and taken by courier to other universities, that the Nazi party thought it was being backed by a very large terrorist group rather than a small group of students. Her friend, Else Gebel remembers the last words Sophie said, “How can we expect righteousness to prevail when there is hardly anyone willing to give himself up individually to a righteous cause…What does my death matter if, by our acts, thousands are warned and alerted.” And then she said, “God, my refuge into eternity.” But this phenomenal story doesn’t end here! Playwright Lillian Groag said in Newsday on February 22, 1993, “It is possibly the most spectacular moment of resistance that I can think of in the twentieth century…The fact that five little kids, in the mouth of the wolf, where it really counted, had the tremendous courage to do what they did, is spectacular to me.
Seeking first the kingdom of God should be top priority for you on this earth. Stop struggling for relevance and for money like the Gentiles do. I laugh when I see Christians struggling for positions, money or relevance just as the gentiles do. Instead seeking first the kingdom of God and His righteousness should be […]
When the teachers of the law who were Pharisees saw him eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they asked his disciples: “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?” On hearing this Jesu…
Justification and regeneration are closely related doctrines. Regeneration occurs in believers' hearts when they receive Christ and become “born again.” It refers to an impartation of life and is God’s answer to the problem of sin and spiritual death. In comparison, justification by faith is the fou
Read 2 Peter 1:5-11 Would someone describe you as a virtuous, God-fearing believer? Are you aware that He’s watching over you and cares about how you live? ...
As I write this, I’m working on a manuscript chapter on being devoted to the fellowship, one of four basic devotions we read about in Acts 2:42. In that context, the disciples were devoted to one another, and part of that devotion involved something called fellowship. Fellowship, κοινωνία (koinonia), goes well beyond “hanging out” together…
Dependability is a great quality. But for me, it can be wrong because of my motive. Am I motivated by self-protection or by trust in God?
“I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.” 3 John 4 There is no greater agony of mind and worry than the destiny of our precious children’s souls. As the years …
Let those who are wise understand these things. Let those with discernment listen carefully. The paths of the Lord are true and right, and righteous people live
I don’t have a favorite book of the Bible or a favorite verse. I do, however, have a favorite chapter and, while I am generally drawn to the gospel of Luke, my favorite chapter in all the Bible is John 9. John 9 is where we find the events surrounding the healing of the man…
We desperately need spirit-filled leaders to call the church to holiness and faithfulness.
God is holy and New Jerusalem is “the holy city” (Rev. 21:2, 10). God is sanctifying us, making us holy, to qualify us to be members of this wonderful city. To be sanctified, to be made…
“When the godly are in authority, the people rejoice. But when the wicked are in power, they groan” (Proverbs 29:2). Solomon said in Proverbs that people rejoice when a righteous person is in autho…
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Action Power for Today: Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness. Thirst is the only currency that’s recognized in the spiritual realm and in the kingdom of God. It has huge economic power than any currency in our present world. Hunger and thirst for righteousness: The thirst currency The thirst currency does […]
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