
Speaking the Truth in Love
"Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become...the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ." Ephesians 4:15 NIV
"Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become...the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ." Ephesians 4:15 NIV
The longer I live as a Christ-follower, the more I come to realize that the great majority of my struggle to live a life worthy of the calling with which I have been called lies not with what I do with my hands and my feet, but rather with what goes on inside my head.…
How do the plagues in Exodus apply to the American Idols of our culture? Read this article to see how God's war on Pharaoh can help us fight sin and idolatry in our lives. Tim Keller's "Gospel For Life" helps us see cultural idols.
The diminishment of both truth and love are equally egregious in the sight of God. Learn how to grow in both.
The question of truth is not just for obscure philosophers to kick around. Truth is important for all of us and affects our everyday lives.
“and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” (John 8:32). Jesus spoke to the Jews about freedom and abiding in his words. His words would reveal the truth, which would give them f…
What does Matthew 5:37 mean? To simply say “Yes” or “No” means our word should be gold. We say what we mean and stick by it. No loopholes.
“But if you fail to do this, you will be sinning against the Lord; and you may be sure that your sin will find you out.” -Numbers 32:23, NIV A slip. An admission is made. The veil of lies is lifted for a brief moment of truth-telling. Then it is back to the old games of … Continue reading "A slip of Truth"
Telling ourselves these truths that God has revealed in His Word about suffering can help us deal with it.
What we think is true can be just as powerful as what actually is true. Just ask Hitler. The First US Army Group played a pivotal role in the D-Day Invasion—and it wasn’t even real. The Nazis…
This post was first published in January, 2014. —ed. Pastors don’t know everything. In fact, an important part of shepherding God’s people is having the humility to take the time to search for the right answer instead of quickly and carelessly deploying the wrong one. But it’s one thing to tell your congregation “I don’t
People who successfully hide their sin and lead double lives pay a horrible price. The part of your nature you feed always grows stronger.
What God says about you matters more than what anyone else says. Read how Ephesians 2:10 helps you grasp the amazing truth about what God says about you.
(Photo: Pexels) “They do all their deeds to be seen by others” Matthew 23:5a, ESV Years ago, I attended a large church that occupied one corner of an intersection of two major roads. The staff jokingly referred to that intersection as “miracle corner.” It got his designation because a family...
Unlike my wife, I do not read music. Though the notes on the page mean little to me, I know […]
Lots of people believe everyone will go to Heaven or that Hell doesn’t exist. Where do people get these ideas? Our theology tends to come from sources we trust. Some people, instead of trusting Scripture, believe a hodgepodge of pop psychology and pop religion, with a little New Age philosophy...
In uncertain times we vacillate between trusting God, people, or ourselves. In the uncertainty of your days where are you placing your trust?
God doesn’t delight in causing grief. He’s a faithful and loving Father in every way and in every moment.
Good day beautiful people I hope that today’s post meets you well? Let us not forget the reason for Christ’s coming into the world He created. It was because of His great love for us as John 3:16 s…
Of all truths in the universe, the most important is the truth of who Jesus is. After all, Truth is not merely an impersonal moral standard. It is a living Person who loved us so much He bears on His hands eternal scars because He rescued us.