We stand for the Truth in our manner of life, our defense of the gospel, our guarding against error. May we all stand for Truth, and in doing so, persuade men, knowing God's wrath.
If only more of us would truly set our minds on the things above, not on the temporal things of this present world, what a beautiful world this would be.
James 2:14-26 teaches plainly that faith without works is dead. Christ is our example of working works of obedience. He tells us that we are to keep His commandments as a show of our love.
Christ is the only way that we come to know 1) the way to God, 2) the truth about God, and 3) how to reconcile ourselves to God. These items teach this principle.
We either allow our souls to be the heavier weight by doing God's will, or we allow worldly desires and pursuits to be the heavier weights -- at the cost of our souls.
Would that more who profess Christianity actually displayed this character trait in their lives. We can learn alot from esteeming others more highly than we esteem ourselves.
Christ taught that the wide road to destruction is found and taken by many. The narrow road that leads to life is alternatively found and taken by few. Decide today to go the narrow way.
So many of us make the mistake of putting our eggs into the one basket of this life. If we focus on life eternal instead, this life becomes simpler. We then know how to prioritize.
Often spiritual weights easily beset us because we allow them in. These scriptures teach us how important it is to rid ourselves of anything that separates us from God.
These are five key commands that say it all. What our duty is, saving ourselves from this generation, using time wisely, working out our salvations, and making our calling sure.
Scripture teaches plainly that life begins at conception; and Jeremiah 1 teaches that the Lord knows us before we are even formed in our mothers' wombs.