“[Jesus] said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Matthew 16:13-20. Public opinion can help answer certain questions, but not the one question that will determine your eternity: Who do you say that Jesus is? If you agree with Scripture, and place your trust in Christ, you will have eternal life. Opinion is no substitute […]
“Be doers of the Word, and not hearers only.” James: 1:22. Are you doing all that you know God wants you to do? As you read God’s Word, put what you’ve learned into practice. First hear – then do. God’s blessing comes as a result of obedience. The value of the Bible does not consist merely in knowing it, […]
“The king stood by a pillar and made a covenant before the Lord…And all the people took a stand for the covenant.” II Kings 23:3 Many of us own Bibles, but are we changed by the truths found there? We are called to read, hear, and obey His Word. It should cause us, like Josiah, to take immediate action […]
“Your Word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You.” Psalm 119:11. No one today would approach radioactive material without protection. But many seem unconcerned about exposure to the dangers of sin. Psalm 1 warns us against sinful attitudes, speech, and behavior. Obedience to God’s law is a spiritual safeguard from sin […]
“I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the Lord.” II Chronicles 34:15. In the Old Testament, we read of Judah’s epidemic of idolatry and its accompanying moral sickness. Josiah understood Scripture’s preventive cure for moral sickness. He began to apply its spiritual truths, and soon a revival swept the land that restored the […]