“What man…having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one who is lost?” Luke 15:4. Jesus underscored the importance of every person to God with three stories about something lost – a sheep, a coin, and a son. In each story, a person […]
“What man…having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one who is lost?” Luke 15:4. Jesus underscored the importance of every person to God with three stories about something lost – a sheep, a coin, and a son. In each story, a person […]
“Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” Acts 4:12. We can run what appears to be a good race by doing good things for others and obeying lots of rules. But when we arrive at the final checkpoint […]
“Be courteous; not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing.” I Peter 3:8-9 How do you react to hostile criticism? If it causes you to strike back angrily, you need to follow Jesus’ example. When the Savior was insulted, He did not repay with an insult. When He was […]
“Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.” Ephesians 4:29 Unwholesome speech was a problem even in the apostle Paul’s day. He reminded the Christians at Ephesus that they should put away vulgarity, lewdness, slander, and obscene talk from […]