ABIDING ABOVE DOUBT
Doubting always makes us hesitate. Hesitating always hinders progress. This is true in our spiritual life with God and with others. Doubting is caused by a faulty faith.
DEPRESSION AND OUR EMOTIONS
Depression is an emotion that effects every person on earth. No one is immune to having this feeling, but how we respond to the feeling of depression sets the course for how long it will last and what the results of it will be. How we think determines what we do and that will determine […]
Does God Love Me?
Written by Larry Browning DOES GOD LOVE ME? The short answer is, absolutely! The question here isn’t usually “Does God love me?”, but rather, “How much does God love me, and is His love for me based on me as a person or on my actions?” This is a major spiritual stumbling block. We, as […]
Eternal Life Is Christ’s Life
by Lee Turner Only one being has eternal life, and that is God; so, eternal life is Christ’s life. At a point in time, he came to Earth and took on a human body (John 1:14). But the life he lived in that body is the same life he had always lived as God. […]
A Heavenly Life
by Chris Hodges Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth. For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in […]
Facts, Faith, Feelings: When You Doubt God
by Lee C. Turner 1 John 5:13 – These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life. Quote the verse above when doubts arise. Assurance must be based on God’s Word. Don’t trust in your emotions because […]
From Enemies to Sons and Daughters
by Brad Jolly When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners. Now, most people would not be willing to die for an upright person, though someone might perhaps be willing to die for a person who is especially good. But God showed his great love for […]
Full Acceptance
by Chris Hodges Knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin. Romans 6:6 Our dependence on others for value brings bondage. What is your motive for the things you are doing? […]
The Humility Of Jesus
In the Gospel of John we have the inner life of our Lord laid open to us. Jesus speaks frequently of His relation to the Father, of the motives by which He is guided, of His consciousness of the power and spirit in which He acts. Though the word “humble” does not occur, we shall […]
Christ In Us For Others – Part 2
by Larry Browning Last week on our blog we began to look at how Christ living in us should lead us to love others and how that looks. Let’s continue exploring that today. Christ In Us For Others – continued 2) Sharing Blessings (Galatians 6:6-10). Just as “one another” should be a key phrase in […]
