You’ve probably heard the expression “the truth shall make you free“. Well, this isn’t truth according to your feelings or interpretations. This isn’t some “organic” or changing truth devised by mere men. It’s THE truth found in God’s word in the Bible. And God says (through Paul’s letter to the Corinthians) “do not become slaves of men“. Mere men make up all kinds of … Read the rest…
There’s a sentence in 1 Corinthians 7:10-16 that really stands out to me…in a passage where Paul says to keep your marriage vows. Before I get to that stand-out sentence I’d like to talk about the gist of Paul’s words. If you’re already married, a wife is “not to depart from her husband” and “a husband is not to divorce his wife”. Read that passage … Read the rest…
Is your lack of self control a good enough reason to get married? Maybe. In 1 Corinthians Paul wrote “it is good for a man not to touch a woman“. At first glance that sounds like you shouldn’t get married. But he’s showing us how we distract one another from a more focused service to God. I’m thankful Paul doesn’t stop there because I … Read the rest…
When Paul wrote, in 1 Corinthians “all things are lawful for me“, he was talking about Grace…the Grace offered to everyone by Jesus. Jesus paid for the Grace that’s freely offered to you. But Grace and you were bought at a price…the highest price ever paid for anything in the history of the world for anything…His Life. These days, all around me, I see … Read the rest…
Even people who have no love at all for the Bible, Jesus, or God have heard the famous line from the song “Amazing Grace”. You know the one I’m talking about…”I once was lost, but now am found” Being “lost” in the world isn’t a sin or a crime. It can certainly be an inconvenience, but the only punishment you’ll receive for being lost … Read the rest…
When I was a kid, my parents and grandparents would often say things like: “If everyone else jumped off a cliff, would you?” OR “Yeah, Johnny’s parents let him stay out late…but look at all the trouble he gets into.” Of course, when you’re a kid, you just think the old folks are trying to keep you from having fun. Actually, they want you … Read the rest…
If we eat from (or want to eat from) the bread of sincerity and truth, we need to realize we can’t just feed the flesh and expect to live forever. Eternal life doesn’t work that way. Believe me…I totally understand how the flesh wants what the flesh wants. And each of us gives in to it. That’s the whole reason Jesus even came to … Read the rest…
