What an amazing and thrilling thought that Jesus “sought me and bought me”! E.M. Bartlett’s stirring hymn, “Victory in Jesus,” drives us to marvel. Why does someone seek another? Often it is for some  value that the one sought can provide to or for the one seeking. But, no! Jesus didn’t seek me for any value that I could provide to Him!…

It is a wildly unpopular (and even avoided) verse in the Bible, yet it is still a verse in the Bible! The verse contains words that are (1) inspired of God and (2) easily comprehended. While the application of the verse may make some people uncomfortable, it still must be applied today. In His analysis of proper conduct within the kingdom of…

How deep is your faith? How deep is your faith in God…in Jesus…in the Bible? True Bible faith is an obedient trust in God that believes and does whatever He says, no matter what. Scripture records that Abraham “did not waver at the promise of God,” but he was “fully convinced that what [God] had promised He was also able to perform”…

Our physical health is of such tremendous importance to us that we constantly monitor certain health issues that come our way. We are wary of certain spots on our skin, growths that appear, pains in certain places, problems with our vision, etc., etc., etc. While we realize it or not, we are doing regular self-examinations to keep  ourselves as healthy as possible.…

The Christian life is depicted as a walk (Eph. 5:2-16), a run (Heb. 12:1-2), a war (2 Tim. 2:3-4), along with a number of other metaphors to help us get a “mental picture.” There is an interesting one found in Ephesians 6:12–Christians are wrestlers. The English word “wrestle” (and its Greek original)  is found only this one time in the New Testament.…

In a book that exalts Jesus Christ and everything about Him as being superior in every way, the New Testament epistle of Hebrews makes a stunning, refreshing, comforting declaration in its first chapter and its last chapter. In a quotation from Psalm 102:25-27, which depicts the perishable and changing nature of all things, it is said to Jesus, “You are the same”…

One of my favorite people, David Lipe, has been known to say, “Opinions are like noses–everybody’s got one and they’re all different!” Isn’t that the truth! Everywhere you go, somebody’s got an opinion about something–the world, politics, media, sports, fashion, children, education, entertainment AND religion! That’s right! Everybody’s got their own opinion about religion! However, human opinions are worthless where there is…

“Above all, taking the shield of faith…” (Eph. 6:16). As Christians are to “put on the whole armor of God” (Eph. 6:11), each piece of armor is vital, including the shield of faith. It is intriguing that the Lord chose “the shield” to represent the Christian’s faith. In the Roman world, they used a “scutum,” which was a rectangular shield (about 4…