Conscience

What is “conscience?” The dictionary defines conscience as “the inner sense of what is right or wrong in one’s conduct or motive, impelling one toward right action.” Conscience has to do with the mind and inner most thoughts of a person. Essentially, conscience enables a person to discern right from wrong, and good from evil. “Our conscience is a divine alarm system,” writes Dr Charles Stanley, “that protects us from making wrong decisions. It’s a gift from God that enables us to distinguish between what is right and wrong—between what’s good and best in our lives” (The Charles F Stanley Life Principles Bible p. […]

My Testimony

It gives me much joy and delight to share my testimony through the medium of this blog. I am most grateful to the God I now worship and serve that indeed I am sinner “saved by grace.” I was born to Christian parents and raised in a godly home in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.” My father was a pastor in the local community Church.  In our home, my father “conducted” family devotions/prayers every (early) morning—Sunday to Saturday. We would each read a verse of Scripture after which my father would explain. And then we would kneel around the bed […]

“God, Prayer, and You”

Heaven is God’s abode and Christians live on earth, which is a very great distance from heaven. And yet, we can pray to God and our prayers are always heard and answered. How can this be, one may ask. In human terms, is it possible? Of course, it definitely is. God created prayer to be an essential factor in the Christian’s life and service. Prayer is God’s means of communication with Himself. Therefore, there can be absolutely no distance in prayer as far as God is concerned.  Throughout human history, millions have proven and testified to the reality and significance […]

“I have believed!”

We are living a day and age of immorality, rebellion, and apostasy. The term apostasy is from the greek word ‘apostasia’, meaning abandonment, renunciation, or departure. In the spiritual application, apostasy is rebellion or a falling away from the Christian faith. Sadly, some Christians have contributed to this state of affairs by the abandonment of their faith. “You were running well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth. This persuasion is not from him who calls you” (Galatians 5:7,8). If we ever get to the stage where we once were running well (past tense), but no longer,  it means ‘continuity’ is lacking. Something has happened. In […]

Are you listening?

“Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall give them warning from me” (Ezekiel 3:17). This biblical statement from God to Ezekiel, the priest, is as true today as it was when God said it. Ezekiel, who wrote the twenty-sixth book of the Old Testament, was a man of “stern integrity and strong purpose completely devoted to God. In chapter 3 of his prophecy, we see him as “God’s watchman.” Christians are God’s watchmen, or representatives, or ambassadors in a sin defiled world until the Lord Jesus returns.  Our […]

“God Alone . . . “

The Reformers of the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century gave the Christian community “Five Solas” that are most essential to Christianity in the “Church age.” The word “sola” is the Latin for our english word “alone.” These five solas are as follows: Sola Scriptura meaning “Scripture alone” Sola Fide meaning “faith alone” Sola Gratia meaning “grace alone” Solus Christus meaning “Christ alone” Soli Deo Gloria meaning “to Glory of God alone” “Scripture alone” refers to the Holy Scripture or Holy Bible of sixty-six books that is divided into Old Testament and New Testament. All Scripture is “God-breathed” and chosen by God to communicate with mankind. God alone appointed […]

Are you secure?

When the Lord Jesus Christ saves people, it is not just for the moment. Rather, it is with an “eternal purpose” in view. Christians are saved for time and for eternity. And no one can lose his or her salvation, though some may think otherwise. There is ample proof in the Scriptures to address the subject.  Accepting Jesus Christ as Savior begins the Christian life. The Bible says, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come” (2 Corinthians 5:17). Because of a person’s faith in Jesus Christ, that person […]

“Not of the world”

Must there be a difference between a person who knows Jesus Christ as Savior and a person who does not? Aren’t we all human beings with blood running through our veins and who God created “in His own image?” That is exactly right. However, there is a huge problem. Lets refer to God’s Word to shed some light on the subject. The Bible tells us that God “made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them” (Psalm 146:6). However, within our natural world is the “world system” or “cosmos” where Satan and his philosophy rules. The world system consists […]

Jesus Christ – the Only Way

Is there more than one way to God? There are some who feel that there is. Let’s see what the Lord Jesus Christ has to say. He said. “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6). This is Jesus making this statement of Himself. Note carefully, the personal pronouns “I” and “me.” Also, “no one comes to the Father except through me.” This is absolutely important to be aware of since Jesus was the only sinless being that ever lived. And as Dr. Charles Stanley points out, “The truth is very narrow—the only way someone […]

Holy is God’s Name!

“For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly, and revive the heart of the contrite” (Isaiah 57:15). Thus says God’s Holy Word. How dare anyone can be referred to as “Holy.” Furthermore, no mortal being dwells “in the high and holy place,” which is God’s abode. “Yet the Most High does not dwell in houses made by hands, as the prophet says, Heaven is my throne and […]