For many today, it would seem that there is no such thing as “sin.” For others, it is just a social problem here and there. Sin is very real to the extent that it brought God’s condemnation on the entire human race. As human beings, we are not only sinners by nature (how we were born) but we are also sinners by practice. King David said, “I was brought forth [born] in iniquity, and in sin my mother conceive me” (Psalm 51:5). This means that from the point of conception, man has the sin nature.  Sin is described  as “an […]

The Bible says to the christian, “Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you? Unless indeed you fail to meet the test” (2 Corinthians 13:5). The Apostle Paul wrote this in his letter to the Corinthian church. It was applicable then and is applicable today. To examine oneself is to examine our desires, motives, words, and actions. How do we measure up here? Let us remember that words and actions can have dire and lasting consequences. The point of this exhortation is to […]

The christian life is likened to a race that begins on earth and ends in heaven. There are christians who have not really “ran well.” Perhaps lukewarmness, indifference, complacency, may have crept into their lives. We must be mindful that we are living in the “last days” where love and obedience to God have waned and become practically none-existent for some. Obviously, the Galatians had started off well in their endeavors and enthusiasm about the christian life. But, alas, something happened. In his letter to them, the apostle Paul pointed out, “You were running well, who hindered you from obeying […]

Opportunity refers to a set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something. The age-old proverb says, “Opportunity knocks only once.” Properly applied, means an opportunity that, if grasp, would definitely give the individual only one chance to do something that would bring fulfillment or yield “super” benefits. Take for example when a prize can be yours if you purchase the winning ticket. If the winner did not embrace the opportunity to buy that ticket, the prize would not be theirs. Some one said, “Three things that never come back; the spent arrow, the spoken word, and the lost […]

“One thing I have desired of the LORD, That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life. To behold the beauty of the LORD; And to inquire in His temple” (Psalm 27:4). This Psalm is a declaration of King David’s triumphant faith and love for God. David had pared down his life to just one point, “One thing I have desired of the LORD.” How does this “concept” apply to you and me? Like David, could one of our top priorities in life is to go to the house […]

John writes, “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away and there was no longer any sea. 2) I saw the Holy City, the New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband” (Revelation 21:1-2). It appears that after the rapture, the current heavens and earth will be done away and replaced by “new heavens and a new earth.” It seems obvious that there has to be a new earth because Adam and Eve disobeyed God thereby introducing […]

John 15:22 “If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have been guilty of sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.”  As often as you hear the Word preached and reject it, as often as you are warned, and stifle the voice of your conscience, as often as you are made to tremble, and yet say, “Go Your way for this time, when I have a more convenient season, I will send for You,” (ref?) Jesus Christ came for the specific purpose to suffer and die for sinful mankind, but He is coming […]