Tag: Truth
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Be Convinced
(Romans 14:5-9) Among Christians there are many beliefs, some of which have no basis in the bible, some that are a little strange to some people and some that seem unbelievable but are in fact based in the truth. Some beliefs are quite harmless in the total scheme of things regarding the truth of Christianity…
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Hold Fast To What Is Good
(Romans 12:9) As I read this verse these final few words seemed to stick out. Paul encourages and entreaty us to hate what is evil and to hold fast to what is good. It is in the determination of the difference between good and evil that we strike difficulties, especially in this modern day and…
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Serving the Law or Serving in the Spirit
(Romans 7:5-6) In my recent posts I have discussed the purposes and processes for freedom from law and freedom from sin that we receive by the grace of God in Jesus Christ. These two scriptures continue and expand this issue of law or freedom from law as they drive to the heart of the two…
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Heart Of The Matter
(Romans 2:25-29) Circumcision was the sign given to Abraham as an outward recognition of the faith that he had in the promises that God had given to him. It was a sign that sealed the covenant of faith between God, Abraham and his descendants. But what is important to note in this is that it…
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Seeing But Not Believing
(Romans 1:18-23) They say there are none so blind as they who will not see. And this is an apt and accurate description for those who choose to reject a God and seek to understand the world around us without accepting His sovereign power. They also say that seeing is believing and many reject God…
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The Gospel Message
(Romans 1:16-17) There are a few scriptures in the bible that succinctly and clearly sum up key or critical messages of the gospel of Christianity. These few verses are one of those examples and thy tell us much in a very few words. In these few words we see what the function of the gospel…
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Romans
(Romans 1:1-15) Today we commence looking at the letter of Paul to the Romans and even in the introductory sentences we see some insights that help us to understand what this letter was about and why it was written the way it was. For some reason I often thought that this letter was written after…
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Paul In Rome
(Acts 28:11-31) As the book of Acts comes to a close we see Paul finally arrive in Rome. After a harrowing journey in danger from the Jewish leaders seeking his life to shipwreck, being bitten by a venomous snake to being lost at sea in storms that lasted many days, his journey comes to an…
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Are Christians Mad?
(Acts 26:24-32) As Paul stood and made a defence before King Agrippa, Bernice his wife and the Roman governor Festus, he spoke openly about the things to do with Jesus. Agrippa was the king over the Jewish realm at the time and had an excellent knowledge of all that had happened concerning Jesus and his…
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Darkness To Light
(Acts 26:9-23) Have you ever been in a place that was totally dark? I'm not talking about a moonless night but somewhere that was so pitch dark that you could not tell any difference whether your eyes were open or closed. Perhaps in a deep cave or a deep mine underground with the lights extinguished?…
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Resurrection
(Acts 26:1-8) Paul makes a fascinating exclamation at the end of this section of scripture as he addresses Agrippa the king. He says, Why is it thought incredible by any of you that God raises the dead? Of all the many doctrines and teachings of Christianity, resurrection is the single most important and the…
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Nothing But The Truth
(Acts 24:10-21) Paul had been imprisoned and dragged before governors and tribunals to defend himself against a rash of trumped up charges from the Jewish leaders of his time. And aside from his imprisonment, a plot had been made to ambush him while on the road to kill him. When these things failed, the Jewish…