Grace (Dependency On and Transformation)
“If Jesus is our Lord, our Savior, and the Son of God, then in Him we see God, and know God. In Him we see God’s Love and know God’s...
Increasing and Descreasing
“ ‘He must increase, but I must decrease’ (John 3:30). John expresses a humility that serves as an example for all believers. He...
Faith and Deeds
“faith . . . works. These two should be together; there is a close relationship between the two. Faith produces works; and works make...
Church (as Hospital)
“The Church is like a hospital for those sick with sin, not a place where perfect people celebrate their holiness. Jesus set it up that...
Alienation
“Being alienated from God (whether by choice, training, or circumstance) is true death, because God is the Source of life. Life is His...
Gentleness
“Christ tells us that He is gentle and to be like Him to find a deep sense of peace (Matthew 11:29). But do we understand what it really...
Heart (Spiritual Heart Disease)
“Through sin, we clog and plug up the line between us and God, effectively blocking the Holy Spirit...Our genuine tears, our humbling...
Bad Choices
"The Fall of mankind away from God is essentially a corruption of the will of man, making it difficult to choose what is right and...
Hatred
“Christ wants you never, in any way, for any reason, to cultivate a spirit of hatred, bitterness, anger or ill-feeling. The four gospels...
Genesis 4:7 (LXX)
“Did you not sin, even though you brought it rightly, but did not divide it rightly? Be still; his recourse shall be to you; and you...
