Comparisons
“We must avoid at all costs competitive comparisons of each other's deeds…To be judgmental is to point out something that is wrong in...
Independence
“The indwelling of the Holy Spirit…is God’s ultimate gift to every true Christian. The Holy Spirit is an inestimable divine endowment...
Liberation
“The first evangelist was Jesus Christ. He is still the model. He set the standard for all evangelists. We read in Luke 4:18 how the Lord...
Heart (Losing Heart)
“ ‘Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we do not lose heart’ (2 Corinthians 4:1). In the face of...
Sufficiency
“This passage holds great hope for the Christian ministry. “Who is sufficient for these things?” (2 Corinthians 2:16) — the one who...
Suffering (Sharing in Others Suffering)
“The godly suffer, in part, so that having experienced God's comfort they in turn can comfort others. Thus, Paul shows the fallacy in his...
Healing (Delays In)
“Sometimes God heals us in a single prayer, but ordinarily it requires a gradual series of prayers, combined with the human advice, love...
Revenge/Vengeance
“ ‘Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord’ (Romans 12:19). Vengeance is perfect and righteous judgment, which only God is...
Worship (and Renewal)
“Just as man's failure to worship God led to his downfall (Romans 1:20–25), so now true worship is the first expression of mankind's...
Boat (Being in it)
“The image of Christ and His disciples in a boat is traditionally used to illustrate the Church. God both permits storms and delivers us...
