Author Archives: Mike Valles

The Danger of Backsliding

Proverbs 14:14 “The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.” The above verse compares two people by looking at their choices and the results they experience. The word “backslider” means someone who has turned away or turned aside. It refers to a professing… Read More »

Vessels Ready for the Master’s Use

II Timothy 2:20,21 “But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour. If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use,… Read More »

The Proof Is in the Power

I Corinthians 4:19,20 “But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power. For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.” Paul cared much for the Corinthian church, but it was a problem church. They… Read More »

Why So Many Christian Denominations?

Psalm 133:1 “Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!” There is no doubt that God wants His people to live in peace with each other and be in agreement. This leads many people to assume that denominations and various groups are wrong, and that something called interdenominationalism… Read More »