Ecclesiastes 4:12 “And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.” Christian victory is often made easier when you have regular fellowship with other believers who are living for God. It is true that people normally hang out with people who are like-minded – birds of… Read More »
I Peter 5:8 “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:” After you have obtained a victory, never assume your battle with that particular temptation is over. It will be back at another time. Satan and his demons have time on their side.… Read More »
I Thessalonians 4:3,4 “For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication: That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;” After salvation, God’s desire for every believer is that they be sanctified. The Greek word behind this English word is… Read More »
Ephesians 1:13 “In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,” The third Person of the Trinity, often called either the Holy Ghost or Holy Spirit in the Bible, is… Read More »
Acts 1:8 “But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.” Before the Lord left earth to go back to Heaven, He had one final… Read More »
Ephesians 4:30 “And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.” In my last post, I talked about the sealing of the Holy Spirit. Every true believer (yes, there are false believers – professors without works) is sealed at the moment of salvation. Even though the future… Read More »
Ephesians 1:13,14 “In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his… Read More »
Matthew 15:8,9 “This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoured me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.” As I was driving to church this past Sunday morning (yesterday), I was amazed at how many… Read More »
Yesterday, I mentioned that God is a God of joy. When people are right with God and sin is confessed and he or she is willing to do God’s will, that there will be joy in the heart. This is because the joy of the Holy Spirit will overflow the heart of the believer. Getting… Read More »
John 3:3 “Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Jesus made the above statement to a very religious man named Nicodemus. This man was one of the leaders of a religious group in Israel called the Pharisees.… Read More »