Tag Archives: please God

The Demand for Holiness

I Thessalonians 4:7 “For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.” Christ’s call to the world is not just a call to salvation. Rather, our journey through life with Christ only begins there. As our verse says, God did not call any of us who are saved to walk in “uncleanness” –… Read More »

God’s Judgment in the Life of the Believer

Psalm 26:1,2 “Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not slide. Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.” David was one man who had a heart for God. He loved God, and overall, he wanted… Read More »

Giving Our All in the Time Left in the Race (Pt. 3)

I Corinthians 9:27 “But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.” One reason that more people do not enter the Olympics, or sports in general, is because of the hard work involved. Besides possible time… Read More »

The Importance of True Faith

Romans 1:17 “the just shall live by faith.” Martin Luther claimed this verse for his own personal salvation. It also resulted in the Reformation in which many thousands of people were saved. Interestingly, the verse is not talking about salvation but about how God’s people should live once they are saved. Putting your faith in… Read More »

The Only Kind of Righteousness That Saves

Romans 10:3,4 “For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.” Many religions claim to offer a way to be able to please God. As… Read More »