Knowing God’s Will
This is Your Warning!
“And they were written for our admonition,” is the point made in 1 Corinthians 10:11 in referring to the Old Testament accounts. God inspired the record of His dealings with His people, the nation of Israel. As the Lord’s spiritual people, the church, we are to pay attention to these examples, in order to avoid making the same mistakes. More →
Understand Suffering
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God has purposes for the suffering that we experience. The apostle Peter encourages, “Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you; but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ’s sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy.” (1 Peter 4:12-13) More →
Maturity Matters!
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God wants spiritual maturity in believers. It is an interesting fact that man focuses on outward appearance. The Lord had to correct Samuel’s misunderstanding of this when He sent the priest to anoint a new king. 1 Samuel 16:7 records, “”Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have refused him.” More →
The Plan
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“When the fullness of the time had come,” reads verse 4 of Galatians chapter 4. The promise given to Adam had been fulfilled. Paul wrote, “God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law” (Galatians 4:4-5). Four thousand years of anticipation was rewarded! More →
The Promise
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“He shall bruise your head” was God’s promise to the serpent after Adam and Eve fell into sin (Genesis 3:15). Those words were also a promise to the man and woman. At some future point in time, the snake (Satan) and the “Seed” (Christ) of the woman would engage in a battle to the death. More →
The Death Sentence
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“And indeed it was very good” is God’s own description of all that He made in His creative act (Genesis 1:31) It was a perfect world where all life existed in harmony. The crowning act was the creation of a man and a woman who lived in open and unhindered fellowship with their Maker. More →
Stop the Giving!
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“The people bring much more than enough” was the complaint made to Moses by the workers building the tabernacle in the wilderness (Exodus 36:5) This was a serious problem for the leader of the Israelites. A call had been made to take up an offering from “whoever is of a willing heart” (Exodus 35:5). More →