A fact of life is that after accepting Christ, some have been stricken with mental illness. The brain becomes damaged and dementia occurs: Alzheimer, schizophrenia, paranoia, etc. It happens as a consequence of the same causes of physical illnesses— sin’s … Continue reading
Category Archives: Salvation
Some have taken it to mean that because I’ve focused on the breaking of God’s 4th Commandment in some of my writings; I am saying that one can’t be saved if it isn’t observed. That’s not true for it or … Continue reading
If you’ve fallen away from God and want to come back, you can. The very fact that you have this desire is proof that God hasn’t given up on you. It is His kindness that you feel working in your … Continue reading
The apostle Paul wrote, “Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed – not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence – continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is … Continue reading
In leading someone to Christ, there’s the thought among well-meaning Christians that all the led person has to do is confess that Jesus is Lord and Savior. Their thinking is based on Romans 10: 9, 10— “If you confess with … Continue reading
I’ve never had children. From those who have, I’m told that the most awful thing for a parent to suffer is the death of a child. The parent would rather be the first to die. This is so; no matter … Continue reading
Is Jesus not our Example for Christian living? Being that He is and that He Himself was baptized (immersed in water), I think it would behoove us to do the same. Jesus was baptized because He was carrying out the … Continue reading
Through the years, whenever I heard of a suicide, I’d wonder how come the person didn’t just remove themselves from their circumstances by moving away rather than killing themselves. Obviously, that kind of thinking is naïve. One can’t run away … Continue reading
I’m not interested in holding hands with other faiths, as though we’re cut from the same cloth and praying to the same God. During a discussion about evangelizing, it was suggested I do that. But I’m not going to do … Continue reading
If you’ve ever told a lie, stolen something, lusted in your heart after another who wasn’t your spouse, or spoken the Lord’s name in vain; then you are a liar, thief, adulterer, and a blasphemer. That makes you a sinner. … Continue reading
“There is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name [Jesus] under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved.” Acts 4: 12. The question always is this. What about those who … Continue reading
Acts that come from God are true righteousness. All other acts that can be considered righteous or good come from us, and are therefore but only facsimiles of the real thing. That’s because the good acts from us are motivated … Continue reading
Why would a good God flood the world and kill all those people? That’s a question the skeptics and mockers love to ask. The reason he did it is twofold. First, it was because of worldwide corruption, but in particular … Continue reading