“How can I know for sure that my anger is righteous indignation?”…We can know for sure that our anger or indignation is righteous when it is directed towards what angers God Himself. Righteous anger and indignation is justly expressed when we are confronted with sin. Good examples would be anger towards child abuse, pornography, racism, […]

“What does the Bible say about narcissism?”……Answer: Narcissism is a term derived from Greek mythology. Narcissus was a handsome youth who fell in love with the nymph Echo, but when she spurned his advances, he was doomed to fall in love with his own reflection in a pool. He pined away his whole life obsessing […]

THE QUESTION That CHANGED MY LIFE By David Ryser A number of years ago, I had the privilege of teaching at a school of ministry. My students were hungry for God, and I was constantly searching for ways to challenge them to fall more in love with Jesus and to become voices for revival in […]

“Why are all of our righteous acts considered filthy rags?”……Answer: "All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all shrivel up like a leaf, and like the wind our sins sweep us away" (Isaiah 64:6). This passage is often used as a proof […]

“What does the Bible say about self-discipline?”……Answer: Self-discipline is essentially the same as self-control, one of the nine fruits of the Spirit listed by Paul in Galatians 5:22-23. The KJV translation uses the word "temperance" in place of self-control which, like self-discipline, generally refers to our ability to control or restrain ourselves from all kinds […]

“What does the Bible say about self-righteousness?”……Answer: The dictionary definition of self-righteousness is "confident of one's own righteousness, especially when smugly moralistic and intolerant of the opinions and behavior of others." Biblically speaking, self-righteousness, also known as legalism, is the idea that we can somehow generate within ourselves a righteousness that will be acceptable to […]

Jesus and Sexual Deviants by Ed Stetzer Jesus gives us a bold example of what it looks like to become salt and light to a sexually deviant world. This post is an excerpt from a longer article in the Assemblies of God Enrichment Journal. You can access the full article here. What would Jesus do? […]