Ungodly Lifestyles…“For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God.” (2 Timothy 3:2-4) The warning in the previous verse to […]
“What are the seven things God hates?”……The seven things God hates are a catalog of sins summed up in Proverbs 6:16-19. While these aren’t the only sins that should be avoided, they do sum up most of the wicked things condemned by God. The seven things God hates are the sins that deal with the […]
“What does it mean to have left your first love (Revelation 2:4)?”……Answer: Revelation 2:1-7 is an account of Jesus’ message to the church in Ephesus, the first of seven exhortations to various churches in the Roman Empire. Ephesus had some unique challenges for a Christ-follower in that it was home to the Emperor’s cult and […]
“Why is every sin ultimately a sin against God?”……Sin often harms another person, but, ultimately, all sin is against God. The Bible contains many references to people admitting, “I have sinned against God” (Exodus 10:16Joshua 7:20Judges 10:10). Genesis 39:9 gives us a closer look at this. Joseph was being tempted (See study about Joseph) to […]
“What does it mean to have a seared conscience?”……Answer: The seared conscience is referred to in 1 Timothy 4:2 where Paul talks about those whose consciences—their moral consciousness—have been literally “cauterized” or rendered insensitive in the same way the hide of an animal scarred with a branding iron becomes numb to further pain. For human […]
“What does it mean to be a slave to sin?”……Answer: Everyone is a slave in the spiritual sense. We are either slaves to sin, which is our natural state, or we are slaves to Christ. The writers of the New Testament willingly declared their status as slaves of Christ. Paul opens his letter to the […]
Crown Him the Lord of Life January 11, 2012 “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”Romans 6:23 Verse three of the majestic hymn “Crown Him with Many Crowns” speaks of life–eternal life–made possible by the death of the Creator of […]