Every ruler, at the end of his days, was summed up with a single phrase, and God was the sole measuring stick of the worth of that ruler's leadership.
With the Bible, you are to take it into your mind, to thoroughly comprehend it, to use it as nourishment for your mind and heart.
The root cause of worry is not misplaced priorities. It's misplaced faith. It's a failure to grasp the gospel of a God worthy of our trust.
The real question is, will you follow the calling God has given you, or will you give up because of the opinions that surround you?
Peter and the other apostles replied: “We must obey God rather than men!” (Acts 5:29)
It's a common dynamic, isn't it? We ask God for help, and he gives it. Once we experience success, we develop a sense of independence.
In this study of the Word of God, you will see some of the qualities of the Bible that can be said of no other book.
Everyone who believes in Christ has a special calling to a particular sphere of obedience and ministry. Jeremiah was not just set apart for salvation, he was set apart for vocation. God had work for him to do.
"Love your neighbor as yourself" is a very radical command. What I mean by "radical" is this: it cuts to the root of our sinfulness and exposes it and, by God's grace, severs it.
Are you a Gideon? God's Word can make you a mighty man or woman of valor.
While certainly not perfect, Sarah is blessed of God to be the mother of a nation through whom the world will be blessed.
The Song of Solomon teaches that intimacy within marriage is received with thanksgiving, as all of God’s created gifts should be. Here right love is rightly exalted. Here desire and the fulfillment of that desire are celebrated.
Part of godliness is loving—as He loved—sacrificially, selflessly. Loving others not just with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth.
Everything else in the Old Testament in some sense depends on these two commandments: the commandment to love God and the commandment to love our neighbor. This is an amazing statement.
The word "love" is often misused in our world. But true love starts with denying our selfish ways and seeing things from God's perspective.
Distress is so interwoven into the biblical story that we almost stop noticing its power.
How do we deal with giants? We find the answer in the Old Testament account of David and Goliath.
We should “wire” our Christian experience so that evangelism is woven into daily life. Here are three ways to do that.
Becoming fluent in positive, healthy, truthful, Scripture-saturated internal dialogue should be a high priority for all of us. Talking to yourself is an important life-skill that requires practice, careful consideration, and perseverance.
How much greater things are said of Christ by the Father!