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What Does the Bible Say about Salvation?

Michael Jakes

In the simplest terms, salvation is the deliverance of one from impending danger. As stated, this salvation is prompted by His love, but it is given to us by grace. We read from the book of Ephesians:...

If God Is for Us, Who Can Be Against Us?

We may feel at times that God has departed from us. How do we counter such feelings? How can we know He’s truly for us?...

5 Proven Weapons in the Fight for Holiness

Having promises at hand that suit the temptation of the hour is one key to successful warfare against sin. But there are times when we don’t have a perfectly suited word from God in our minds....

12 Spiritual Benefits of Afflictions and Suffering

Mark Altrogge

God is the great artist who produces the ultimate masterpieces – sons and daughters in the likeness of his Son Jesus Christ. So he makes every stroke of the Master’s brush, every tap of the Sculptor’s...

The City of Philippi in the Bible

Matthew Harmon

As a Roman colony, Philippi was intended to be a miniature version of Rome. However, the Roman character of the city did not erase the previously existing Greek Hellenistic culture....

What Is Judaizing and Does It Still Happen Today?

Bethany Verrett

In part because of ignorance and confusion (although later for the sake of forcing them to conform to specific behaviors) many Jewish people began to pressure Gentile believers into conforming to Jewi...

What Does the Bible Say about Overthinking?

Britt Mooney

With all these potential issues that can arise from overthinking, even several at once, surely our loving Father seeks a better way for us....

Why Did People in the Old Testament Live So Long?

Britt Mooney

Before the flood, people lived for hundreds of years. This seems like a fantasy or myth to us today, especially when local TV stations celebrate when someone reaches a century. Even after God covered ...

How Does the Bible Encourage Us to Be Kind?

Lisa Loraine Baker

With the plethora of “Be kind’ notices seemingly everywhere, one would think people get the meaning of being kind. But without the wholeness of knowing Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, and lacking the...

The Spiritual Gifts in Ephesians 4:11: Bible Meaning

Alan Knox

The focus is not on these specific spiritual gifted individuals, but instead the focus is what Christ does through any gifted individual....

20 Great Bible Verses for Kids to Memorize

Jessica Udall

The best time to start reading the Bible with your child is when they are in the womb. The second best time is today! We have been known by God even before we were born and were created to know Him....

Out of Life’s Storms Emerge Champions

Frank Santora

The so-called “Ice Bowl” of 1967 was a Super Bowl game played in Wisconsin in a temperature of -15F, with a wind chill of -48F. This was truly a game which tested the mettle of the men on a frozen gri...

Beware the Dangers of Church Hopping

Greg Grandchamp

Christianity was always meant to be a team sport. Everyone working together toward one common good – the kingdom of God through faith in Christ Jesus. ...

Powerful Scripture Truths about Forgiveness and Why We Must Forgive

Sheila Alewine

The concept of debt forgiveness is essential to understanding God’s view of forgiveness. We can only practice forgiveness to the degree that we are aware of our own need for it, and this begins with o...

Is There a Prayer for Repentance?

Rebecca Gordon

In the grand scheme of things, we are always going to be bound to sin and repenting. Our prayers do not have to be perfect, but in repentance, they should come from our hearts and from the Holy Spirit...

10 Hopeful Bible Verses to Remember during the Coronavirus

Pamela Palmer

As the coronavirus drags on through the weeks and months, it is easy to lose hope. But the Bible reminds us to "take heart!" for Jesus has already overcome the world! When you start to feel the strain...