A Conquering Faith

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• FEAR GRIPS US AND WE FAIL TO KEEP OUR RESOLUTION

  By disciplerami on January 1, 2015 • ( 0 )

  Sting sang in “Every Little Thing She Does”, I resolve to call her up a thousand times a dayAnd ask her if she’ll marry me in some old fashioned wayBut my silent fears have gripped meLong before I reach the… Read More ›

• MAKE A NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION THAT MEANS SOMETHING

  By disciplerami on January 1, 2015 • ( 0 )

  Resolved to make something of the new year? We can, if we so choose, make this a new start. Like Paul, “forgetting what is behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead“, we can press on in this year to… Read More ›

• IF YOU DON’T, HE WILL SURELY HATE YOU

  By disciplerami on December 30, 2014 • ( 0 )

  The Proverb says, “Discipline your son while there is hope, And do not desire his death.” Pro. 19:18  A child who is not disciplined is not trained out of bad habits and poor behavior. And so without discipline, the child… Read More ›

• GIVING AND TAKING

  By disciplerami on December 30, 2014 • ( 0 )

  Looking A Gift Horse in the Mouth is an interesting expression that comes from a bygone era. The giving and the getting of gifts will test the character of men. Years and years ago, an elderly couple put my family… Read More ›

• FAITH, HOPE, AND LOVE

  By disciplerami on December 30, 2014 • ( 0 )

  Faith, hope, and love just go together. Like in the epistle to the Colossians, Paul says to the Colossians that, “4 since we heard of your FAITH in Christ Jesus and the LOVE which you have for all the saints; 5 because… Read More ›

• REAL CHANGE IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE

  By disciplerami on December 21, 2014 • ( 0 )

  C.S. Lewis was a great thinker and a genius in the use of words. When talking about the perfection Jesus called disciples to at the end of Matthew 5, Lewis said, “The command “Be ye perfect” is not idealistic gas…. Read More ›

• LEARNING FROM CHRIST: CARING FOR OTHERS

  By disciplerami on December 17, 2014 • ( 0 )

  Do we appreciate the selfless sacrifice of Jesus Christ? In Philippians 2, we have presented the selfish Christ who gave His all for the salvation of sinners. He “emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant” and “humbled Himself by… Read More ›

• TURN THE OTHER CHEEK: STAND FIRM WHEN THREATENED

  By disciplerami on November 28, 2014 • ( 1 )

  When the authorities tried to smooth things over and make nice with Paul and Silas for unlawfully beating a Roman citizen, Paul said, “No indeed! Let them come themselves and get us out!” Now that was bold.  I point out… Read More ›

• TAKING THE BLAME; NOT PASSING THE BLAME, Psalm 51

  By disciplerami on November 20, 2014 • ( 0 )

  David said, “Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, And in sin my mother conceived me.” Ps 51:5. Now the Calvinists turn to this passage as proof text that man is born sinful. But is that what David is saying?… Read More ›

• ETERNAL SECURITY? A CHRISTIAN CAN’T LOSE HIS SALVATION?

  By disciplerami on November 19, 2014 • ( 0 )

  “4 For in the case of those who have once been enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit, 5 and have tasted the good word of God and the powers… Read More ›

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