THE WORD OF GOD VS HUMAN TRADITIONS – Matthew 15
In the light of Christ’s word, “In vain do they worship me, teaching as their doctrines the precepts of men,” one is compelled to view innovations in Christian worship as extremely sinful and hurtful.
Category: New testament
THE CHRISTIAN’S STRUGGLE – SPIRITUAL WARFARE AGAINST EVIL! – Ephesians 6
The Spirit also convicts of righteousness by revealing the mystery of how a man may acquire a righteousness not his own, that being the righteousness of Christ, available to all who receive and obey the gospel, thus being inducted “into Christ,” and identified with Christ as Christ.
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THE WITNESS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT – Romans 8
The Holy Spirit witnesses as to the terms of salvation; the saved person’s spirit witnesses to the fact that he has complied with the terms; and, in that instance, there are two witnesses to the man’s salvation.
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THANKSGIVING IN EVERYTHING
Thanksgiving In everything.
The text before us stresses the need of prayer in all of life’s conditions and circumstances.
Any list, therefore, of things we should pray for must be partial and incomplete. “Everything” certainly covers a lot of territory.
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TRAGEDY IN THE FAR COUNTRY – Luke 15
We should remember that the prodigals are still with us, still enraptured with that mysterious allure that the fire has for the moth. This tragedy is reenacted somewhere on Earth every day.
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NONE IS GOOD SAVE ONE, EVEN GOD – Mark 10
In an absolute sense, goodness belongs to God the Father alone.
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THE PRODIGAL SON – WILL GOD RUN? – Luke 15
That this parable is an unqualified tragedy, first to last, may not be doubted, despite the rejoicing over the return of the prodigal; and, as is the case in many of Jesus’ teachings, the total unworthiness of the human race in the sight of God is plainly taught.
