What is your mind set on?

What is your mind set on?

“We believe, teach, and confess that the unregenerate will of man is not only turned away from God, but also has become an enemy of God, so that it only has an inclination and desire for that which is evil and contrary to God…. If the carnal mind is enmity against...
What is real peace?

What is real peace?

What is  real peace? It is “the inner assurance that past sins are forgiven, that present events, no matter how painful, are being overruled for good, and that nothing that might occur in the future will be able to separate him from the love of God in Christ. Such...
There is ‘now no condemnation’

There is ‘now no condemnation’

“What happens if we forget that there is ‘now no condemnation’? On the one hand, we feel far more guilt, unworthiness and pain than we should. From this may come drivenness from a need to “prove ourselves”; great sensitivity to criticism,...
Christ Died and Rose Again

Christ Died and Rose Again

Christ died and rose again from the dead “I have been used for many years to study the histories of other times, and to examine and weigh the evidence of those who have written about them, and I know of no one fact in the history of mankind which is proved by better...
People who try a little harder…

People who try a little harder…

“People who try a little harder to live a little better need to know this: it will never work. In order to experience real and lasting spiritual change, we need something more than personal advice, or a self-help program, or a recovery group….What we need is the...
Even Christians often disagree

Even Christians often disagree

Even Christians often disagree on matters of doctrine or practice. What attitude should we have toward those with whom we disagree? Below is a common but helpful saying: In things essential, unity; In things doubtful, liberty; In all things, charity. “I...