I’m confident that all of you crossword puzzle buffs know the meaning of syncretism. But I didn’t know this word existed until I came across it in a Bible commentary. This condition has saddened me for many years; I just didn’t have a name for it. Oh, syncretism in Christianity means the blending of non-Christian …
Disciple-Making Movement From my last post, I wrote about our duty to Jesus to be makers of disciples. Perhaps you’ve heard of or are participating in the Disciple Making Movement. Outside of the United States, DMM has experienced astounding results. In this post, I’m just going to provide an abbreviated synopsis. To do a deep …
In today’s post, let’s consider what’s next once we have received Jesus as our Lord and Savior. But, before we can consider this, we need to share a mutual understanding of just who Jesus is. “I am trying here to prevent anyone from saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Him [Jesus …
Several years ago, my wife and I were members of a terrific church in Ocala, Florida. One of their initiatives was 24 hours of prayer. From time-to-time, the church would post a sign-up sheet for people to pick a time on a specific day to come to the church and pray for an hour. These …
The lost relevance of local churches It has been decades since we have witnessed widespread Christian revival in churches in Europe and America. During this time, the Church has quietly but methodically transitioned from proclaimers of Good News to caretakers and groundskeepers. For the most affluent or financially endowed churches, their exteriors have been maintained …
In Monday’s post, It’s About Faith, we considered faith’s merit, faith’s purpose, and faith’s condition and test. And in Wednesday’s post, Faith Comes from God, we considered faith’s attributes and learned that faith comes from God. Today we will learn about faith’s good news. Faith’s result When we look back on the history of the Church, we …
In the previous post, “It’s About Faith,” we considered faith’s merit, faith’s purpose, and faith’s condition and test. Today, we will consider faith’s attributes and learn that faith comes from God. Faith’s size From what Jesus said in Matthew 17:20, faith has the characteristic of amount or quantity. Jesus told us that even the smallest …
Today’s post is about faith. Actually, this week’s posts are about faith. There is no purpose for faith if the faith God gives us isn’t first used to receive God’s salvation through faith in Jesus. For guidance for salvation, click here: Salvation Faith’s merit We have no hope without faith (Hebrews 11:1). We cannot be …
If the Bible reveals God’s will for me to do something, then I need to get off my backside and do it. If He’s already said it, he will not likely show me a sign or write it in the sky. “Unless you people see signs and wonders,” Jesus told him, “you will never believe.” …
All my life, I’ve heard people say, so-and-so was attracted like bees to honey. This metaphor is the phrase that came to mind while reading about Jesus calling Matthew to be His apostle. It turns out that bees are not attracted to honey. Bees make honey, but bees are attracted to the nectar of certain …
