Christian Maturity Part 2 (Godly Conduct)
Christian Maturity Part 2 (Godly Conduct)
In part 2 of the Christian Maturity series Tim talks about how people conduct themselves. We all must step back and ask ourselves, am I conducting my life in a manner of godliness and holiness? Do you have a clear conscience? Are you beyond reproach?
Christian Maturity Part 4 (Love)
Christian Maturity Part 4 (Love)
By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. - John 13:35
Christian You Have a Ministry in the Church
Christian You Have a Ministry in the Church
We must not think that ministry responsibilities in the church belong only to the pastors. The elders have a ministry, but a major part of their ministry is to equip...
Christian, God is a Father to You
Christian, God is a Father to You
Christian don't ever forget, despite what other blessings you may see your fellow brethren receive, God is your Father just as much as theirs.
Christian, Take the Sword of the Spirit!
Christian, Take the Sword of the Spirit!
In the Bible swords are given and used for one reason, to kill. And the sword of the Spirit has been given to us for the exact same reason, to kill our sins.
Christian, You Are in the Ministry
Christian, You Are in the Ministry
Ministry is not at all limited to the pastors in the church, but rather the role of the pastors is to equip the members in the church for ministry.
Christianity is Christ Dwelling in the Believer
Christianity is Christ Dwelling in the Believer
Why does the apostle Paul pray for Christians to have things that they already have? The answer is that there's more experiential reality to be had in the Christian life.
Christians & Debt: The Wicked Borrow but Do Not Pay Back
Christians & Debt: The Wicked Borrow but Do Not Pay Back
How should Christians view and treat financial debt? Should Christians ever get into debt? Are different kinds of debt more significant or urgent than others?
Christians Are Not Debtors to the Flesh
Christians Are Not Debtors to the Flesh
What does it mean to be a debtor to the flesh? To be a debtor to somebody means you owe them something.
Christians Dealing With Panic Attacks and Anxiety
Christians Dealing With Panic Attacks and Anxiety
How should Christians deal with panic attacks and anxiety? Does the Bible have anything to say about these issues? More than that, is the Bible sufficient for us to deal with these?
Christians Smoking Marijuana?
Christians Smoking Marijuana?
Tim discusses some Biblical principles regarding the Christian's view on recreationally smoking marijuana.
Church Leaders Casually Texting Single Sisters?
Church Leaders Casually Texting Single Sisters?
Is it OK for married brothers in leadership positions to be casually texting or emailing single sisters?
Church Membership is Not a Numbers Game
Church Membership is Not a Numbers Game
There are many seeker sensitive "churches" that are trying to manipulate people into their church. They treat church membership like a numbers game.
Church, The Reigning Christ is For You
Church, The Reigning Christ is For You
Paul says that Jesus Christ has put everything under His feet and been appointed as head over all for the church. Christian, do you realize what is being said?
Claiming to Be Wise, the Atheists Become Fools
Claiming to Be Wise, the Atheists Become Fools
Claiming to be wise, they become fools Have you guys seen that Ben Stein thing? Here are these, you know, these guys are so intellectual...
Consider Others in Order to Stir Them Up
Consider Others in Order to Stir Them Up
If you are thinking about ways you can specifically help and encourage others then this is a tremendous measure of maturity.
Consider Your Ways: What Are Your Priorities?
Consider Your Ways: What Are Your Priorities?
Do you consider your ways? Are you investing your time and energy into the Lord's work or is it all about self? What are your priorities?
Consider Yourselves Dead to Sin (Part 8)
Consider Yourselves Dead to Sin (Part 8)
So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus. - Romans 6:11
Conspiracy Theories and the Illuminati?
Conspiracy Theories and the Illuminati?
Are there conspiracy theories out there? Of course, because the Bible speaks about a kingdom of darkness; and all humanity is either under the control...
Convinced I Am Doomed to Hell Because of Vow
Convinced I Am Doomed to Hell Because of Vow
If a person makes a vow and sells their soul to the devil, can they be saved? If a person verbalizes that they sell their soul in exchange for something they desire...
Covetousness: One of Those Respectable Sins
Covetousness: One of Those Respectable Sins
Covetousness is a heinous, horrible, damnable sin that will lead to everlasting punishment and unspeakable torment for those who practice it.
Dealing With Idols That Creep Into our Lives
Dealing With Idols That Creep Into our Lives
What should we do about idols that creep into our lives and hinder our walk? We live in a generation where distractions from technology are at an all-time high...
Difference Between Good and Bad Anxiety
Difference Between Good and Bad Anxiety
How can you tell the difference between good and bad anxiety? Is your anxiety a desire in your heart to care for someone and it produces fruit? Or is it a lack of trust in the Lord and it produces sin and selfishness?
Discerning if I am in the Will of God
Discerning if I am in the Will of God
Am I in the will of God?
Divorce and Remarriage
Divorce and Remarriage
The Pharisees had a skewed view of marriage and divorce. They taught that you could divorce your wife...
Do Believers Who Had an Immoral Past Know God More?
Do Believers Who Had an Immoral Past Know God More?
Does having an outwardly immoral life mean that if you become a Christian, you will know God more and be more mature than those who didn't live such a life?
Do Calvinists Need to Be More Loving?
Do Calvinists Need to Be More Loving?
Do Calvinists tend to be unloving and mean? Are there things in the Christian life that are more important than being absolutely precise in every area of theology?
Do Children Die For the Sin of Their Parents?
Do Children Die For the Sin of Their Parents?
Why does the Bible indicate in some places that God does not punish children for the sins of the father, and then in other places indicates the opposite?
Do I Have True or False Assurance?
Do I Have True or False Assurance?
What is the difference between faith and assurance? Can a person have one without the other? This is one topic that multitudes struggle with and are plagued by.
Do I Need a Church to Grow?
Do I Need a Church to Grow?
How important is belonging to a church for growth in the Christian life? Can a Christian grow without meeting with other believers in the church?
Do I Waste Too Much Time Studying False Teachers?
Do I Waste Too Much Time Studying False Teachers?
Are you wasting a lot of time studying false teachers rather than studying the truth of the Word of God?
Do Not Scoff at God’s Warnings
Do Not Scoff at God’s Warnings
God is mercifully giving warnings of His coming judgment so that we can find refuge. Do not scoff at God's warnings.
Do We Strive or Believe?
Do We Strive or Believe?
There are many verses in the Bible that talk about being saved by faith, and there are also other verses that seem to indicate that we are saved by our own effort and striving.
Do You Have Expectation?
Do You Have Expectation?
If God left this in His inspired Scriptures, then we should have increased expectation that He'll give us this knowledge of Christ's love.
Do You Have Integrity or Are You a Liar?
Do You Have Integrity or Are You a Liar?
Do you have integrity in your life? What do you do even when it seems no one is looking, and no one will ever know, do you do the right thing?
Do You Have Integrity?
Do You Have Integrity?
Tim talks about our great need to live lives of integrity, totally beyond reproach. O LORD, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill? He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart; who does not slander with his tongue and does no evil to his neighbor, nor takes up a reproach against his friend; in whose eyes a vile person is despised, but who honors those who fear the LORD; who swears to his own hurt and does not change; who does not put out his money at interest and does not take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved. Psalm 15:1-5
Do you Have the Wisdom to See the End of Your Path?
Do you Have the Wisdom to See the End of Your Path?
Proverbs 9:12 - If you are wise, you are wise for yourself; if you scoff, you alone will bear it.
Do You Know What the Cross Means?
Do You Know What the Cross Means?
Do you know what the Cross means? The Cross means you are bad enough to go to hell and you needed...
Do You Know What You Really Believe?
Do You Know What You Really Believe?
It is when the fierce winds of trials and suffering come that people often ask themselves what they really believe. What do you believe about Jesus Christ?
Do You Mourn Over Sin, or the Consequences of Sin?
Do You Mourn Over Sin, or the Consequences of Sin?
Repentance includes a sorrow over sin, but it is actually possible to sorrow over sin without hungering after righteousness.