Our eternal destination has nothing to do with the size of the funeral! The destinations have nothing to do with how many people turn up for the service or even what is said at the funeral. The destinations do not hinge or wealth or status, on the amount of family and friends that you have. […]
When it comes to what Paul is saying here about not losing heart, I imagine that it is more about seeing ourselves as a balloon with a slow leak in it. We feel deflated. We lack spirit and purpose. I think we all like those helium balloons that are lighter than air and go up […]
Those words, “Being changed.” occurs only twice in the New Testament. The word comes to us from the Greek word, “menamorphoumetha.” from which we get the word, “Metamorphosis.” That word brings to mind the connotations of tadpoles turning into frogs, of pupas turning into butterflies. In the Old Covenant only Moses came into the presence […]
What this man’s actions shows us is that without God man is never content. Without God man is very much alone. If every person has a God shaped vacuum in their lives then the rich fool is attempting to fill it with things and sadly he will leave those things behind. This rich fool planned […]
We read this… 17 Unlike so many, we do not peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as those sent from God. The word “peddle” is not a complimentary kind of word but using an Americanism is can mean “Huckster” or for us “trickster” […]
What Paul is writing here is that although the smell is the same to both the victor and the conquered, their reaction to the aroma is different. For one the smell of the gospel is absolutely wonderful but to the person who has rejected Christ the smell is abhorrent. It signals their demise and ultimately […]
It isn’t that we initially said “no” to God and then said “Yes” to God and proved that by our obedience. The point is that our works prove our faith as genuine. Words can be cheap but they are not always cheap. They are only cheap if there is no “obedience” or no “action” to […]
Church discipline is important, and love should be at its root. Not saying something to someone who is living in a way that is not in accordance with the will of God is not loving. That is akin to watching someone walking over a cliff and doing nothing to stop them. It is the duty […]