The quiet words of a wise man are heard louder than the shouts of selfish and greedy men. A poor wise man speaks softly – rich men shout. The conclusion of the whole matter of life is: Fear God, obey God, trust His Son-salvation. Better is the one who has never been born than the one born who did not…
What part of integrity can we ignore and still remain truthful? What part will we ignore for gain? Fortune? Fame? God is integrity! We have volition. It isn’t easy living in the flesh. It isn’t easy to accept the reality of who I am. Paul, the Apostle was so right – he too wrestled with his self, his sin-nature. This…
I find fascinating the words which contain essence, as in the essence of God, or man, or a thing. There is also the quintessence – the fifth essence. But the quintessence I find most fascinating – the hundredth essence. Satan is a sinister codologist of the super-kind – “chief of hoaxers.” Webmaster’s Note: (Codologist noun. Irish informal. The art or…
For the rest of my life, I am. Then what? Then… I AM. When satan goes down, Heaven comes down (the second advent). There is nothing about sin, suffering, and death that I like, but I must experience each. Until this body of flesh is left behind and my spirit soars… free at last. Do not mourn, rather be happy…
I will always cherish the mountains of Colorado, my home. I praise God in the heights, for it is here I see his glory and I am closer to heaven in the high places. I want to discover, then tell others about the wonderful land of discovery. Christ my Savior lifted me to all the high places where I dance…
The power of the Holy Spirit, by and through the cross, breaks the chains of sin and death. Every noble ideal is empty apart from Christ. When the still small voice of God becomes a thundering judgment, then intellectuals will realize their own stupidity and arrogance, but it will be too late. The edge of knowledge is a two-edged sword….
If the universe “came from nothing,” then why couldn’t it have come from God? Which theory requires more faith? Which is more probable? Even if we ask, “Who made God?” or “Where did God come from?” are we making God a contingent entity? If God is contingent, he is not God. If God isn’t God, who is? There is no…
We are not a God-shaped species as some would have us believe. We are a soul-image species (as in God created man in His own image). I believe our soul-image becomes a higher image when we are born again. It is at this new birth, spiritual, that God reinstates our spiritual heritage and honor as heirs of God in Christ….
Every human begins life in bondage. By faith in Christ, we rise in courage into the liberty of Bible doctrine, where we find peace, joy, love, and true, lasting inner happiness. Interesting how we attempt to live each day’s comfort with the counterfeits of illusion. The corpse, thought dead, continues its advance in corruption. The day declines. The shadows of…
In certain parts of California, it can be a disaster of catastrophic proportion to the citrus crop if the temperature drops below 32°F. Therefore, the industry, in an effort to help reduce loss of crops, place thousands upon thousands of little pots in the citrus groves, which they light at night during freezing temperatures. These little pots are called “smudge…
I am a terrible, sinful son made perfect forever by the Author and Finisher of my salvation, who suffered horribly on the cross just for me (Hebrews 2:10, 5:9). By one offering, God has perfected those who trust Christ and all believers will be presented by Christ to the Father without spot or blemish (Hebrews 10:14; Ephesians 5:27). Keeping the…
I suppose we could say that matter is most real to our senses. But, having said that, matter only substitutes for the unseen spiritual reality we cannot see while in the flesh. Therefore our deepest longings that go unfulfilled are for the resurrection of, or restoration of, our original senses (Hebrews 11:1). It is the frivolous that causes us to…
Living our lives in a time-centered existence has its tensions. We are nostalgic for yesteryear, which lives on only in memory, in the midst of a disappearing present – time is elusive. Time is God’s creation. What we do in time matters. Our decisions have eternal consequences. Time gives us opportunity to know and believe and be obedient by trusting…
We live today in a divided world, and this is by design. God works even through our weaknesses, and for His purposes, which will eventually bring blessings to believers and glory to God through Christ. Christ must be first and foremost in our thinking. Horizontal: Gain the world for yourself, serve yourself, and lose yourself and eternity with the Lord….
A loving God does not reject the unbeliever, the unbeliever rejects the love of God demonstrated on the cross when Christ died as a substitute for all humanity. The sin nature remains active as long as we live (1 John 1:8), so God added 1 John 1:9. Throughout our lives we will continue to use our volition to commit personal…
We’ve all learned very well to listen to the world. It comes natural to us. But as believers, we must learn to listen to our bodies (health reasons), and we need to listen to the Holy Spirit. The world reveals human viewpoint. It also reveals divine viewpoint, which are the doctrines of the bible. Our flesh is never-satisfied lust –…
Truth in America isn’t what it used to be. Deconstruction of truth undermines the Bible and the Creator. Divine viewpoint is a God’s-eye view, a revelation from God that literally demonstrates truth as absolute (Romans 3:4; 2 Timothy 3:15-17). Intellectual indifference is the enemy of morality and virtue. Even before humanity was created, the sacrificial lamb was provided (1 Peter…
When one’s ego is inflated, one is without integrity. Kill… your… ego (and kill your TV while you’re at it). If this old house could speak, its stones would cry out from the walls, and the rafters would answer them from the woodwork. Flaming arrows, shining spears, and chariots of fire… “And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and…
The laws of nature are established by nature’s God. Believers are citizens of heaven, the kingdom of God, therefore the believer’s first loyalty is to the King of kings and Lord of lords – Jesus Christ. The transformation in the believer’s life is from physical to spiritual, from the world to the kingdom, from I (self) to God-first and others-first….
Removing anything from the Word of God is liberalism. Adding to the Word of God is legalism. The wisdom of God is there for the benefit of humanity. God honors our choices – God or self. Humanity prefers self on the throne with its self-satisfaction and self-desires and perverted insistence. There is ruin (because of us) and redemption (because of…