"For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out." Romans 7:18. There comes a point in our growth into Christ that we must enter into despair. Not despairing of life or …
The true children of our God is a way of being, not a way of behaving only. To be a child of our God seek to live a life characterized by the following traits day-in, day-out. True children of our God know Him intimately and love Him above all other loves. True children of our …
"Therefore since it still remains for some to enter that rest, and since those who formerly had the good news proclaimed to them did not go in because of their disobedience...for if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day. There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of …
Dietrich Bonhoeffer stated, "When Christ calls a man, He bids Him come and die." Bonhoeffer was echoing the words of Jesus Christ: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life …
At what cost does true faith and obedience, and all the other marks of a holy, God-ordained new life in Christ come? Dietrich Bonhoeffer stated. "When Christ calls a man, He bids him come and die." Die to what? Jesus is very clear in His answer: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves …
"Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it." - Jesus Christ This is an updated post from 2021. John 12:23-26 …
"There is one and only one possible road to joy: selfless love." - Peter Kreeft On a snowy night in January of 1980, I had a crisis moment. The crisis came after reading the response of Jesus to a question regarding the greatest commandment. According to Jesus, the greatest commandment is to love our God …
James Montgomery, (1771 - 1854) was the son of Moravian parents who died on a West Indies mission field while he was in boarding school. Montgomery inherited a strong religious bent, a passion for missions, and an independent mind. One to speak his mind in person and in print, he was often troubled by the …
On the cost of the cross of Christ to each one who would truly follow Him. “No work that is set on following the Crucified escapes the cross. It would not wish to do so. Sooner or later, if those who must give account to God do not weaken on some point of loyalty to …
Horatius Bonar, born Edinburgh in 1808, wrote over 600 hymns and renditions of various psalms. He also wrote Christian poetry and prose. His early writing included a line of Gospel tracts known as the "Kelso Tracts," due to the fact that he was a pastor in Kelso, Scotland when he wrote them. In 1843, he …
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