Christians have a responsibility to "contend earnestly" for the gospel -- to defend it, to depend on it, and to proclaim it.
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Christians have a responsibility to "contend earnestly" for the gospel -- to defend it, to depend on it, and to proclaim it.
Every person, every church, every church leader, and every religion turns to one of only two possible sources as the authority for what they believe: divine authority or human authority.
There is a need for believers to pursue the product of discipleship: maturity. But what is maturity? The Apostle Paul answers this question by giving two perspectives to maturity.
Paul presents Christians with three commitments that should govern their lives: proper doctrine, passionate devotion, and pro-active discipleship. Orthodox belief leads Christians to a pure life before God and a desire to encourage Christ-likeness in those around them.
There is nothing unusual or impossible that man needs to do in order to find out what God says about salvation from sin. His message of forgiveness is accessible to all people in the “word of faith”—the gospel.
Two barriers kept the Jews from receiving Christ, and these hindrances to salvation keep people from finding forgiveness of sin still today: misdirected zeal and willful ignorance.
We can discern false teachers by testing not only the content of their teaching, but also by examining the character of the audience they attract.
There are many groups and many teachers who propagate error. John gives us a challenge, and the method, to increasing our discernment so that we are not gullible and naive. It is our obligation to test everything we hear.
Paul begins a discourse on how ignorance of God's Law provides no excuse, and how privilege provides no exemption when it comes to God's wrath. The message of God's wrath is actually a precursor to presenting the gospel. This section of Romans deals with the reality of God's wrath, and the revelation of it.
Solomon gives us four realities in the natural world that drive home the point of the transitory nature of man, as well as the ultimate futility of his efforts.
Proper thinking prompts proper living. Paul continues outlining six keys to a godly Christian thought life.
One's conduct is intimately linked to his thought life. Paul explains to the Philippians the essentials that are needed in order for believers to keep their focus on Jesus Christ regardless of the situation. He gives us six keys to proper thinking.
Paul had an interesting challenge: two groups were preaching Christ, but each had different motives. How do we respond when there are groups of people witnessing for the wrong motives?
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