Obedience – The Gateway to Moral Freedom
“Freedom is not the right to do what you want, but the power to do what you ought.” Today, in an age of cheap grace, there are many who are professing Christians but few disciples who are obedient to the Great Commandment and Commission. Cheap grace can be understood as “a faith that does not…
Joy Is a Decision
In his book To Laugh Again, Chuck Swindoll says, “I know of no greater need today than the need for joy. Unexplainable, contagious joy. Our country seems to have lost its spirit of fun and laughter….” God wills for us to be Spirit-controlled and joy-filled people. As a friend once said, “Most of us need…
God as Our Good Father
When we think of our earthly fathers, what emotions come to mind? For some, our first thoughts are love or kindness. For others, our first emotion is absence. Still others sense pain, whether from a broken or abusive relationship with the one man on earth who should care the most about our lives. These emotions…
How to “Remember” on Memorial Day
A few years ago I was visiting some friends in Colorado. They had a young woman living in their spare bedroom who was the wife of an American soldier serving in the Middle East. While I was there, my friends received a tragic message. This young woman’s husband had been injured by an IED. As…
Final Thoughts on Doubts
Contents Previous Article Conclusion Christian doubt of several varieties is much more prevalent than many believers realize and it can be an extremely painful malady for those who suffer from its affects. In this manuscript we have attempted to cover a wide range of material on the subject. Even so, much more remains to be…
The Testimony of the Holy Spirit
Contents Previous Article The Testimony of the Holy Spirit During my own periods of doubt and long before I had ever studied the work of the Holy Spirit, I had quite frequently experienced what I could best describe alternately either as unusually potent restraint or conviction. Even when my uncertainty was at its worst (in…
Emotional Doubt
Contents Previous Article Emotional Doubt We have already referred to this species of uncertainty as emanating chiefly from one’s passions or moods, usually involving a subjective response(s) by the individual. It perhaps most frequently masquerades as intellectual doubt and hence does not immediately reveal its disguised emotional basis. Such may often be discovered by careful…
What Does the Bible Teach About Angels?
The Hebrew word mal’akh and the Greek word aggelos both mean “messenger.” This indicates the term “angel” can be used of either men or spirits. For example, in Mark 1:2 aggelos is applied directly to John the Baptist, “Behold, I send My messenger (aggelos) before Your face,” and the Hebrew word mal’akh is used in…
Volitional Doubt
Contents Previous Article Volitional Doubt Our third category of uncertainty is chiefly related to one’s will and one’s ability to make certain choices. Regular issues of importance for this species of doubt might include the dilemma of weak faith or the questioning of whether one actually made a decision to trust Jesus Christ in the…
Definition of Doubt
Introduction: Some Crucial Groundwork Doubt, manifested in many forms from the assurance of one’s salvation to factual questioning, is certainly one of the most frequent and painful problems which plague Christians. These studies propose to deal, successively, with the general topic of doubt as experienced by believers, and then, chiefly, with practical suggestions for the…
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