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Does God reward our good behavior, and punish our bad behavior?
I still find myself, at times, stumbling over that stumbling stone, the grace of Jesus. Why would a Christian say such a thing? A Christian can backslide by abandoning his or her morals, and getting caught up in the world, and the lust of the flesh. A Christian can also backslide by abandoning the righteousness …
How to know if God is talking to you.
How can we know if God is talking to us? Can we rely on a voice in our head being the Holy Spirit, guiding and directing us? Often I have read or heard someone saying God spoke to them. At times, TV evangelist appear to get a message from God, concerning money or financial advice. …
You can be saved, Now!
God wants you to accept his free gift of salvation, right now. You do not need to be in a certain frame of mind, or a particular place in life, all you have to do is ask and receive. It is also important to know, you do not have to be right with God to receive salvation. Do …
Giving thanks.
THE KING AND HIS FRIEND An African king had a close friend who had the habit of remarking “this is good”, about every occurrence in life no matter what it was. One day the king and his friend were out hunting. The king’s friend loaded a gun and handed it to the king, alas he …
How does God correct us?
How does God correct his Children? Does God correct us by punishing us with physical, emotional or financial trials and adversities? Are sickness and disease, trials and tribulations, God’s way of helping, and correcting us, if and when we go astray? Psalms 103: 13Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them …
Satan, a roaring lion.
1Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Satan is roaring at us everywhere we turn. Out of our TV’s and radios. Across the internet. In newspapers and magazines. In movies and the music industry. He is a master at creating, …
Peace, Be Still !
Mark 4: 39 And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. Jesus commanded the wind and the waves to be at peace, and they had to obey him! He also wants us to be at peace. Many …
Can being good get us into heaven?
Oprah Denies Jesus Christ – YouTube. Is it possible to enter heaven by being good? Over and over I come across this idea. God would certainly welcome a person who does good, and helps other, into heaven. How could God be just, and keep a good person out of heaven? It would make no sense, …
Judging others.
I like to think that I’m not a judgmental person. But that is what I would like to think. Thinking something, and being something, are entirely different. I also would like to think that I’m a good person. That in the light of God’s word, doesn’t seem to be working so well either. God loves …
Jesus I know, and Paul I know,but who are You?
It is vitally important to know who we are in Christ. If a person were locked in a jail cell for years, and someone came and unlocked the cell door for them, and they did not believe that the door was unlocked, the freedom that they had obtained would be of no effect. It …
Saved By Faith In Christ 