“For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, masquerading as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. (2 Cor. 11:13&14 NIV84) It’s one thing to fight enemies that are outside your group. They are easy to recognize and, therefore, to deal with. But what do you do […]
7/29/23 Daily Devotion – One Way!
“By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.” — 1 Corinthians 15:2 (NIV84) We are now entering Paul’s powerful chapter on the certainty of the resurrection of the dead: both Jesus’ and ours. At this point in history it had only […]
7/5/23 Daily Devotion – We must rely on the Spirit’s persuasion!
“My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.” (1 Corinthians 2:4-5 NIV) The truth in these two verses is so important to understand. The persuasiveness of the gospel message […]
07/02/23 Daily Devotion – The Gospel is true wisdom and power!
“Jews demand miraculous signs and Greeks look for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.” (1 Corinthians 1:21-24 NIV84) The Jews and the Greeks of Paul’s […]
07/01/2023 Daily Devotion – The wisdom of God!
“It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God — that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption.” (1 Corinthians 1:30 NIV84) An important concept must be understood when contemplating the ideas of truth, reality and wisdom. If the ideas do not correlate to reality, then […]
05/21/23 Daily Devotion – Burdening the consciences of Christians is a dangerous thing!
“Now then, why do you try to test God by putting on the necks of the disciples a yoke that neither we nor our fathers have been able to bear? No! We believe it is through the grace of our Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are.” Acts 15:10–11 (NIV84) Listen to […]
05/15/23 Daily Devotion – Justification
“Through him everyone who believes is justified from everything you could not be justified from by the law of Moses.” (Acts 13:39, NIV84) Volumes have been written on the doctrine of justification. Theologians make the distinction between “objective” and “subjective” justification. We speak of justification in the “broad” sense and in the “narrow” sense. With all […]
05/14/23 Daily Devotion – King David and Jesus
“For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep; he was buried with his fathers and his body decayed. But the one whom God raised from the dead did not see decay.” (Acts 13:36–37, NIV84) It is said of king David that “he was a man after God’s own heart.” The same […]
05/02/23Daily Devotion – God reaches out to the faithful!
“One day at about three in the afternoon he had a vision. He distinctly saw an angel of God, who came to him and said, ‘Cornelius!’ Cornelius stared at him in fear. ‘What is it, Lord?’ he asked. The angel answered, ‘Your prayers and gifts to the poor have come up as a memorial offering […]
04/12/23 Daily Devotion – There is salvation in no one else!
“Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.” (Acts 4:12, NIV84) But why? Why can’t there be more ways to heaven than one? Why can’t we all find our own personal way to God and to truth? Are you […]
