A Spiritual Health Check-up

“Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver but also of wood and clay, some for honorable use, some for dishonorable. Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy,...
Conflicts & Hell

Conflicts & Hell

“Remind them of these things, and charge them before God not to quarrel about words, which does no good, but only ruins the hearers. Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth....

A Good Soldier of Jesus Christ

  “Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him. An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. It is the hard-working farmer who...

For the Christian, Failure Isn’t An Option

  If you were about to die, and not only that, if you were about to face execution for something you didn’t do – that which you knew was a lie, what would you do?  And not just that, if you were also abandoned by almost all of those who were close to you...
Does Your Job Stink?

Does Your Job Stink?

“Let all who are under a yoke as bondservants regard their own masters as worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and the teaching may not be reviled. Those who have believing masters must not be disrespectful on the ground that they are brothers; rather they...

What a Godly Culture Looks Like

“The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching. For Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and “The worker deserves his wages.” Do not entertain...