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Month: August 2023

Don’t Judge Another’s Motives

“Who are you to judge another’s servant?” – Romans 14:4–5 – To obey God, we must not only follow our own consciences but also love and respect those whose convictions differ from our own. In the gray areas of the Christian life, we should focus on obeying what Christ commands us to do, not on what He may be commanding others to do. We will answer...

Who Is a Christian?

God’s will is for Christians to be united. But who are the Christians we should unite with?  Who is a Christian? A Christian is someone who is “in Christ,” someone who by grace through faith is related to Jesus in a saving way, so that His atonement delivers them from their sins. It is in Christ that sinners are regenerated, redeemed, forgiven, justified, and reconciled. We...

Before the Foundation of the World

I and My Father are one. – John 10:30 – From eternity past there has been unity. It existed in God before the creation of the world. God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit have always been one. They exist in harmony. When Jesus says, “I and My Father are one,” He refers to the unity He enjoys and has always enjoyed...

Peaceful Hearts, Peaceful Lives

You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You. – Isaiah 26:3 – The key to a peaceful life is a peaceful heart. We cannot dwell in peace with others if we are loaded down with anxiety and stress. Our minds will be too occupied with personal comfort and preservation to love other people. Unrest on the inside...

A New Commandment

As I have loved you … love one another. (John 13:34) Not long after washing the disciples’ feet, Jesus said to them: “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you” (John 13:34). Though God had always commanded His people to love one another, Jesus set a new standard. He sacrificed His life for the eternal good...