“We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;”
One of the things that concerned the Saviour while He lived on Earth was that He would find faith when He returned.
“For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:”
The doctrine of sanctification is a very important doctrine in the believer’s life in order to live a victorious Christian life. Sanctification is the action and process of being freed from sin so that you can be more
“He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.”
The greatest asset you have in life is your spirit. Your spirit determines your outcome and drive, and it influences
“Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?”
The biggest problem with the verse above is that it is a past tense action instead of present-tense action. God said,
“Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.”
The door is the entry portal into anything. When you enter a building, you always enter through a door. When you
“Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it?”
The verse above asks a question that should be considered. The question asked is, “Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid?”
“If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.”
Paul said to the Corinthian church that they were the “seal” of his apostleship.
Romans 8:37
“Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.”
There have been many conquerors throughout history that we often look to for inspiration or lessons to learn on leadership. David was a conqueror who conquered
Romans 13:14
“But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.”
If you are going to stop something that is damaging things, you must cut off the supply chain that feeds it. For instance, the only way to stop the drug problem in a nation is to
1 Corinthians 3:6
“I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.”
Anybody who has a heart for God would want their church to increase in attendance. Our purpose for increase is not