by Danny Boggs
Jesus said in John 14:15, “If you love Me, you will obey what I command.” Love for Jesus looks for no loopholes. It makes no excuses. It eagerly obeys. Then why do people who say that they love Jesus try to justify disobedience?
by Danny Boggs
We like to be served. No, we love to be served! What pleasure to sit back, relax, bark a command here and there, and reap the benefits of someone else’s work. Ah, this is the life. Isn’t it?
That’s what the twelve whom Jesus was training to be apostles thought.
by Danny Boggs
The men crucified on either side of Jesus were no petty offenders. The Greek word which Luke used to label these criminals describes men guilty of gross misdeeds and crimes (Luke 23:33,39). They were robbers (Matt. 27:38, Mark 15:37). Robbers punctuate thievery with violence. Their crimes warranted capital punishment. These were the same kind of men who victimized the traveler in the parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:30,36). Both thugs railed at Jesus in concert earlier in the day (Matt. 27:44, Mark 15:32). Perhaps Barabbas, an insurrectionist and a murderer, was scheduled to die between them (John 18:40, Luke 23:19). Were these three men Judea’s James Gang?
by Danny Boggs
“Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy” (Proverbs 28:13). No two spiritual responsibilities are more often confused than confession and repentance. Like a bow and an arrow, they work in concert, but each plays its own part in a faithful response to God.
Thanks be to God that salvation is in the reach of everyone, whether North American or Central American or whoever. God is not a respecter of persons. And the kindness of God has made salvation possible for you by a simple system of faith. It is not necessary to be a brilliant genius. It is not necessary to be a famous athlete. It is not necessary to be rich or powerful. Perhaps these things are desirable, but they cannot save us.
By definition, homosexuality is the “sexual desire or behavior directed toward a person or persons of one’s own sex.” In our society we are seeing a barrage of support in favor of homosexuality. It may be seen in the news media, politics, or almost anywhere that one may look. This uprising saw a surge beginning in the nineteen fifties and continuing until the present. The growing acceptance of humanism fed the flames greatly. Postmodernism is now fanning the flames with intense efforts. Such relativism undermines our basis for morality. Human perceptions and feelings take the place of God’s truth in the hearts of individuals. They become then a law unto themselves and determine what is right or wrong for them based upon their own subjective thinking and feelings. God is then left out of the picture.
This article has as its presupposition that the Bible is the infallibly inspired Word of God. Such being the case, we look to the Bible as the standard by which we determine what is right and wrong and accept what it says without doubt.
by Kevin Patterson
Have you ever noticed a really funny bumper sticker? I have always been personally fond of "If You Don’t Like My Driving, Stay Off Of The Sidewalk!" There are, no doubt, hundreds of humorous little messages like that displayed on vehicles everywhere. Well, as much as I like to laugh, my favorite bumper sticker is not a funny one at all. It reads very simply, "It’s A Child, Not A Choice."
by John Deffenbaugh
The Alien Sinner
The Saved
The Erring Christian
The question is: where do you stand in the above scenarios. Do you need to be baptized properly for the right reason or do you need to come back as an erring Christian to the right relationship with Christ?
By Don Deffenbaugh
Artists have made numerous attempts to portray Christ. Some of the better known pictures of Jesus are: The Last Supper, Jesus overlooking Jerusalem, Jesus knocking at the door.
Rev. 3:20 says, “Behold, I stand at the door, and knock, if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.” It is about the last of these that we write today: Jesus standing, knocking, and waiting.
by Danny Boggs
“The Lord is my shepherd” (Psalm 23:1) are probably the best known and loved words from the Old Testament. The New Testament builds encouragingly on the image of the Lord as our shepherd.
Jesus is the Good Shepherd who died for the sheep. “I am the good shepherd.
The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep” (John 10:11).
