Within American culture there has been the idea that poverty was equated with sin and wealth with righteous living. Such thinking fueled a teaching of what has been called (among other designations) the gospel of prosperity or prosperity theology. The idea that good health and great wealth are ours if we only … [Read more...] about THE GREATER GAIN!
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LIVING ALIVE!
If we claim to be believers while not living alive to the Lord, are we not then actually living a lie? And, if this is the case, are we truly living? In addressing the care of widows, Paul also noted something of their character in writing. . … [Read more...] about LIVING ALIVE!
DISTANCED, BUT NEAR!
The “idiom “out of sight, out of mind” -- according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary -- is “used to mean that a person stops thinking about something or someone if he or she does not see that thing or person for a period of time.” It refers to that which is easily forgotten or ignored. Perhaps this is saddest … [Read more...] about DISTANCED, BUT NEAR!
END OF ZEAL!
Being zealous or possessing a zeal for something can be a powerful driving influence in life. However, we must be cautious regarding that on which it is based and to what it directs us. Understand zeal can be for either good or bad. As Jesus … [Read more...] about END OF ZEAL!
A TELLING THING! (Part 1 of 2)
A telling thing in this world is that some only like to hear what they want while others are open to having others tell it like it is. Which are we? What would bring the most benefit? Let us consider the first of these two today and, Lord willing, we will consider the second … [Read more...] about A TELLING THING! (Part 1 of 2)
