Obeying by Faith
We’ve all been taught since childhood the importance of obedience, even if it had to be drilled into our heads. We most likely remember the pain of punishment for disobedience, […]
Experiencing Peace Instead of Agitation
Believers operate in a dysfunctional environment. One of the reasons why it feels so foreign to us is that although we’re tuned to God’s frequency, we’re surrounded by people tuned […]
Victory Over Shame
We can all recall times when we felt ashamed, either because of a particular situation or from a mistake we made. Shame is a sense of failure in someone else’s […]
New-Testament Obedience
Most people lack a biblical understanding of what obedience means under the covenant of grace. Some take it to mean knuckling under to someone else’s orders or instructions. Others define […]
The Cross: God’s Defining Line between Old and New
Most people don’t know how to correctly divide what they read in the Bible. Contrary to what religion tells us, the New Testament doesn’t begin with the gospel of Matthew; […]
The Nature of God’s Grace
Without an understanding of the nature of grace, life is a constant struggle to do good things through our self-efforts, but failing. The requirements for pleasing God changed between the […]
The Philosophy of Jesus
It’s impossible to live in our external environment without developing a set of values and beliefs that help shape our philosophy. Philosophy has several definitions, including “the pursuit of wisdom,” […]
Letting Grace Change Our Minds
Our minds are powerful tools that significantly impact our quality of life. Most of us have things about ourselves we’d like to change or improve, but any real change must […]
Perfect Spiritual Vision
The ability to see is a wonderful gift God gave us to enhance our lives. As great as it is to have physical eyesight, however, having spiritual vision is even […]
Replacing Sin-Consciousness with Jesus-Consciousness
We live in a culture saturated with the consciousness of sin. This type of highly pervasive thinking is one of the challenges Christians face daily. The mindset religion teaches causes […]