The father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief – Mark 9:24
This father brought his afflicted son, who had suffered from childhood, to see if Jesus would heal him. He first ran into Jesus’ disciples and asked them for help, but they could not. By the […]
Abstain from all appearance of evil – 1Thessalonians 5:22
The best way to face a temptation is not to face it, to avoid it altogether. When it comes to sin, we often set ourselves up for defeat. We try to see how close we can get to moral failure, or heady success, or romantic involvement without […]
Sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death – James 1:15
Sin may bring you pleasure. Sin may bring you wealth. Sin may even bring you a certain degree of satisfaction. But ultimately sin will only bring you death.
As the pastor James wrote these words of warning, he no doubt knew how easily we forget the […]
… how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God? – Genesis 39:9
Joseph is here speaking to his boss’s wife, who is trying to seduce him to commit adultery with her. It would have been easy for him to give in. His family is far away; his life has been hard; no […]
They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away – Luke 8:13
In Luke 8, Jesus relates the parable of the sower. A man goes out to sow seed on his land. The […]
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