The New Testament is very clear that Christians are to grow and mature in the faith. Peter describes new converts as “newborn babes” who are to “desire the pure milk of the word” that they may grow thereby (1 Peter 2:1). What does spiritual maturity look like? How would we know spiritual maturity when we see it?
Growth in Knowledge and Understanding
As 1 Peter 2:1 implies, exposure to the word of…
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Paul admonished Timothy to avoid foolish and ignorant speculations, knowing that they breed quarrels – 2 Tim.2:23. The next three verses set forth a fourfold mind-set of self-control for every true servant of the Lord, both for preachers and for every member of the body.
1. “The Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone,” To follow Jesus we must learn to be like Him, gentle and humble in heart. Zechariah prophesied, “Behold, your king is coming to you;… Humble, and mounted on a donkey –” (9:9). Our goal must always be to bring one from darkness to light…
Contrary to what you may have heard, there are actually more than 150 Psalms in the Bible! Before you throw stones, let me tell you that the psalm I am referencing is found in Habakkuk 3. It is written in the same poetic style of the other psalms, with the same notations that are characteristic of the other psalms, even referencing a “Chief Musician.” The principal differences are that it was written later than most of the other Psalms (near the fall of Judah) and it is, obviously, not located in the book of Psalms. But…
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Did you know that the book of Genesis tells us about two men named Lamech? The first man named Lamech was a very remarkable man, with a very remarkable family. He was the fifth descendant of Cain. The Bible narrative jumps from the well-known stories of Cain killing his brother Abel, being driven away into the land of Nod, and then skips four generations until Lamech comes along.
Genesis 4:19 documents Lamech as the first man to take two wives: “Lamech took to…
The Lord’s Supper is a sacred commandment Jesus instituted for His people. It’s a time to reflect on what Jesus did for us on the cross. It’s a time to meditate on how His sacrifice and death gives us salvation and hope of eternal life with Him. The Bible gives us a pattern to follow based on what the early Christians in the New Testament did.
The Lord’s Supper involves partaking of unleavened bread and drinking of the fruit of the vine. The Gospel of Matthew (26:26-28) records Jesus’ words during the Last Supper, instituting the practice. Regarding the…
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What One Does Not Know CAN Hurt Them
We often hear the statement, "What people do not know won't hurt them." However, when we seriously reflect upon this statement we can quickly conclude that this statement does not hold true concerning many things. For instance, if someone does not know that a bottle of water is contaminated with poison and they drink that bottle of water, it will hurt them. So, you see, there are some things that can hurt… |
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I don’t know how the Holy Spirit operates. Jesus gave an indication of the difficulty describing this when he spoke to Nicodemus. He said that the wind blows from the east to the west, and you don’t know where it comes from, but you can feel its presence. So it is with the Spirit.
Thinking about the lives of the gospel authors, I am intrigued by the daily ruminating that must have happened as they pondered the 3 year encounter they had with Jesus the Christ. I can imagine that one day as…
