The Christian Journey

St. Paul writes to Timothy giving us a picture of how it will look just before the second coming of the Lord. He shares that people will be “unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good” (2 Timothy 3:3). In the end times there will be a great shift in how...

Not that we lord it over your faith, but we work with you for your joy, because it is by faith you stand firm. - 2 Corinthians 1:24 Down is actually up! Wrong is actually right. Worldly wisdom is actually foolish. Dying is actually living! Of course you might be scratching your head wondering...

Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. – Luke 6:37 You will never have to forgive anyone more then you yourself have been forgiven by God. Unforgiveness will leave you miserable. We forgive for our own...

And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. – Matthew 6:12 Many godly believers in the past have recommended to pray the Lord’s prayer multiple times a day, in many Church traditions every sunday the Lord’s prayer is recited. In the underground North Korean Church they put...

Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. – Ephesians 4:29 A clear pond has no ripples unless a stone is thrown into it which creates turbulence in the tranquility. In...

In a large house there are articles not only of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay; some are for special purposes and some for common use. – 2 Timothy 2:20 We all have different vessels in our homes some for cooking, some for cleaning, some for storing precious materials. We all realize...

Not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock. – 1 Peter 5:3 In the minds of some modern Christians the idea of the pastor being someone who walks on a level of godliness above others is really not believed. Many believers think now that they fail just as much as...

And teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. – Matthew 28:20 The early Apostles heard the command of Jesus and it was very clear to them what they were to do. These men followed Jesus for 3 years prior being taught of him...

There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save and destroy. But you—who are you to judge your neighbor? – James 4:12 When we judge others in the body of Christ we are taking the place of God and thinking of ourselves more highly then we ought to. Our judgements are always...

Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing. – 1 Peter 3:9 A phrase that is popular in modern evangelical circles is “What would Jesus do.” It has become a mantra for some people as a commitment to follow our Lord in his example. Of course this is...

My enemies say of me in malice, “When will he die and his name perish?” – Psalm 41:5 As we follow in the way of Jesus Christ in this life we will suffer in the way he suffered. Jesus was maligned, gossiped against, slandered, criticized, they accused him, falsely represented him before others...

My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry. – James 1:19 We have all done this in our lives, spoken words that we wished we would not have. Words have power and can bring life and death, or more practically can...

I fear that there may be discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, slander, gossip, arrogance and disorder. – 2 Corinthians 12:20 Church splits, divisions, gossiping and all kinds of fleshly problems is something we can think is normal in the Church life. Who has not been involved in a...