What was begun at the beginning has continued to this day. Paradise was in the Garden of Eden along with the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. In the Garden, God allowed the...
Wednesday, October 11, 2023BE HAPPY IN JESUS | TRUST AND OBEY
The lyrics of Trust and Obey written by John Henry Sammis (1846-1919) say what I want to say with music written by Daniel Brink Towner (1850-1919). Look it up on your favorite music source and follow ...
Monday, October 9, 2023OBEDIENCE, RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND FRUIT BEARING IN-CHRIST – OH MY!…
Matthew 21:28-32 – “What do you think? A man had two sons. And he went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’ 29 And he answered, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he changed his m...
Monday, October 2, 2023SKILLED IN WORD [LOGOS] OF RIGHTEOUSNESS
Hebrews 5:13 – for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is a child. We learn that being skilled in the word [LOGOS] of righteousness is a constant practice wh...
Friday, September 29, 2023FAITH IN WHAT?
Snippets of a recent discussion among believers.Does the path matter for a person to reach saving faith (whatever that is) in God? Does not Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, Wicca, the occult, Christianity, ...
Thursday, September 28, 2023RIGHTEOUS LIVE BY FAITH
God reveals through the prophet Habakkuk how the righteous are to live.Habakkuk 2:4 – Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright within him, but the righteous shall live by his faith.This Habakk...
Monday, September 25, 2023ABIDING IN AGAPE
The Way to Maturity terminates in abiding in Christ; abiding in the love of God. Greek has five words all translated “love” in English. AGAPE means unconditional and/or altruistic love and is always u...
Saturday, September 23, 2023MORE THAN A PLEDGE & PRAYER
The Way to Maturity involves much more than a pledge to follow Jesus and a prayer of thanksgiving to God. It is a surrendered walk of humble faith trusting fully in the grace, mercy, and promises of G...
Friday, September 22, 2023GETTING STARTED
Getting Started on “The Way to Maturity.” Romans 12:1-2 – I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is...
Tuesday, September 19, 2023LOGOS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS
Hebrews 5:11-14 – About this we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. 12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you a...
Saturday, September 16, 2023THE DEVIL HAS CHILDREN…
Of all the things Jesus taught, perhaps the most shocking to the world is that he taught the devil has children in the world. In reality, the devil is the greatest of all heavenly creatures Jesus has ...
Wednesday, September 13, 2023BENEFITS OF SPIRITUAL MATURITY
Biblical faith in Jesus Christ results in a rebirth in the Holy Spirit. You die and the new you is born again in the Spirit. We are reborn Spiritual babes, but that is not where we stay. We are to all...
