"A Man Reaps What He Sows" Biblical Context Prior to instructing that you will reap what you sow, the apostle Paul writes to the Galatians that they cannot look to the law for salvation. Instead, he commends to them the freedom that comes through faith and following the law of Christ (Gal. 6:2). Knowing Christ brings obedience to Him out of love th

It can feel like a sacrifice to give thanks when there is a lot of pain in your life. God is honored by that sacrifice. And consider that the time when you most need a walking stick is when the road is the hardest.Letting Easter Affect Our ThinkingWhat else would honor God this Easter?“If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that

What Does the Seder Honor? In Exodus 12, the Bible recounts God’s final plague in Egypt, and how He spared the Hebrews before their day of freedom. While the Angel of Death came for the first-born of everyone in the land, the Hebrews sacrificed a lamb, put its blood on the doorposts, and waited inside. During that night, God said: “Then they shall

Is There a Bible Verse That Says Everything Happens for a Reason? The phrase “everything happens for a reason,” though common, is not actually found in the Bible. The verse that seems most similar to this phrase is found in Romans.“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his pur

What is an Idol? The Bible understands that idolatry extends beyond the worship of images and false gods. It is a matter of the heart, associated with pride, self-centeredness, greed, gluttony ( Php 3:19 ), and love for possessions ( Matt 6:24 ).Idolatry is a major theme of the Bible. It challenges God's sovereignty and attempts to offer an alterna

"Church" Two Meanings and Origin The first sense for which the word “church” is used, what we call “local,” is defined by its geographical setting. The churches in the New Testament were identified by the name of a city, never by the name of a country or region. For example, one would speak of “the churches of Galatia” in plural because Galatia was

1. Read to Know God Going to Scripture for guidance, comfort, or assurance in the midst of trials is the right place for our souls to find what is most needed. God also calls us to spend time with him, to be in his presence, and to build our one-on-one relationship by listening to his voice, most clearly given through his Word. We are blessed to be

How tender. How touching. How divine.Literary Device in ScriptureIt is important to attend to the most obvious feature of these Scriptures: The Almighty God, or a biblical writer speaking of God, says that He is “like” a mother. To be clear, the Bible never says that the Lord God is Mother God. The Bible declares that the Lord is like the universal

What's the Big Deal about Sexual Sin?The truth is undeniable: God abhors sexual sins because it strikes at the image of God in Man. Sexual sin, including transgenderism, explicit and exemplarily condemned in the Word of God, degrades human beings. Our women and children will always suffer the most if we allow such corruption to continue without div

It is important to remember that your resurrected body will not be anything like your natural body, it will be far superior. In 1 John 3:2 it says “Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.”Our earthly bodies have t

2. Commit to Living for HimThe more time we spend with someone, the more we know them, and if we like them, the more we want to spend time with them. God built us for relationship; He wants to spend time with us; he wants our time and attention. There are no shortcuts to spending time with God. Start by spending time reading His word – the Bible. I

Be gentle with yourself, and bear this in mind: If you cannot pray for the person who hurt you, then you are not ready yet to forgive. You need to keep praying for God to prepare your heart.Step 6: Decide to ForgiveJust as love is a choice, so is forgiveness. You need to decide to go past how you feel and to obey what God tells in scripture. It may

It may encourage you to know that Scripture says we should persist and persevere in our commitment to the church. And there’s hardly any persistence needed in times of ease, so these verses must be talking about pressing in even when times are hard.These verses also give us the four areas of church we should be devoted to. If you’ve stepped away fr

The 5 Steps of EmptyingThe writer of Hebrews notes this process of becoming like Christ saying, ⁠ "Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us” (Hebrews 12:1).How do we even begin this process of

Third, we must LOCK our eyes on the prize…Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.Of course, Landy’s problem was that he got distracted, instead of just running his race as fast as he could, he allowed

John 5:38 – “You do not have His word abiding in you, for you do not believe Him who He sent.”John 6:29, 40 – “Jesus answered and said to them, ‘This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He has sent.’ … For this is the will of My Father that everyone who beholds the Son and believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will raise

A good student of the Bible seeks to understand the cultural norms and mores of the original audience in harvesting the meaning of the text. Agricultural metaphors could be lost on modern audiences better acquainted with the produce section than their own green thumb, whereas they would be vibrant to the New Testament audience. The parable of the s

The Importance of Faith, Hope, and Love But now abideth faith, hope, love. These three shall survive. They are eternal. They continue to exist in the church, and shall not fail in its glorified state. As long as the redeemed saint shall have future ages before him, so long will trust in God and hope give them brightness, while love itself is the ve

This year, some Christians will face persecution for their faith. It may be mockery or losing a job opportunity, or it may be loss of family and jail. No matter what may come, use everything and anything, including the hardships, to draw closer to and glorify the Lord Jesus. When we are little, God’s greatness shines brighter, and He cares for His

For instance, if they’re feeling socially awkward because they are socially awkward, they may complain about how the youth leader makes them feel awkward. Or they complain because he can’t keep up with which worship songs are in vogue. Anything you can do to minimize your criticisms, especially about nonessential matters, will be much appreciated.G