Resist the Temptation to Take Revenge
In II Samuel 4:8, we read of two men who killed Ishbosheth (Saul’s son) and brought his head to David hoping that David would reward them for it….
Life Issues
After Love, What?
After love comes peace. I have before remarked, a great many people are trying to make peace. But that has already been done. God has not left it…
The Purpose of Difficulties and Trials
David faced many difficulties and trials over a period of about 13 years through which he finally became a man of God and a successful king. Years later,…
God Allows Many Things in Our Lives So That We Can Turn To Him
One reason why God allows Satan to cause so much evil and damage and suffering on earth, is so that people will thereby turn to God. Do you…
We Do Not Struggle Against Flesh And Blood
“Our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness…
God’s Perfect Plan For Those Who Have Failed
There are many brothers and sisters who feel that because they have sinned and failed God at some time in their past lives, therefore they cannot fulfill God’s…
Four Types Of Backsliders
The Bible says that one of the signs of the end-times will be a great apostasy (falling away from the faith) (2 Thess.2:3). Backsliding has become a very common…
Learning Not To Despise People
“Jesus spoke this parable to some people who viewed others with contempt” (Lk.18:9). There are various reasons why people view others with contempt. They may have been taught…
Your Decisions Determine What You Become
God does not predetermine whether anyone should go to heaven or hell. He wants all men to repent and to be saved. Those who go to hell do…
Concentrate On Your Inner Life And Obedience To God’s Word
In the old covenant, the emphasis was always on the external – “because of the hardness of men’s hearts” (Matt. 19:8). The law emphasised cleanliness in the external….
