-
The Blessings on Obedience and the Curses on Disobedience
God promises that his blessings will come upon and overtake those who obey him and keep his commandments. He likewise promises that curses will come upon and overtake those who disobey him and do not keep his commandments. I would like to encourage you to…
-
Remember the Sabbath Day, to Keep It Holy
God sanctified the Sabbath at creation. "Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested (שָׁבַת֙ (šā·ḇaṯ)-Sabbath) from all His work which God had created and made." Genesis 2:3 God sanctified the Sabbath at creation and kept it, and he cannot…
-
“I Sought for a Man Among Them.”
God is not an impersonal but a personal God. He is a person and has made us in His image to reflect His glorious attributes. He has a mind, a will, desires, and feelings, but his are absolutely perfect. God is not just some remote,…
-
Apostle Paul’s Last Recorded Words: A Holy Calling
A man’s last words are most important. In the apostle Paul’s last letter from prison in Rome, which was his second letter to his beloved son Timothy, the emphasis is on being a vessel of honor, sanctified, holy, and pure; holding on to the pure…
-
Christianity Is a Relationship, Not an Event
Our walk with Jesus is a relationship, not an event. Repentance and holiness are a lifestyle, not an event. Our relationship with Jesus is just that, a relationship. Our relationship with Jesus is compared to a marriage union. He is the bridegroom, and true believers…
-
True Christians Are Not Lawless
Jesus did not abolish God’s law. He fulfilled it and made it possible for us to keep it as he did. A lawless Christian running around with shouts of “grace, grace” is not following the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, who himself is the…
-
Obedience Is the Key to God’s Blessings
Every single one of God’s promises and blessings is tied to obedience. God NEVER rewards or blesses disobedience to his laws and commands. Those who disobey and rebel against God’s laws cannot be blessed by him. “If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat…
-
Salvation Is Free; Heaven Is Conditional on Obedience
Salvation is free and open to all, but entering heaven is conditional on obedience. Any sinner who repents and turns to Jesus will be accepted by Grace through faith; salvation is free to all. But entering heaven is for those who continue in the faith…