Noted author Neil Anderson told me last year that he had done some counting in his Bible. He found 330 places where unsaved people are called sinners. He found 240 places where saved people are called saints. But he found exactly [...]
When striving to find the way to abide in Christ from moment to moment, remember that the gateway is: Abide in Him at this present moment. Instead of wasting effort in trying to get into a state that will last, [...]
Let every portion be read over at least three times. The great poison of our conversation with divine things is superficiality. When we read anything and understand it somewhat, we think that this is enough. No, we must give it [...]
"So if any one be in Christ, there is a new creation; the old things have passed away; behold all things have become new" (II Cor. 5:17 Darby). The idea in this passage is not merely that believers in Christ [...]
"Present yourself unto God, as alive from the dead..." (Romans 6:13). Many have taken this word "present" to imply consecration, without looking carefully into its content. Of course that is what it does mean, but not in the sense in [...]
I love junk food -- McDonald's french fries, Auntie Anne's pretzels, and almost any kind of pizza! If I'm not careful, though, I will gain unwanted pounds while getting zero nutrition. Many Christians seem to eat spiritually the way I [...]
Producing fruit requires action. But it is not the action of frenzied spiritual activity, putting notches on my evangelism six-shooter or counting the number of verses memorized, Bible chapters studied, or church services attended. Yes, God wants us to "bear [...]
"The grace of the Lord was exceedingly abundant with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus" (I Tim. 1:14). The very moment we were birthed by the Holy Spirit and baptized into the body of Christ (I Cor. 12:13), [...]
One of the saddest states that modern believers come to is brought about by their trying to 'make it all work,' trying to put the various religious ideas and doctrines together so that they fit into the believer's personality and [...]
Let us get it crystal clear in our hearts and mind that the only Person who ever lived the Christian life was Jesus Christ, and the only Person that God ever intended to live the Christian life was Jesus Christ. [...]