The Spirit-filled walk is neither characterized by license nor legalism, but liberty. Paul stated that we are "servants of a new covenant, not of the letter, but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life... Now [...]
Having established that to be "in Christ" is to be personally united to him, there are several important aspects of this union with him which we need to consider at once. First, union with Christ is indispensable to our Christian [...]
God says that we have died to sin. The first step we take is to believe that what He says is the truth. The next step is to "count" ourselves dead to sin on a daily basis (Romans 6:11). The [...]
Have you despaired of yourself, or do you hope that if you read and pray more you will be a better Christian? Bible-reading and prayer are not wrong, and God forbid that we should suggest that they are, but it [...]
What is the normal Christian life? ... It is something very different from the life of the average Christian. Indeed a consideration of the written Word of God-of the Sermon on the Mount for example -- should lead us to [...]
A woman was asked by a co-worker, "What is it like to be a Christian?" The co-worker replied, "It is like being a pumpkin. God picks you from the patch, brings you in and washes all the dirt off of [...]
The great difference between present-day Christianity and that of which we read in these letters is that to us it is primarily a performance, to them it was a real experience. We are apt to reduce the Christian religion to [...]
One cold, wintry day, Henry Ward Beecher, the great, warm-hearted Brooklyn preacher, was walking down an almost deserted street when he found a little child crying bitterly. He picked the child up in his strong arms and folded him on [...]
"I recall the exact spot where I was kneeling in prayer in my study. It was a quiet moment, one of the most quiet moments I ever knew. Then God simply said to me, not in any audible voice, but [...]
"Praise God from whom ALL BLESSINGS flow." The downpour of blessings has started with the, "Thank You, Father"; The blessings are flowing, gushing out of the Rock. The roaring river of life is pouring over you and your universe -- [...]