Nov 29, 2024
The Holy Spirit helps us in our human condition of weakness when we don't even know "the what" we need and should ask for in prayer. When we face a circumstance, we cannot even find the words for, the Spirit understands our groanings. He helps us lift the load and carry our prayer to the Father, who knows our hearts,...
Nov 28, 2024
Paul makes four categories of mankind: the natural man, babes in Christ, carnal believers, and spiritual Christians. The natural man cannot hear the message; the babe in Christ grows, feeding on the sincere milk of the Word; carnal believers are never confronted with facing themselves, leaving them in a state of...
Nov 27, 2024
Like those in Corinth, many churches today have elevated spiritual gifts, especially speaking in tongues, as the mark of salvation causing contention and disunity in the body. Paul corrects this by clarifying that there are diversities of gifts, distributed by the Holy Spirit for the edifying of the church. Some, not...
Nov 26, 2024
Part of understanding the holiness of God is being aware that He has placed a deposit of His peace in our hearts, which gives us the capacity to pursue peace with all. This awareness allows us to get real with God and keeps us from falling away from the faith. VF-2208 Hebrews 12:12-17
Nov 25, 2024
God's love toward us comes before we can love Him. When we do love Him, it is impossible to not simultaneously love our brethren. This agapao love, in being completed, makes us bold and drives out fear. With God's love in us, we will get tested to bring us closer to God and His care, but we will not receive punishment...