The pursuit of our lives as saints must be for the exaltation and ardent glory of our Triune God. God in his absolute and powerful Divine will has chosen to exist in three persons, Although the mystery of those three separate persons existing as one God is a stretch for our minuscule brains to fathom, we find God in the Old and…
Author: <span>Matthew Johnson</span>
An article posted on the liberal website salon.com shows the tragedy of a society that lost its conscience 44 years ago and has now murdered 55 million innocent citizens for pure selfishness and convenience. The author, Mary Williams, unashamedly says that she knows and has always known that human life begins at conception but that she is ardently pro-abortion and…
When we consider the divine process of sanctification, we often fail to realize the unique and necessary tension that the Scripture presents in walking in truth and obedience. Individuals and groups routinely find themselves pitting two necessary truths of the Christian life one against the other and taking sides in the issue. It has been said that ideas have consequences,…
The title of this post did not originate with me. You have probably seen it or heard people say it as a twist on the popular children’s song “Jesus Loves Me, This I know.” I have no beef with the children’s song. Although some strong Calvinists feel that the popular song is not consistent with New Testament doctrine, and whereas…
Good leaders, whether in the church, the family, education, government, or business have several qualities in common. Each of these areas of community must function differently and different gifts and skills accompany leadership in these places of service. Yet there are some basic truths concerning leadership that applies across the board in all these areas of life. Of course, the…
Christianity is a relationship. Giving your life to Jesus is what it means to be a Christian. Making a decision for God is becoming a Christian. Being a faithful person means that I am a Christian. Being a Christian means I love God and others. Christianity is defined as believing in Jesus Christ, after all it’s his “name” in the…
All the cities in Alliance met to worship and pray at their weekly gathering, after several weeks they noticed that Mansheart was not in attendance. Representatives from the different cities sent emissaries to Mansheart fearing that the foul smell they had all experienced and the brooding skies above Mansheart were signs of ill-fate for the city. Mansheart’s lack of fellowship…
Mansheart was in a place they had never been before. Prior to the Great One winning the city putting New-man in leadership, and before Holy Spirit had been communing with New-man various roving gangs had experienced free access to the city. Certainly, Guilty and Shame had troubled their Uncle Conscience, but usually they were hardly effective and Mansheart simply dealt…
The citizens of Mansheart were overwhelmed with gratitude and joy over their new leader, New-man. New-Man was kind and gracious but was also grave and severe while being led and instructed by HolySpirit out of the Great One’s Book. Holy Spirit daily illuminated New-man with truth concerning the Great One and His precious Son out of the Book. New-man spent…
Now the citizens of Mansheart were divided. Some desired to leave all behind, forsake the tyrant, and follow the Great One. Some believed that he had indeed made them and that certainly he had sacrificed to deliver them from the great lie and the tyranny that had such a strong hold on their city. For a long time citizens of…