Deep Thoughts
October 16 | Overcoming Shame
Psalm 34:4-5, “4 I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. 5 Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame.” Shame, condemnation, and disgrace are never to be in the child of God’s life. Shame is defined as, “A painful emotion caused by…
Read MoreUnderstanding Holiness & Perfection
I personally believe that when Jesus said in Matthew 5:48, “Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect,” that He actually meant it both now in this present life and in our whole inner being not just partially. For example, when a person is born again I really believe they go from being a…
Read MoreUnlimited Atonement is Biblically Established by the Loving Nature of God
Did Jesus’s death on the cross atone for everyone’s sins or did it just atone for the elect? This research paper is designed to answer that very question. Today in the church there is a negative divide between how Christians view the atoning work of Jesus Christ on the cross. Two conflicting beliefs have emerged…
Read MoreIs the Christian Holy Now or Waiting to Become Holy in Heaven?
The question is valid because if we are not holy now then salvation is happening in stages. However, if salvation is a definite work of God in the believer’s life than holiness should be complete as well. If you truly desire the answer I believe all you have to do is read 1 Peter 1:14-15,…
Read MoreEveryone is on a Journey
Some are on the journey of “self” where life is all about one’s own family, goals, and accomplishments. This journey ends in “self destruction” because self fails to keep any of those things (no matter how noble they are) after death. Others are on a journey of “religion” where they try do more and more religious…
Read MoreThe Happy Backslider
As a pastor who enjoys staying in touch with people through Facebook it is always sad to see backsliders living their lives without God. However, I’ve noticed that the ones that grieve me the most are not those who seem to be in a “struggle” because I know they usually will come back to God…
Read MoreTime May Forget You, But God Never Will
I was thinking the other day about how meaningless the life of an unsaved person is because all they do here on earth will be forgotten in eternity. After the Great White Throne Judgment they will be cast into the lake of fire and their entire life will be forever forgotten by those in God’s Kingdom,…
Read MoreFreedom Is Now!
Why put off for tomorrow what can be done today? If you know the good that you ought to be doing and are not doing it- stop wasting time and just do it today! Today can be the first day of a “new beginning” in your life! All your bad habits in life started in…
Read MoreSeven Life Lessons
From time to time I love to journal and reflect upon that which I’ve learn both in every day life and ministry. I pray these simple life lessons from this current season of my life will encourage you in your walk with God! Seven Life Lessons: “Feelings” may be true- but they also can be…
Read MorePrayer Walk
As I was spending time walking and praying tonight I really felt God press this question on my heart, “Is what you’re living for worth Christ dying for?” Ofcourse, I’ve answered this question what seems like a 100x in the past- but each time God asks me to do a “self-examination” of my life I…
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