What Is The Significance Of “Air” In Ephesians 2:2 There May Be More To It Than You Think… I. Key Verse: Ephesians 2:2 “Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of…
Category: Personal reminders
Truth: Some People Get It…
Some People Get It… There’s a vast difference between “always wanting to be right” and “never wanting to walk in ignorance or error.”
Romans 8:16: The Key to Understanding, Obtaining, and Retaining the Assurance of Salvation (In The Proper Context)
Romans 8:16 The Key to Understanding, Obtaining, and Retaining the Assurance of Salvation (As Considered In Its Proper Immediate, Lexical, and Systematic Context) By Curt Wildy Introduction Dear reader, please understand that in writing what I am about to write, I have no desire to puff myself up, gain a following, force my opinions on…
“Judge Not Lest You Be Judged! Only God Can Judge Me! Who are You To Judge Anyone Else? Do You Think Your Perfect? Etcetera…
“JUDGE NOT LEST YOU BE JUDGED! — ONLY GOD CAN JUDGE ME! — WHO ARE YOU TO JUDGE ANYONE ELSE? DO YOU THINK YOU’RE PERFECT?” The above is a common but erroneous sentiment held by those who do not properly exegete Scripture… The Christian is absolutely *commanded* to discern/judge/try/prove all things, including other people. However,…
Pastor Jesse Gistand on God-enabled Faithfulness, Commitment, Obedience, Self-Denial, and Focus
Note: The following is a relatively short excerpt from his May 14, 2016 study titled “Men’s Theology – Leadership Class – Part 5.” For the full audio, please click here or visit: http://www.grace-bible.com/sermons/sermon/2016-05-14/mens-theology-leadership-class-part-5-2016. I cannot stress enough how much I would encourage everyone to listen to it in its entirety. The study speaks volumes concerning…
Assurance of Salvation: Why Some Lack It and God’s Means For Obtaining It
Assurance of Salvation Why Some Lack It and God’s Means For Obtaining It Three Foundational Passages Annotated, With the Annotations To Be Proven Below Before reading the three annotated passages, and as you read the rest of this article, please keep in mind the following: God often define his own terms by using the following…
The Problem Of “Relying On God” Too Much
Introduction Okay, let’s face it, there is absolutely no problem with relying upon God and there is absolutely no such thing as relying upon Him “too much.” The more we cast ourselves upon Him, as He enables, the better off we will be… period. Consider, 1 Peter 5:6-7 “Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand…
The True Nature Of Agapē Love: How Love & Obedience Are One And The Same
The True Nature Of Agapē Love How Love & Obedience Are One And The Same -or- How Agapē Love Literally Is God-Wrought Obedience To God’s Extant Law Introduction The following is one of the most important doctrines that I have researched/written about, concerning the Christian’s walk before God in light of their justified state. Why is it so…
“Trust Your Heart!” Is The Advice Of Fools….
“Trust Your Heart!” Is The Advice Of Fools…. Many encourage others to trust not God, nor the Bible, nor men, nor even their own mind, but to “trust their heart” — this is great deception, even strong delusion, and only sin, wrath, and eternal damnation result from such madness (unless God steps in and turns…
The Organism vs. The Cell [Loving and Hating as God Commands]
The Organism vs. The Cell Can We Hate What God Hates and Still Love Those Whom God Commands Us To Love? Consider the following passages, amongst many: Psalm 139:21-22 “Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? 22 I hate them…
Spiritual Wrestlings 