by: Kevin Townsend In part one of this article, we saw David and Jonathan, through trust and faith, overcome the enemies of God’s people. Using the wisdom of men, their actions were unimaginable and impossible; yet, with God all things are possible. Now we turn to the negative attributes of…
By: Kevin Townsend This two-part article will contrast the positive attributes of the faithful with the negative attributes of the faithless. Although the examples will involve physical warfare, these principles apply to the spiritual warfare each Christian must engage in today (John 18:36; 1Timothy 6:12a KJV “Fight the good fight of…
by: Obed Pineda During his first imprisonment, the apostle Paul was inspired to write the letter to the Ephesians (cf. Ephesians 3:1) where his focus is the preeminence of the Church (cf. Ephesians 1:3-10). Paul used three wonderful illustrations to describe the nature of the Church and to demonstrate why…
By: Obed Pineda For eons, the greatest thinkers in human history have sought to answer some of life’s most “complex” queries, with very little success. For example, one inquiry that always seems to elude their understanding is the “What is the purpose of life?” Many theories and analytical thoughts begin…
By: Obed Pineda Imagine for a moment that you are walking next to a high, wide wall, made up of cement blocks of various sizes. As you follow the path of the wall, you observe with quite curiosity the work of the masons who tied the blocks that make this…
by: John Mitchell The way to overcome temptation is easy to say, but sometimes hard to do. James 4:7 & 8 tells us; “Therefore submit to God. Resist the Devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to You. Cleans your hands,…
By: John Mitchell “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.” (2 Timothy 3:16-17) Notice that the first part of this scripture verse…
by: Zachary Teasley This is a question that we should constantly ask ourselves throughout the reading of this article whichhopefully generates a self-examination to gauge or determine where we are at spiritually. Whether ornot we are living for God and putting Him first or if we are living for self…
by: Obed Pineda There was once a man who walked under the scorching sun in the sands of the mighty SaharanDesert lost, not knowing how to return back home. The heat had been much hotter than usual andhis water supply had run out long ago. His exhaustion increased frighteningly fast,…
By: Obed Pineda The work of art that is Job’s life powerfully demonstrates that God’s grace is indeed sufficient and that His power is made perfect in human weakness (cf. 2 Corinthians 12:9). There is no need to doubt that Job would have been content simply with God’s forgiveness. Behold…