“Works” is a dirty word within the church community. This attitude toward God’s Word has been in effect since the Garden of Eden. Martin Luther declared that faith was all that was necessary relative to receiving salvation. For this reason he called the Book of James a “straw (worthless) book”. In that book, moreso than […]

In the fifth chapter of Matthew we find the “blessed R’s” as they are known. Here Jesus explains who and why certain people will be blessed with an eternal residence in the Kingdom of God/Heaven. In verse three He says that the “poor in spirit” will inherit that blessing. He is referring to the true […]

In the 18th chapter of the Book of Acts we find the story of a man named Apollos who was extremely zealous for the Lord. He was an excellent speaker and well versed in the Scriptures. He was bold and fearless when preaching to the Jews. However, Apollos did not have the understanding he needed […]

“… a curse without a cause will not happen” (Prov. 26:2). This is the hardest spiritual law I ever had to learn. But once I came to grips with this most unbelieved and rejected Law of God I could look back on my life and see that for every effect their was in fact a […]

Having long ago proved by God’s Word that Christmas is an abomination to Him, I will not do so again at this time. Since coming to know His Truth concerning the heathen holiday, I tend to get somewhat depressed as the “Yule Tide Season” grows near and I see people running here and there in […]

True, God-demanded faith comes from only one source: HIS WORD. Faith is taking Him at His Word and obeying it. Without obedience to God’s Word our faith is dead (Jam. 2:14,17,18,20). And in that we  must live by faith, we are as dead as our faith. Faith obeyed is living faith. Therefore, we are as […]

Faith is faith, right? If one has faith in Jesus Christ one is saved, right? From listening to what is put forth as “the word of the Lord” one would think so. The consensus within professing Christendom is that as long as one believes that Jesus died for one’s sins, takes Him as his Savior, […]

The Biblical Truth that will be presented in the remainder of this faith series will be welcomed by those who hunger and thirst for His Truth. For them, the following statement is a Biblical fact. Every positive thing the true saint has, including faith, was given to him by the Father of Lights from Whom […]

Several important facts are brought out in Paul’s letter to the church of the Thessalonians. 1) Those in the church who did not “love the Truth” (God’s Word–Jn. 17:17) would perish. 2) Their rejection of the Truth was orchestrated by Satan. 3) Their sins having separated them from God (Isa. 59:2), they did not know […]

Concerning belief in “the lie” referred to in the previous posting, note that the Apostle Paul was writing to one of the true churches of God (see 1 Thess. 1:1). This letter was written around 55 A.D., only some 24 years after the founding of the New Testament Church in Jerusalem in 31 A.D. Like […]