Joy is the second quality listed as part of the fruit of the Spirit. If I am a Christian, yet find that joy is lacking in my life, it cannot be the fault of the giver. God’s gifts to His children are given liberally. Therefore, if there is a lack of joy in my life, … Continue reading JOY
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Conversion
In recent years we have been hearing a teaching that goes something like this: the new birth can happen in an instant, but conversion is the work of a lifetime. This bizarre statement has left me puzzled about how one can reconcile it with the Scriptures. In Acts 15:3, we are told that as Paul … Continue reading Conversion
Power outage
We were moving from one farm house to another, with the help of friends. I hurried to connect the kitchen stove so my wife could bake a pizza for our helpers. This was in the day when kitchen stoves did not plug into the wall, but the wires from the stove had to be individually … Continue reading Power outage
Gifts or Fruits of the Spirit?
Here are some insightful words from Tom Skinner. I hasten to add that there is a distinction between the fruit of the Spirit and the gifts of the Spirit. We need also to understand this as it pertains to the evangelist. Quite often we become enamoured with gifted people. And we often assume that because … Continue reading Gifts or Fruits of the Spirit?
The pursuit of Happiness
How would Thomas Jefferson have described the Happiness that he had in mind when he penned the Declaration of Independence? I suspect it was quite a bit different from the happiness that many people are desperately seeking today. In fact, I suspect that he was thinking of the kind of happiness that is described in … Continue reading The pursuit of Happiness
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