Appealing to the Flesh
Remember that according to the parable of the sower and seed, three-fourths of your work is a complete waste of time. Relax and let God give growth to the seeds. Only a few may respond, but from those few you will see a 6,000 and 10,000% return, for they will not be acting like Jesus, but allowing exactly Jesus to emanate from them. more>

Keeping Your Wits About Sin and Forgiveness
There is always a trend toward redefining sin. We understand the world’s desire to do so, but among believers it is disturbing to watch. Some parents believe that homosexuality is sin until they discover that they have a child practicing it. Their special child practicing it somehow legitimizes it. Baffling... more>

Are You a Machine and Sin the Driver?
Many view slavery to sin as analogous to a machine and a driver. A machine has no will of its own, being completely dominated and controlled by the driver, who turns it on, moves the handles, expects response from the machine, and turns it back off... more>

Coming to a Place of Deception
First, if Satan has the ability to deceive all men, then all men would be deceived. Obviously he does not have that kind of power. So what does he look for in a man that would allow for a deception? Satan is looking for something in the heart of man where the deception can begin. more>

Guilt
Being restored to our former state is not the purpose of repentance. In repentance we will always lose something, most often our pride. He must increase and we must decrease. To retain the sense of guilt after forgiveness is simply to mourn over what was lost. more>

Obedience
We learned the hard way what is not the Way before finally repenting and deciding to obediently enjoy the Way. We project this experience on to the passage and are confused with the thought that Jesus could have sinned in order to learn that it was better to obey. However, the distinction is that He never sinned, He was the spotless Lamb of God, and He remained a perfect sacrifice. more>

The Revelation! He Doesn’t Hate Me!
I must know that He loves me. I must be able to get up after a failure and not believe that I need to work my way back to acceptance. I must have a God whose love is that big. more>

The Fullness of Time
Interesting that Jesus came at the perfect time in history. This perfect time included His people’s being surrounded and suffocated by an occupying force. It was the perfect time because men would be less tempted to look around than up! He basically said little about the government, such as, "Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s." Why? more>

The Curse of the Christian Caste System
Many in the “churches” have convinced those who join that they will never, in this life, arrive to a stature and standing that allows access into the deepest revelations of Christ. more>