proverbs-29

“Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint.” Proverbs 29:18 There is a difference between an ideal and a vision. An ideal has no moral inspiration; a vision has. The people who give themselves over to ideals rarely do anything. A man's conception of Deity may be used to justify his del... Read More

The Evil Tongue by Thomas Watson "The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and creatures of the sea are being tamed and hav... Read More

THE REPENTANCE GOD REQUIRES By Robert Wurtz II (Part I) A) DEFINING REPENTANCE 1) Walking With God The concept of repentance is found throughout scripture as God’s commandment to man to turn back to the path of walking with Him and in His ways. We read of the voice of God walking in the cool of the ... Read More

The famous Love Chapter in the Bible, even 1 Corinthians 13, lists fifteen characteristics of love (vv 4-7). Most interestingly the very first manifestation is patience. "Love is patient!" I believe that the order of mention in the Scripture is also inspired by God. Shall we say that patience is the... Read More

I am convinced that young people are thoughtless about six important issues in life. These are issues that, within five years after their teens, they will have wished they had not only thought about while in their teens but had also made them top priority in their thinking. 1. Youth are thoughtless ... Read More

The Law of Asking and Receiving Did you know that the Kingdom of God will not come apart from PRAYER? The unreached will never hear the sweet name of Jesus without the labor of someone’s Spirit-led prayers. Regardless of how things may appear on the surface, nothing of eternal value is ever released... Read More

Since publishing my e-teachings earlier this year on the moral issues of abortion and government theft, I've been involved in some very interesting conversations regarding the proper role of Christians in politics and government. Christians definitely do not all agree on the subject, and to my utter... Read More

2 Corinthians 5:17 - Therefore if any man [be] in Christ, [he is] a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. Daniel 9:3 - And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes: Romans 2:29 - But he [is] a ... Read More

Psalms 37:8 - Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. Proverbs 14:29 - [He that is] slow to wrath [is] of great understanding: but [he that is] hasty of spirit exalteth folly. James 1:20 - For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. Galatians 5:12... Read More

HAVING seen the place and function of the Holy Spirit among the people of God, we are in a position to ask ourselves what is our attitude to Him; are we allowing Him to do His work of conviction and revealing Jesus to us as all we need? The New Testament tells us that there are four possible attitud... Read More