The Parable of the Good Treasure and of the Evil Treasure
The good man brings out of his good treasure what is good; and the evil man brings out of his evil treasure what is evil. But I tell you that every careless word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for it in the day of judgment. For by your words you will be […]
The Parables of the Good Fish and the Bad Fish
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind: Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away. So shall it be at the end of the world: The angels […]
The Parable Of The Two Houses
The Parable Of The Two Houses Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was […]
The Parable of the Sower
Matthew 13:1-9: That day Jesus went out of the house and was sitting by the sea. And large crowds gathered to Him, so He got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd was standing on the beach. And He spoke many things to them in parables, saying, “Behold, the sower went out to […]
Repentance and Conversion
Let the wicked forsake his way And the unrighteous man his thoughts; And let him return to the Lord, And He will have compassion on him, And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon. Isaiah 55:7 Repentance is a decision to turn, with the help of God, from a life of sin to a […]
The Redemption that is in Christ Jesus
The Redemption that is in Christ Jesus being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: whom God set forth to be a propitiation, through faith, in his blood, to show his righteousness because of the passing over of the sins done aforetime, in the forbearance of God; for the […]
To Bring Us To God
To Bring Us To God For Christ also died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, so that He might bring us to God, … 1 Peter 3.18 The Lord Jesus Christ, as well as being the King of Kings, Lord of Lords and the Son of God, was also a suffering […]
THE PARABLE OF THE PHARISEE AND THE TAX COLLECTOR
THE PARABLE OF THE PHARISEE AND THE TAX COLLECTOR And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I […]
Temptation
TEMPTATION Just as a compass’ needle feels the pull towards the magnetic poles, so, too, man feels the pull towards many things that he knows are not right; we call this temptation. It is important to remember some things about temptation. First, temptation is common to all Christians. We read; “There hath no temptation taken […]
Suicide
SUICIDE A young man jumps in front of a moving bus; a young woman is found in her car with a hose running from the exhaust pipe to her window; a teenager jumps from a high bridge; a career professional is found having swallowed a bottle of pills – SUICIDE. After it has happened, family […]