God has called us into the fellowship of His son, Jesus Christ. We now have fellowship with God and with the Lord Jesus Christ. Our fellowship, or full sharing, with Jesus Christ is rooted in our identification with all that he has accomplished on our behalf. The fellowship relationship that we can enjoy has been […]

In Galatians, the Word of God states that by the work of Jesus Christ, the world is dead to us and we are dead to the world. When a person is born again of the spirit, there is a radical change for the believer has a new master, a new purpose and a new citizenship […]

One of the ways in which the Word of God describes the life of a believer is that of an athlete running in a race. For an athlete to successfully run a race, he must run it with endurance. The Scriptures explain that a believer must run the race in a manner that will allow […]

The main doctrinal sections of the church epistles to the First Century Church always lead to a practical section where God exhorts us to now walk in light of all that has been accomplished on our behalf by Jesus Christ. Part of this walk is the ability to live a life that is mentally clear […]

The birth of Jesus Christ was heralded by the promise of joy to the world. It provided an opportunity for the world to accept him as their lord and to always have a reason to live joyfully. Joy itself is not an automatic reality for a believer and it certainly is not based on our […]

When you consider the promises that God makes to His people, there really is no excuse to not believe God. When God called Saul to carry out a direct command, Samuel had to confront Saul as to why he did not obey God. Saul provided excuses but none of them were acceptable to God. As […]

The Word of God tells us that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing to the glory that shall be revealed in us. This is referring to the glory that we will have with the Lord Jesus Christ. Certainly the sufferings that we go through while on the earth can and do […]

Accepting the Lord Jesus Christ causes a radical change to happen in a person’s life. A person goes from being dead in sin, headed for wrath, an enemy, awaiting judgment to condemnation and being under the bondage of sin to one who is loved, justified, righteous, saved from wrath, reconciled to God, saved by Christ’s […]

When God gives His word, you can be sure that it will certainly come to pass just as He says it will. Once we have His word, it does not mean that there is nothing for us to do. The record of Joshua and the Children of Israel entering the Promised Land is a good […]

God’s Word declares so many wondrous things about Him that our reaction ought to be praise and thanksgiving. So often praising God is associated with times when we may have received some sort of blessing. However, praise and thanksgiving should not be relegated to what might be called the good times. It should be our […]