I'll Be Honest

Sadly, the word "blessed" is tossed around very flippantly in the world and professing Christianity. Often the word "blessed" is associated with earthly prosperity and happiness. But what does it biblically mean to be blessed?

As we put on each piece of the armor of God we need to remember that each piece needs to be put on as we're praying. As important as each part of our armor is, we'll find it all to be useless if we're not people who are always praying. We must never forget that our prayers need to be influenced by the third Person of the Godhead.

Written by John Newton, 1779

I asked the Lord that I might grow
In faith, and love, and every grace;
Might more of His salvation know,
And seek, more earnestly, His face.

Believers who will be cast into Hell? Why speak in this way? It is because Scripture says there will be believers cast into Hell. Really? Yes. We have to use the language of Scripture even when it may not fit our preconceived notions and our doctrinal assumptions.

As Christians, we are in a spiritual war against the Devil, and we constantly feel the attacks from Satan that come upon us. In these times, we desperately need God's help. We also must pray for other believers who need God's help just as much who are also being attacked.

The Devil would love to have Christians think that they're the only ones going through spiritual opposition and difficulty. That's a lie. You need to remember that other believers are experiencing what you're experiencing and you need to pray for them.

In this question and answer session, Michael Durham answers various questions related to the topic of abiding in Christ and bearing fruit.

The Church is not complete without Christ; in the same way a body is incomplete without a head and a branch is incomplete without branches. But as strange as it might sound, we need to remember that Christ is also not complete without the Church; in the same way a head is incomplete without a body and a vine can bear no fruit without branches.

God is a God who communicates and He communicates to us His will through His laws. 1 Timothy 1:11 - in accordance with the gospel of the glory of the blessed God with which I have been entrusted.

Does the doctrine of God's sovereignty discourage you? The truth of God's control over all things should be a massive source of encouragement and strength.