The only way we can save our lives and resist friendship with the world is to draw near to God, submit to Him, and organize our priorities around His priorities. The post Living Faith, Part 10: Draw Near to God appeared first on Reston Bible Church.

The cause of worldliness is the love of self, which results in friendship with the world. God's solution is to humble ourselves and draw near to Him. The post Living Faith, Part 9: Friendship with the World appeared first on Reston Bible Church.

If we are seeking to be wise—and we must because wisdom is critical—how does God's Word instruct us on how to implement wisdom in real-life situations? The post Living Faith, Part 8: Implementing Wisdom appeared first on Reston Bible Church.

With the words we use, we can breathe life into others, or we can breathe death. It is incumbent on each of us to evaluate what comes out of our mouths by examining our hearts and spheres of influence, being purposefully encouraging, and speaking the truth in love. The post Living Faith, Part 7: Watch Your Mouth appeared first on Reston Bible Church.

The resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ is an amazing, glorious fact—a fact made evident by the testimony of the women who discovered the empty tomb, the reality of the missing body, and the eventual martyrdom of Jesus' disciples. The post Death Could Not Hold Him: Easter 2023 appeared first on Reston Bible Church.

Faith comes to its full fruition, validation, and completion when it finds its natural outgrowth in effective works that reflect the faith we say we have. The post Living Faith, Part 6: A Living Faith Validated by Works appeared first on Reston Bible Church.

To avoid the sin of partiality, we do not seek out others for personal gain, we give to others who are unlikely to give back to us, and we build relationship with people who are not like us. The post Living Faith, Part 5: Partiality appeared first on Reston Bible Church.

If we really believe in Jesus and are truly committed to a love relationship with Him, that is going to reveal itself in how we live. The post Living Faith, Part 4: True and Living Faith appeared first on Reston Bible Church.

The temptation to sin is a process that we can interrupt. In the power of the Holy Spirit, engaging His Word and through community, we can be proactive to stop at temptation and not step into sin. The post Living Faith, Part 3: Battling Temptation appeared first on Reston Bible Church.

How do we know that the Bible is the inspired Word of God? Faith in the inspiration of Scripture is a reasonable faith backed up by an incredible amount of evidence. The post Defending the Faith: Evidence for the Inspiration of the Bible appeared first on Reston Bible Church.