Though not a popular subject, God's Word clearly defines and describes sin. This story painfully but honestly recounts David and Uzzah's sin, forever standing as an example of God's holiness and the sinfulness of sin.
Continuing on in our study of the final four warnings of the Sermon on the Mount, Adam unfolds Christ's clear warning regarding false prophets. Jesus brings the Kingdom Citizens back to the necessity for discernment until His return. The shocking reality is that the false prophets' inward corruption can and will be known by their outward acts. The heart will produce fruit, either corrupted or pure..."Thus you will recognize them by their fruits" (v. 20).
With the Thanksgiving season upon us, Adam encourages believers to view gratitude not as a holiday, but as a habit. The study includes a closer look at two of Paul's "thanks be to God" statements. These provide a grid through which true, lasting, and habitual thankfulness must flow.
Having called for a Biblically qualified leadership, the Apostle Paul now turns to explaining the need for such leadership in the local church. The dangerous reality of false teachers and false teaching demands an eldership that is qualified in character, gifting, and doctrine.
While the popular notion of our culture is that many ways lead back to God, Jesus has a different message entirely. This week Adam unfolds the beginning of the conclusion to the Sermon on the Mount and the hard reality that there is only One Way to enter the Kingdom of Heaven.
Orthodoxy and humility are two necessary sides of the same coin. Without orthodoxy, humility will only earn Hell. Without humility, orthodoxy shamefully steals from and distracts from God's glory.