The Word Unleashed - Radio

Sadly, many professing Christians believe that God is just like us; therefore, many have misunderstood, or even missed altogether, the truth that God alone is great. As Christians, we must recapture, understand, and embrace God's greatness. But we must do so by searching the Scriptures to develop a biblical view of God.

Tragically, the Christian landscape is cluttered with cheap substitutes for Scripture. And many professing Christians believe the Bible is not enough, even though they may never say that out loud. Friend, what do you believe about the sufficiency of the Bible?

One of the most foundational truths that we, as Christians, must always remember is that the Bible is sufficient, it is enough. The Bible ground zero in our fight for both our individual and corporate spiritual survival.

Is there a kind of boasting that brings glory and honor to Christ. According to Philippians 1, the apostle Paul wants all Christians to glory or boast in Christ. This simply means that our confidence, our trust, and our reliance in this life is solely on Christ.

According to the apostle Paul in Philippians 1, you cannot grow as a Christian without growing in your knowledge of the truth of God’s Word. At the same time, growing in knowledge is not the same thing as spiritual growth; knowledge does not equal spiritual maturity.

For the Christian, we are to develop a Biblical perspective about life and death, because that is the only perspective that matters. But, like the apostle Paul, our lives and future deaths must be focused on the exaltation and honor of Christ.

For us, as believers, the exaltation of Christ should be the purpose and goal of our lives. But to live this way isn’t just something we experience, although that is partly true. To live for Christ is to engage in the life of the church and to minister on His behalf.

The Bible calls every Christian to live in such a way to exalt Jesus Christ. In Philippians 1, the apostle Paul argues that when it comes time for every Christian to face death, that our testimony needs to be that death is better than living because death will allow you to be with Christ. And if you die with that perspective, you will exalt Christ—even in death.

Every believer should have an insatiable desire to be face-to-face with Jesus Christ. Unfortunately, most Christians are often too concerned about the things of this life and are distracted from fully embracing Paul’s words in Philippians 1—that it is much better to depart this life and to be with Christ.

Most people spend their lives pursuing their own goals and ambitions, in hopes of finding self-gratification and the praise and accolades of the world. Unfortunately, they’ve used their time, energy, and resources for things that don’t have eternal value. But for us as Christians, we must commit our lives to the exaltation of Jesus Christ.