The Apostle Paul says that as we show honor to widowed family members—caring and providing for them—we put our faith in action, allowing us to show godliness and give back to those who provided life and support to us.

Paul describes the church as a family, instructing us to treat one another with love and respect in the same manner as we should with our fathers, mothers, brothers, and sisters. Sinful and errant issues need to be corrected because they destroy...

God has called you to ministry that is eternally significant. By participating in it, you will make an eternal difference both for yourself and others.

God initiates love, he pours out faith, and he provides our purity. Because God has given these to us, we can unreservedly express them before others.

Since the Bible expresses the holy realities of God, training ourselves for godliness comes from our reading and practicing the truths, commands, and doctrines of God’s word. The Holy Spirit empowers such training through transformed hearts—hearts...

We are saved, sanctified, and glorified through faith in Christ. Good doctrine puts all of the focus, empowerment, and fulfillment of these realities on Jesus. We don’t have to work for something spiritually that Jesus has already accomplished.

We don’t need better practices in life; we need new hearts and lives given to us by God’s grace. So, the doctrines and commandments of men will always fall desperately short of being made new in Christ. Therefore, any teaching that leads people away...

God sources our gospel living in the resurrection of Jesus and empowers it from the Holy Spirit whose nature and presence live with us. Gospel living is knowing God’s love and grace freely given to us in Jesus and choosing to walk by faith in the new...

People who walk with Jesus have a desire to worship with his saints. God places that longing within us. Furthermore, the Bible instructs us in Hebrews 10 to stir up one another to love and do good works by gathering together. Therefore, Sunday is an...

The church must not lower the standard that God established for pastors. Instead, congregations should keep the standard high and expect their leaders to continue gaining in Christlikeness as they mature in ministry.