“The end of a thing is better than its beginning. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.” (Ecclesiastes 7:8) I was listening to a friend recently who came very close to winning a promotion. His disappointment was understandable. As he shared his frustration, however, he also read some verses from the Book of Romans that comforted him. “Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith unto […]

“In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and saying, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!’” (Matthew 3:1-2) The immortal words of John the Baptist, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand,” had a great deal to do with my own salvation. I heard those words just a few days before I was saved in 1991, proclaimed from the back of pickup truck by a couple of teenagers running down an old country road near Charlotte, North Carolina. […]

“Now Pilate wrote a title and put it on the cross. And the writing was: Jesus of Nazareth: King of the Jews.” (John 19:19) Courts have long acknowledged that there is no greater truth than the last words of a dying man. They are rarely second-guessed by judges or juries. When Jesus was hanging on the cross, it took nearly six hours for him to die. During that time, he made seven statements. I find it interesting that the number seven in the Bible is associated with perfection, […]

“For there is no respect of persons with God.” (Romans 2:11) Did you know that an alarming percentage of people who attend church are not saved? Look around next Sunday and think about it: God’s the only one who can really tell the difference. Jesus said, “Ye shall know them by their fruits.” (Matthew 7:16) But it’s hard to tell sometimes because “religion” can fool you. The fact is some people attend church out of custom or habit. Their presence in the pews has nothing to do with […]