“There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.” (Romans 3:22-24) What makes Christianity different from all other religions in the world? C.S. Lewis, a longtime defender of the gospel once said, “Oh, that’s easy. It’s grace.” Grace is difficult for the unbeliever to understand primarily because of the demonstrative change it can make in the life of a believer. And there isn’t a better example […]

“So I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are firmly established in the truth you now have.” (2 Peter 1:12) Did you know that there is a blueprint for heaven in the Bible? That’s right! We serve such a wonderful, loving God that he not only provides directions about how to get to heaven, he also left a painstaking description of it so that we will recognize it when we arrive. Interestingly, while there are over 400 references to heaven in […]

“I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” (John 15:5) Several years ago, I attended a breakfast at my church. I really wanted to sleep-in that morning, but something told me to get up and go. It never registered with me that it was the Spirit that was telling me to get out of bed, but I realized afterwards that God had something to say that […]

“No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him.” (John 6:44) A friend of mine and I were talking the other day about life in general. I have been concerned for quite some time about his soul, but was afraid to ask him for fear that the question would divide us. I kept telling myself that I could do more good by trying to show him a godly lifestyle than I ever could by popping the question and driving him away. A recent […]