Posts from October 2025

Christians must always strive to keep themselves pure or “unspotted from the world” (James 1:27). The word “pure” in the Bible conveys the idea of being cleansed or being free from contamination (II Timothy 2:22; Psalm 119:9). Aspects of the Christian’s life that must be pure are:   Their teachings (Titus 2:7) Their heart (Psalm 24:4; Matthew 5:8; James 4:8) Their everyday life (Proverbs 21:8) Their motives (Philippians 1:17; Proverbs 16:2) Their thoughts (Philippians 4:8).   A Christian can achieve…

Ancient people of lascivious lifestyles answered with adamant affirmatives. Thirty- five centuries ago Moses wrote out divorce edicts for Physical Israel (Deuteronomy 24:1ff). Jesus looked back on such legislation as linked with hardness of human hearts (Matthew 19:7,8). Men in Malachi’s era favored the divorce system. They were dealing treacherously against the wives of their youth. Jehovah thundered against such husbands of hardness. He thundered His hatred toward such devilish dissolutions of unions He had bound together (Malachi 2:14-16). Preceding…

Men and women of God who would not even think of gambling, drinking, or committing some act of fleshly evil, may otherwise be guilty of a sour disposition, with an envious, bitter or negative frame of mind. One may be able to quote scripture, pray fervently and attain an unblemished attendance record at worship service, yet possess such a critical and negative attitude about life that others actually wish to avoid them! The sin of a bad attitude can cripple…

Paul said, “This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief” (I Timothy 1:15). What a marvelous statement! Jesus came to save sinners. Notice that Paul described himself as the chiefest of sinners. The reason was because of what he had done to the church before his conversion. Sometimes people have the idea that they are so bad that God cannot forgive them. Paul…

Attitude will show what you really are. Attitude cannot be hidden. Attitude makes a church strong or weak. Attitude makes people obey or reject. Attitude will determine your eternal destiny. Attitude makes you a hypocrite or a true Christian. Attitude will make you attend the assembly faithfully or forsake it. Attitude dictates your treatment of others. Attitude causes you to set a bad or good example to others. Attitude makes you listen to the preacher or misbehave. Attitude leads you…