Listening tosecular music is not a sin, but as a follower of Christ, everything you do needs to glorify God—your lifestyle, habits, thoughts, speech, and actions. ... If the secular songs you are listening to are not glorifying God, then those songs should be avoided. What did medie...
How does a follower of Christ live this out in daily life? How do redeemed people encourage others and themselves? How is it possible to put action into these divine words? How do the redeemed remind themselves to be strong and centered upon Christ as they live out their lives? Looking cl...
To beLUKEWARMcan also be calledAPOSTASYas well.APOSTASYis aREJECTIONorDESERTIONfromFAITHinJESUS & GOD’S WORD. It’s where peopleHEAR & RESPONDto the Gospel by making a“DECISION FOR CHRIST”or“PROFESSION OF FAITH”(like Judas did)..i.e. see also theParable of the Sower–Matt 13:3-23....
Truly, Peter was grateful for his new life in Jesus and gave thanks for the eternal life he inherited as a follower of Christ. After Jesus’ ascension, Peter lived boldly for Christ and preached the Gospel unashamedly, putting himself in harm’s way to fulfill the Great Commission (seeMat...
When I Say, "I AM A CHRISTIAN..." When I say, "I Am A Christian - A Follower of Jesus Christ" ... I am not screaming that I am HOLY! - I am only whispering that I was lost and now I am found and forgiven. When I say, "I Am A Christian" ... I am not saying this ...
As a follower of Jesus, I am called to use my words – spoken or written – wisely. Ephesians 4:29-32 (NIV) says, “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who li...
Regardless of developmental stage or ethnic/economic status, every person is theImago Dei, created in God’s image. Persons who in faith receive His Son as Savior are also in a process of being transformed into the image of Christ, or theImago Christi. If you are a Christ-follower, the ...
Once we are made aware of the world's influences and how they are in contrast to God's ways, we must then learn how to operate in the world as a true follower of Christ. It is one thing to be naive to the world's deceptions, claiming innocence by ignorance, b...
Although you have tremendous potential for good, you are marred by an attitude of disobedience towards God called “sin.†This attitude separates you from God until the relationship is restored through a personal commitment to Jesus Christ.Genesis 1:27 || Psalms 8:3-6 || ...
Also a follower of Christ, which brings up a question I have been pondering for some time. Is this a Daniel 3 or Romans 14 issue. In other words do we have no other option but to disobey the state, or can we give license to those who do? For me it is the former, but what ...