What Does It Mean to be Fruit-Filled? — Part 2
Next, we come upon the facet of kindness. Kindness is the doing of little things in little ways that reflect the character of God. We demonstrate the love of Christ Continue Reading
What Does It Mean to be Fruit-filled? — Part 1
Growing up in the city, I never really felt the need to distinguish between trees. (Granted, in El Paso we didn’t have that many trees to begin with, but that’s Continue Reading
What Does the Holy Spirit Do? — Part 2
The Spirit Gives Us Gifts In Romans 12 and 1 Corinthians 12, Paul refers to the local church as a body. He reminds us that bodies are made of different Continue Reading
What Does the Holy Spirit Do? — Part 1
“And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in Him with a seal, the Continue Reading
Can I Lose My Salvation?– Part 2
(The first part of this subject was covered in the previous blog, looking at verses that suggest it is possible to “fall from grace” and the dangers that are found Continue Reading
Can I Lose My Salvation? — Part 1
One of the great tenets of the Baptist faith is “once saved, always saved.” That is, a person who comes into a right relationship with God is guaranteed that relationship Continue Reading
Self-control or Spirit-control?
“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.” Galatians 2:20 “Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a Continue Reading
What Does It Mean to be Compassionate?
“This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another. Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the alien or the poor. Continue Reading
Is God a . . . ?
I am not the neatest person in the world, but I am orderly. No, I’m not one of those people who looks at the stacks of stuff on my desk Continue Reading
Is Noah’s Flood a Hoax?
“Now the earth was corrupt in God’s sight and was full of violence. God saw how corrupt the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their Continue Reading