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Read Philippians 2:15,16; Psalm 119:9-16 Never forget the centrality of the Word of God to the believer's witness. The Christian is to...

Read Genesis 27:18-29 One lie always leads to another lie. Jacob kept adding sins to his previous ones. First, he impersonated his...

Read 1 John 2:7-11 The statements concerning the old and the new commandment sound paradoxical. They can be readily reconciled, however....

Read James 4:1-3 James was well aware of the fact that conflict among believers comes from the personal war that goes on within each...

2 Corinthians 10:1-6 We must depend on the Spirit's power to control our thoughts. Here is what the Scriptures have to say on that point:...

Genesis 14:17-24 When the king of Sodom tempted Abraham by urging him to take the earthly goods, Abraham's attitude was the same as the...

Read Ephesians 6:10-18 The armor is not to be put on and taken off periodically but to be put on and left on. The armor is actually an...

Philippians 3:17-21 All of us who have believed in Christ, like the patriarchs, are "looking for the city which has foundations, whose...

Read Galatians 3:1-14 The Christian life is a "by faith" life not a "by Law" life. Paul makes a very strong statement at the end of...

Read 1 John 1:5-10 For a person to walk in the light requires that he first receive Christ as personal Saviour. The light of God's Word...

Read 1 John 4:1-6 It is sad, but many who talk about our Saviour and use His name do not believe that He is the eternal God, the Creator...

Galatians 3:15-25 The passage before us says that the Law "was added" (Gal. 3:19). It was added to something already existing. John the...

Read Genesis 12:7-9 The tent symbolized Abraham's dependence on God. Hebrews 11:9,10 says of Abraham that "by faith he sojourned in the...

Ephesians 3:14-17 Paul referred to his relationship to the indwelling Christ when he wrote: "I am [have been] crucified with Christ:...

Read James 4:8-12 Concerning James's command to "draw nigh to God" (James 4:8), we must remember that it takes time to be holy. Although...

Read James 3:7-12 Is it not strange that the tongue can be praising God one moment and be slandering some person the next moment, often...

Read Ephesians 1:3; Romans 8:35-39 The individual who has received Christ as Saviour has been united to Christ, but he is traveling...

John 17:13-19 The Bible speaks of our being sanctified by the Word of God as well as by the blood of Christ and by the Holy Spirit. Just...

Romans 12:6-16 What a shame when there is a spirit of envy among the members of the Body of Christ. Instead, there should be praise for...

Read Philippians 4:1-7 The word "moderation" (Phil. 4:5) emphasizes pliability and agreeableness. It is a special consideration given to...

Read James 2:14-26 A cold, austere, intellectual faith that does not manifest itself by action is nothing more than a mental assent to...

James 5:17-20; 1 Kings 18:36-39 Because this was such a crucial prayer, it is worth noting the specific things for which Elijah prayed....

Genesis 12:14-20 Abraham's downward steps away from God eventually led to open rebuke. The Bible says, "Pharaoh called Abram, and said,...

Genesis 12:9-13 After Abraham pitched his tent, built an altar and called upon the name of the Lord, the Scriptures say that "Abram...