Laodicea: Accepting Christ’s Evaluation and Call to Change
In Christ is life, original, unborrowed, underived.
When Christ calls Himself the beginning of the creation of God, He isn’t saying that He was the first being God created and that He hadn’t existed before that time. The word “beginning” here simply means the “source” or the “origin: or the “chief cause.” Christ is saying I […]
Ten Virgins: A Warning for Spiritual and Carnal Church Members
What does Jesus’ parable of the ten virgins show us in respect to the signs of Parousia and the spiritual and carnal church members?
All ten were virgins
All had pure biblical beliefs
All had lamps
All have the Bible
All of them went to meet the bridegroom
All of them looked forward to the second coming
All of them went to […]
Carnally Minded: The Danger of a Divided Christian Life
In this Final Events series, we are going to look at the carnally-minded Christian. Is this an oxymoron or a reality within Christianity?
A person can be a church member for a short time or for many years and still be a carnally-minded Christian. You see, membership does not automatically engender or produce spirituality. If to […]
Overcoming Challenges: Victory Through Christ’s Example
The last generation of Christians should focus on overcoming challenges in the same manner that Jesus Christ overcame. What did Christ overcome?
First, He overcame the world. He told his disciples, “In the world, ye shall have tribulation but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” John 16: 33. What did He mean? The […]
Self Denial: When Self Dies and Christ Lives Within
The ultimate end of true Christianity is that the Christian rejoices in Christ and practices open self-denial, having no confidence in the flesh.
“For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh” (Philippians 3:3).
Have you ever wondered why God allows His people to […]
Divine Protection: God Shelters His People in the Final Crisis
God’s people flee to the wilderness as the “death decree” is passed. People know that the world is now completely taken over by demons and that the freedom-loving image of God is irrevocably defaced from those who have given themselves over to the system of church-state worship. The proclamation of the gospel can achieve no more for […]