Pilate asked Jesus a very pertinent question to our day, while examining him. He asked, “What is Truth?” This is a question that has plagued mankind since the fall of man. Even Adam was confronted with that question before he sinned the first time. Is God telling the truth, or is Satan, would experience be the best teacher or would it be better to learn from the knowledge of another. We continue to battle within ourselves to understand the foundation of Truth. Are we willing to acknowledge the power of the Word of God? Are we willing to understand the person of Jesus Christ? Many Christians today, leave truth to the “learned”, but the reality is that we all need to understand the truth and apply it to our lives. Jesus said, “You shall know the truth and the truth will set you free.” (John 8:32). Our challenge for today, is to determine in our minds what we believe about the Word of God, and whether Christ is sufficient for ALL our circumstances. One of the reasons we struggle so with our circumstances, is that either we don’t know what the truth says, or we refuse to apply that truth … READ MORE

The Bible tells us that salvation is by Grace ALONE! Grace is unmerited favor, or receiving something that you did not earn or deserve. It is an act of the will, grace is the choice, and mercy is the action that grows out of grace. Jeremiah 31:3 is directed specifically at the people of Israel, but it includes those who have a relationship with God through Jesus Christ. We must understand that God freely binds himself to us to be our God, and He binds us to himself as our God. God is not forced to show us grace; He does so freely. No longer is God our enemy: He stands with us against our real enemies so effectively that “If God be for us, who can be against us?” (Romans 8:31). We must recognize that all this is possible because of the Work of Jesus Christ, not because of our goodness (Titus 3:5). Because God’s grace is free, and based on His choice: He does not love us more when we are good, and less when we are sinful, this is not an excuse to sin, but is a example of His commitment to us. Throughout the Bible we … READ MORE

Immediately following he declaration that God is love, John writes 1 John 4:7-11. Here John points us to God’s sacrifice in sending His Son to remind us that love sacrifices to forgive. We ae told that since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. Yet, do we love one another enough to forgive each other, with or without apologies for wrongs done to us? We all have an innate sense of justice deep withing our souls, but it has been perverted by our selfish sinful natures. The justice we envision satisfies our own interests. We need to understand that God is the only rigtful administrator of justice in all of creation. In order to forgive others, we must be satisfied with God’s justice and forego the satisfaction of our own (Romans 12:17-21). This forgiving aspect of love enables us to be patient with one another and to live at peace with one another. This love enables us to deal gently with our brother, even when he sins against us. If we are to grow in the grace of love, we must be ready to forgives, even at great cost to ourselves. … READ MORE