If I think I am better than someone else, does that mean I am proud? I have discussed this issue with many people.

What does we mean when we say we are better than someone? We need to clarify that a bit. We could be better at playing soccer than someone, or we could be more consistent in the spiritual disciplines than someone else.

I had a discussion a couple days ago about teaching children the gospel. The specific question that held our attention for some time was whether or not parents should tell their children God has forgiven them after the children say they are sorry…or after they say they have asked God to forgive them.
Why would parents […]

The question is sometimes asked (asked of me recently), “How do we reconcile the Scriptural truth that ‘God cannot be tempted by evil’ (James 1:13) with the fact that Jesus was tempted (Matthew 4) and the statements that “He [Jesus] Himself was tempted” (Hebrews 2:18) and Jesus “has been tempted in all things as we […]

I want to share my teaching from 1 John 3:4-10. In this passage John discusses how Christ’s first appearing has implications for the way we Christians are to live. John has spoken much of Christ’s second appearing. In 2:28-3:3, John speaks of Christ’s second appearing, His second coming.
1 John 2:28(28)Now, little children, abide in Him, […]

In 1 John 3:4-10, John has spoken of the necessity of the Christian to characteristically practice righteousness in light of Christ’s purposes in coming to earth and His accomplishments having come to earth.
In his concluding remark of 3:4-10, John says we can identify those that are truly of God by whether or not the person […]