“Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass. 6 He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, And your justice as the noonday.” —Psalm 37:5-6
Speaking the Truth in Love
Speaking the Truth in Love
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T. G. Downer, a resident of Moorhead, Mississippi, was immersed into Christ in 1979. He was 79 at the time. He had been studying the Bible and struggling in prayer for 16 years. T. G.’s first words after his baptism made an indelible impression on his daughter, my friend Madelyn Gibson. He said, “I have…
By Brent Smith [Brent is the preaching minister of the Trenton Church of Christ in Trenton, Tennessee.] A faithful Christian man serves his country in the military and comes back from combat without his legs and his eyesight. He struggles for the next 50 years until his body finally wears out. Then he goes home…
2 Samuel 22:4 “I called to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and have been saved from my enemies.
The guest speaker presents an outstanding message. It’s well-organized, skillfully delivered, and short. The elders of the church promptly offer him the open pulpit position. But then, to everyone’s dismay, the man’s first sermon as the new minister lasts two hours. Children cry. Roasts burn. Calling an emergency meeting, the elders demand an explanation. “Your…
Egypt is a mess. Speaking through his servant Moses, the Lord has commanded Pharaoh to release his enslaved people. The king of Egypt has stubbornly resisted. Who is this God of yours? I don’t know him. Severe plagues have hammered the land—blood in the Nile, swarms of frogs, gnats, flies, dead cattle, boils, hail. Before…
Romans 8:1-2 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.
Gossip is a serious offense. Paul lists it with sins such as murder and hating God (Rom. 1:29-30). But is it accurate to define gossip as “saying bad things about other people”? No. Sometimes, saying bad things about others is necessary. Consider a few examples. Revealing bad things about others is necessary if silence would…
Moses has been tending sheep in the desert for 40 years. He isn’t really interested in God’s plan to send him back to Egypt to lead the Hebrews out of bondage. So he argues with God, posing one objection after another. I’m not eloquent, Moses says. Biblical evidence argues otherwise. So why does he say…
Matthew 21:21 21 Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done.
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