This command to “purge evil people” is given more than once in the New Testament, and a good part of the professing Church has chosen to ignore church discipline. Because it can be seen as unloving, or unforgiving, or ungracious by some. But it is a clear command in the […]
A unified and fearless heavenly citizen is a great means of advancing the Gospel in the midst of opposition. That very manner of life in itself is a clear sign to those who are lost of their destruction but of our salvation. In order for this “clear sign” to happen […]
1 John 5:10 says, “Whoever believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself.” – John clearly teaches us that God’s testimony is internalized. This means it is no longer just an external fact to us, but it is something that finds a place within us.
You basically have two kinds of professing Christians in the world: those who are deceived and find God’s commandments burdensome..
In 1 John 5:1 it teaches us that the believer believes because they’ve first been born of God. This shows us that the new birth is responsible for faith; not faith being responsible for the new birth. True Christianity is always the activity of God and our faith is a […]
Perfect love is the result of God’s love being perfected in us. This is not something unreachable, or unobtainable. This is real and this is something we should experience in our lives. MP3: http://illbehonest.com/perfect-love-1-john-tim-conway
There is a type of Christianity that is all fire and wood – where people are very passionate about the works they…
When the Bible talks about the church, it is not referring to the building, but to the assembly of the redeemed.