Just before one of the strongest statements regarding the uniqueness and sufficiency of Scripture, the Bible warns us that as time marches on “evil people and imposters will go on from bad to worse” (2Tim.3:13). The threat of “evil people” opposing the truth has…
Like Paul, we must be wise about our words with others, knowing that as Christians in a fallen world we will always need to seek to excel in our communication.
Sometimes the important analogies presented in the Bible are so frequently echoed in our worship, our prayers, and even our conversations, that God’s intended meaning gets lost in our minds somewhere along the way. Consider the frequent…
How Long Will Fools Hate Knowledge? by Pastor Mike Fabarez Someone I know recently attempted to remodel his bathroom — on his own. Months later, the walls were unpainted, the sink still leaked, and the project remained unfinished. I assure you; it wasn’t for lack of trying! But without the right plans, the right …
How Long Will Fools Hate Knowledge?
Achieving spiritual maturity should be the lifelong goal of all Christians. But so often we try to accomplish this on our own, neglecting to tap into the source of all wisdom.
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We ought to care about the people around us and the culture we live in, boldly relaying God’s revealed wisdom to them, knowing his indomitable plans will surely be carried out.
James 4:3 diagnoses one of the most insidious problems which always undermines, and often devastates our prayer lives. The problem we’re told, is…
God’s word describes the wise person as one who is “open to reason” (Jms.3:17). The one Greek New Testament word that translates this phrase speaks to the attribute of a person who is willing to change his mind or behavior when presented with…
While we will always have opposition as Christians in this world, we must never fear but only trust God and proceed with wisdom, as we continue to live our lives for him.
We must make all of life’s decisions with a resolve to do what pleases the Lord, as stewards, knowing that godly choices yield God’s blessings and eternal dividends.
We will have well-meaning friends who, out of love for us, will inadvertently tempt us to abandon the course of Christian obedience God has laid out for us.
We must understand the proclivities of earthly governments, and when given the opportunity we must insist they do what is right for the people’s sake and for the good of the church.
We must be prepared and perceptive enough to capitalize on evangelistic opportunities that God has sovereignly placed before us.
As messengers and representatives of the gospel we will experience unjust and costly opposition, in which we should continue to entrust ourselves to our powerful Savior.
We must be mindful of the spiritual opposition we face when we attempt to serve Christ so that we might aggressively pray and dependently trust in the Lord to curtail our adversaries.
The complementary roles of men and women in ministry seen in biblical descriptions and prescriptions are good and godly, always to be joyfully observed by his people.
God will direct you to do what he specifically plans for you to do, as you are diligent to get to doing what he has written, and are discerning about his undeniable adjustments along the way.
Knowing God desires to utilize our lives for his purposes, we must be eager to make whatever strategic sacrifices needed to live out and hold out his unchanging truth.
Our decisions about the best use of our Christian stewardship will at times conflict with other Christians; when they do we shouldn’t fret, but instead seek constructive solutions.
Some think that learning about God should be easy. But the Bible warns us that real wisdom and insight will require a great deal of effort on our part. While some prefer to call their innate impressions and their subjective feelings…
The Bible repeatedly tells us that God’s wisdom is readily available to us and would enhance our lives in countless ways, including the expansion of our lot in eternity, but sadly we choose to leave much of it unclaimed. The diagnosis? We love our sin way too much. We’re told that…
We are far too easily impressed with the “wisdom” of this world. What our society lacks in truth, it tries to make up for with confidence. But with all the assertiveness of our culture, they have yet to settle the disparity between what they sense they need and what they actually have. In the words of
We intuitively like to think that what we do is right. “Every way of a man is right in his own eyes,” the Bible says (Proverbs 21:2). But when we honestly reflect on our lives we know that we are not always right, and what we do is not always what we should do…
What an amazing experience to have been a follower of Christ during his earthly ministry. Imagine sitting in the crowd listening to him teach, counsel and correct the world in which you lived. Consider the enormous privilege of being able to ask your specific questions and having God’s perfect wisdom delivered to you by the mouth of Christ himself. But even with all of that, Judas proved to be a traitor
There is a big difference between intelligence and wisdom. There are many intelligent people who are utterly devoid of wisdom and many wise men and women who didn’t fare well on the SATs. Wisdom is described in the Bible as
We must be mature in our praying, not continuing to pray for just anything, but knowing that the call to persevere in prayer is qualified throughout the Bible by a number of wise and godly factors.
Because following Christ and living for him will inevitably give rise to criticism and slander, we must prayerfully discern when to respond and how to answer with wisdom and integrity.
We must understand the clear and repeated call to fear God, first in view of our need for salvation and then in view of his absolute and ultimate authority over every aspect of our lives.
We need to be discerning in our evangelism, knowing when to move on and understand the gravity of the situation when we have to.
We should expect ongoing confusion about the person and work of Christ – he has always been controversial because the truth demands that he be received as THE Prophet, Priest, and King.