Is desire equivalent to lust? What about appreciating the image of a beautiful human being? Is suppressing all sexual desire the most godly thing to do?
Is desire equivalent to lust? What about appreciating the image of a beautiful human being? Is suppressing all sexual desire the most godly thing to do?
Life in today’s environment is saturated with seductive influences, which means we can’t always eliminate the source. So, Paul tells Timothy when you can’t remove the influence, remove yourself!
Just because somebody is talented doesn’t mean they belong in your life. If spiritual gifts are the standard by which we measure, what about Balaam’s donkey?
Paul said that his scars and sufferings from persecution were evidence of his true service and belonging to Christ. What is your testimony or stigmata of service to the cause of Christ?
There is no security in acting just like everyone else neither is there wisdom in copying the behaviour and customs of the world. Download the scripture so your source of renewal is the Spirit of God in you.
When challenges come man’s natural reaction is anger or blaming God. But we are to look to God rather than the pain, substitute pain with praise, and lift our hands up in prayer. This is the path to victory from stress.
Why spend your money on food that doesn’t give you strength?… Listen and I’ll tell you where to get good food that fattens up the soul!
There is a purpose to every such test, for when your way is rough, your patience has a chance to grow until the character-building work is complete
We must go beyond just reading the word of God to applying it in our lives. Knowledge without obedience is sin. Walk the talk.
Psalm 62:10 warns us not to set our hearts on riches nor put our trust in wealth but to run to the place of safety, the Lord God Almighty Himself.
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