As we Christians go through our lives as followers of Jesus Christ, we need to differentiate ourselves and identify ourselves as disciples of Jesus. The Israelites had a similar problem. As they traveled to the promised land, they needed to…
Christians Are A Family, Not A Community
Over the past several decades American churches have been pushing small groups. The stated goal of these groups is to build community. Many books have been written about how to build community through small groups. However, community is the wrong…
Christians Want Comfort But Jesus Demands Self-Denial
We Christians like to be comfortable. In addition to physical comfort, we also want our relationships to be comfortable. Since we are obsessed with comfort, we are reluctant to do anything ministry related if it makes us uncomfortable. However, Paul…
Christians Must Be Holy Because God Is Holy
Christians don’t spend much time thinking and talking about holiness. We should because it is an important concept. Holiness is similar to consecration, the act of designating someone or something for a specific, special purpose. Exodus 29 illustrates and defines…
Some Commands of Christ Are Unfair. So Was His Crucifixion!
Many Christians ignore Biblical commands that are not reasonable. Wives don’t submit to their husbands because they want equality. Divorcees re-marry because they don’t want to be alone. Women are offended by the suggestion they should go to church and…
Fear the God of the Bible
Many people refuse to believe we should be afraid of God. They believe a God who inspires fear is not a legitimate God. However, Exodus 28 lists some small sins where the punishment was death. Leviticus 10 tells us Nadab…
We Christians Must Be Better Examples of Holiness
If anyone steps back and looks at our society, they see many Christians don’t act much different than everyone else. Exodus 26 tells us about a Holy Place to keep the Ark of the Covenant. Holiness includes the concepts of…
Christians Should Be Different
Many people look at the 21st century church and don’t see any difference between us and the world. When you consider broken families, the pursuit of money, choices in entertainment, and the worship of sports, most Christians have the same…