Perilous Times
By Mrs. Robert Hammond This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; …
New Testament Thieves
There are several people referred to as thieves in the New Testament. Eight times in the New Testament Jesus is referred to as a thief. Satan is also referred to as a thief in Matthew 13:19 which says, “When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has …
Just Another Day at the Office
“Up till now My Father has been working, and now I work.” John 5:17 As I flew into Dallas/Fort Worth this morning and was coming around on the tram, I was meditating on this verse. And the more I think about it, the more powerful it becomes to me. “Up till now” means that up to this point the Father …
The Bombshell in 2 Timothy 2:13
My heart is deeply burdened this morning as I write this. I am finally beginning to understand why three times Paul used the phrase “according to my gospel” (Romans 2:16, 16:25, 2 Timothy 2:8). The gospel and the responsibility of it became very personal to him. He had an understanding of the ramifications of his teachings on the lives of …
Pleasing God
I think a lot of people never develop a full understanding of what it means to please God. Many in America think that just going to church is pleasing God. Many more think that doing good works towards their fellow man is pleasing God. And yet others think that giving money towards programs of benevolence is pleasing God. While all …
Glory in The Church
By Mrs. Robert Hammond Glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee. John 17:1 And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one. John 17:22 Years ago I was looking at worship. Heavenly worship. In the book of Revelation, I found this: “Thou art worthy O …
Spiritual Serial Killers
Last Wednesday night after ministering, we had a “question and answer” session. These sessions are to address biblical doctrines, theology, bible questions about what a verse means, false doctrines, things that folks are struggling with, etc. A man raised his hand and I called on him to ask his question. But he didn’t have a question, per se. He made …
Loving God…four times over
And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. Mark 12:30 In our passage before us today, we have the Lord’s reply to a scribe who came to him and asked Jesus what was the greatest commandment of all. This was not …
Have you “believed the love?”
So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. 1 John 4:16 ESV This is a subject that hits close to home for me. Being raised in a family setting where my real father left when I …
Two Kinds of Righteousness
Technically speaking, there are three types of righteousness listed in scripture. And these three could be classed as: Imputed Righteousness, Personal Righteousness, and Self-Righteousness. We all know much about the self-righteousness aspect of scripture, so we will not belabor this particular point in this article; as we wish to focus our attention on the first two. And I believe most …
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