What does it mean to keep your eyes fixed on Jesus?
Hebrews 12 opens with, “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses; let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter (OR Author and Finisher) of [...]
What is the different between paradise and heaven?
The promise of a future paradise applies not just to heaven but also to Earth. Christ’s kingdom will be a kingdom in heaven and on Earth. That is why Jesus taught us to pray “Thy kingdom come, thy will be done in Earth, as it is in heaven.” (Matt 6:10). This future kingdom will be [...]
What blessings come from giving? When a Christian gives, what are the benefits?
"Giving" can mean many things. God gives many kinds of blessings.In the Old Testament, God instructed the Israelites to give a tenth of their produce and livestock to the Lord (Leviticus 27:30-33). There were also admonitions to be generous (such as Proverbs 11:24, 25) and promises that "he who is generous will be blessed, for he [...]
Does the law of sowing and reaping (Galatians 6:7) include money? If I sow money, will I receive it?
Galatians 6:7-8 read, "Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh shall from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit shall from the Spirit reap eternal life."The Apostle Paul is giving [...]
How can I pick up my cross daily to follow Jesus?
The bearing of the cross is the way of growth in character and experience for the consecrated child of God. When we have trials that interfere with our human desires and appetites, then we know we are His disciples. We are to consider trials “light affliction, … working for us a far more exceeding and [...]
How can a Christian be in the world but not of the world?
"Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For everything in the world--the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does--comes not from the Father but from the world. [...]