Continuing the theme of the results of faith in Christ, Galatians 5:16-26 lists specific manifestations of the flesh (sinful nature) and of the Holy Spirit. The outward evidence of living by the Holy Spirit is the fruit of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
This first parable from Matthew provides the key to understanding all the parables and to entering the kingdom of God.
The Israelites’ demand for a king is a good reminder to us to trust in the Lord, the only one who can profit and...
In Daniel 1, four teenagers show us how to be faithful when we are pressured to conform to the world around us.