So Many People Go to Hell, and So Few Go to Heaven (pp. 25-27 of The Salvation Meter) – Update Using The Graphōble Bible Study Method – New Testament
INTRODUCTION The principle purpose of my book The Salvation Meter: Biblical Self-Diagnostic Tests to Examine Your Salvation and Spiritual Growth[i] is to provide a vehicle for a person to gain a sense of their eternal destiny, and thereby, make a change, if...
Getting Ready for the Sunday Morning Sermon
INTRODUCTION One important component, and possibly the most important component, of a typical Sunday morning church worship service is the sermon. The sermon should be the culmination by the preacher of prayer to God for guidance, serious study of the text, and...
Dramatic Change – 1 Thessalonians 1:9-10
I suggest that every believer ought to be a part of a small Bible reading group. Our group reads one chapter a day and exchanges emails with our takeaways. Two tangible benefits flow from participation in our group. First, we engage the Bible in...
My Calling is from God: Colossians 1:1, 25-26
BE A PART OF A DAILY BIBLE READING GROUP I suggest that every believer ought to be a part of a small Bible reading group. Our group reads one chapter a day and exchanges emails with our takeaways. Two tangible benefits flow from participation in such a...
Waking Up Early in the Morning
INTRODUCTION I am an early bird, even on Sunday mornings. It was the way I was raised and a habit I have kept for many decades. I go to bed early, which enables me to get up early. I practice the “early to bed, early to rise” principle. ...
Rather Than Gossip, Follow Matthew 18:15-17
INTRODUCTION My earlier article entitled "Gossip in Church – Satan's Effective Tool to Ruin a Church" highlighted the perils of gossip in the church. The article ended with the question: In reality, there are situations in which one believer feels offended by...
Gossip in Church – Satan’s Effective Tool to Ruin a Church
INTRODUCTION Even if a person is saved, they still sin. The Apostle John taught this biblical truth when he wrote 1 John 1:8 (NASB95): 8 If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. Unfortunately, Satan preys on the sin...
Good Fruit and Bad Fruit: Matthew 7-8
Introduction I suggest that every believer ought to be a part of a small Bible reading group. Our group reads one or two chapters a day from the New Testament and exchanges emails with our takeaways. Two tangible benefits flow from participation in our...
In What Do I Invest? Matthew 5-6
Introduction I suggest that every believer ought to be a part of a small Bible reading group. Our group reads one or two chapters a day from the New Testament and exchanges emails with our takeaways. Two tangible benefits flow from participation in our...
The Call to Repent: Matthew 3-4
Introduction I suggest that every believer ought to be a part of a small Bible reading group. Our group reads one or two chapters a day from the New Testament and exchanges emails with our takeaways. Two tangible benefits flow from participation in our...