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The Difficulty of Apologizing

Have you ever encountered someone who was unable to apologize? It is frustrating but you are not alone. Without getting too far into this article, let’s take a moment to go ahead and make ourselves uncomfortable. We have been that person before. If we are honest with ourselves, we can look back in our lives and find a moment in our lives where we were being stubborn. No amount of guilt was going to make us apologize! But! Maybe our refusal to apologize is not as egregious as we believe. I believe there are three ways to look at why […]

Parents, Obey Your Father

We do a pretty good job focusing on the responsibilities of others more so than our own selves. Allow me to utilize a simple example. When it comes to submission within a marriage, many do an “excellent” job of pointing out that the wife must submit to her own husband. Some people go so far as to try to make the scriptures teach that all women must submit to all men in all things. Clearly, that is not what is in view but still, some do such a “great” job at pointing this out, their position is no longer scriptural. […]

The Sinner’s Plea

I want to start out with a question for us to consider. Does God hear a sinner’s prayer? Some may not put much thought into this question, but this is a legitimate question that may be asked of you by those who are skeptics. Some even attempt to point this idea out as a contradiction in God’s word. To answer this question honestly, we need to consider all of God’s teachings. Some do a pretty good job in stating their case with only a partial revealing of a passage. John 9:31 Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but […]

The Last Sermon You Ever Hear

Romans 1:15-16 So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also. For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. Have you ever thought about the possibility that today may be the last time you ever hear the gospel being preached? What a sobering thought to sit back and consider that this life may end abruptly without any warning or signs that something may […]