For about the 4th time over the past week someone has said to me, “As long as I ask God for forgiveness everynight it’s okay if I sin”. Excuse me, WRONG! I urge you if you agree with that statement to do as Paul said, “Examine yourself to make sure you are in the faith”. As sinful creatures we do sin, but we don’t willingly and knowingly continue to walk in sin.
1st John 1:5-6 “This is the message we have heard from Him and proclaim …

Well we’re about to wrap up another year and as I reflect back over 2008 I realize what Jesus meant when He said……
Mark 13:13 And you will be hated by all for my name’s sake. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
The funny part is when you see “hated for my name’s sake” you would figure that would come from the one’s who you counted as “lost”.  But to be honest, the most hatred comes from those who profess to be “christian”.  I can say this because I see …

There’s one thing I’ve noticed that disturbs me.  The dependance on everything but the bible to try and learn about God.  Everything from the Shack, to certain “classes” that deal with everything but God’s holy, inerrant, infallable word.  The Shack first and foremost is just fiction.  It in no way shape or form can show you who God and the Trinity truly are.  It’s a fictional book, so let’s keep it in perspective.  Classes that some churches teach that are created by other people are not based on scripture but …

Why do people think that our churches have to “change” with the times?  I look at our churches today, not all but most, and they’ve become nothing but entertainment arenas where the gospel of Jesus has been watered down to be only about what you can get out of it.  What has God got to offer me?  It’s become all about “me” instead of being all about “Him”.  Churches are to edify the Saints, not become social gatherings with your friends. 
We go to God’s word and see that the church was …

As I study this morning one thing that’s on my mind is the amount of people who think that because they claim to be a christian, they can still live and do what they want and it’s okay. I hate to break your hearts but that’s impossible if you’re truly a child of Christ. We are held to a higher expectation.
1 Peter 2:24 tells us that we’re to live to righteousness. 1 Peter 1:14-16 tells us “You shall be holy as I am holy” There’s a cheap Christianity that’s prevelant …

It amazes me how many people truly don’t study there bible. I’m not talking about just reading, I’m talking about truly studying. Breaking down Gods word to truly get to the meaning of the scriptures. How many of us “trust” what we hear in church on Sunday mornings and figure that the preacher has done all the studying so we’ll just go with what he says. That’s whats gone wrong. We should study for ourselves to make sure what we hear on Sunday morning is accurate. We hear it every …

I must say as I think about the state of Christianity in the western world I’m ashamed. Ashamed that we have taken the gospel of Jesus Christ and turned it into a “what’s in it for me” gospel. So many church’s and preachers are preaching a false gospel today. It makes me wonder what Martin Luther, John Wesley, Charles Spurgeon, Johnathan Edwards, D.L. Moody and other great preachers of Gods word would think if they saw our version of the gospel today. As I read about christians in China being …