Using the analogy of the process of turning sap into syrup, Mr. McClain goes through our spiritual transformation. Using God's spirit in our lives we can be changed into the final product God has in mind for us.
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We Won't Fail With God
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Just Pray and Pay? The Seven "P's" of God's Church
Have you thought about what the cynical phrase "pray and pay" means? What are the true responsibilities of God's people in the Church?
We live in a society obsessed with time, filling every moment when we schedule our day. Do we have spiritual procrastination with our relationship with God?
When we are suffering through a trial, oftentimes we look for someone to save us. Mr. Elliott discusses the One who saves us and what He saves us from.
We live in a world full of riches to desire and material wants. Mr. Apartian shows ultimately how fulfillment only comes from God.
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When It Seems God Doesn't Hear or Answer
Few attitudes are more disheartening and destructive to faith than the notion that God doesn't hear our prayers, doesn't answer or doesn't care. It is easy to come to such conclusions when God doesn't respond when or how we want.
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Is Belief All That's Required for Salvation?
Is belief all that God requires of us for salvation?
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How Faith Empowers Obedience - and More Faith
In the book of Hebrews, disobedience is equated with disbelief (Hebrews 3:18-19). How are these two are so closely related?
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Growing in Faith
God expects us to grow in faith, and he tells us it is impossible to please Him without it. So how can we grow in faith? Scripture gives us several keys to building and growing in faith. What are they...
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Enemies of Faith
Have you ever wondered why we don't see more evidence of faith?
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Our Faith in Christ or His Faith Within Us?
Many newer translations of the Bible render certain verses written by the apostle Paul to say that we are to live by our faith IN Christ - whereas the earlier King James Version translated these to say that we must...
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Examples of Living Faith
An excellent way to understand the meaning of faith is to consider the examples of the Bible - men and women who trusted and obeyed God, placing their lives in His hands. Who were they, and what can we learn...
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Many of the Wonderful Things That Happen Through Faith
Faith is vital to the entire Christian life - from first understanding who God is up through salvation and eternal life.
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The Book of James: An "Epistle of Straw"?
Martin Luther, founder of the Protestant Reformation, referred to the book of James as an "epistle of straw."
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Faith Puts the Law on "Firmer Footing"
A comment by the apostle Paul that many lift out of context and misinterpret is Romans 3:28: "Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law."
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The Meaning of the Word "Faith"
Many people think of "faith" as either a feeling or a collection of ideas that represent one's convictions. Although both of these concepts involve elements of faith, the full definition is much broader.
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What Is Faith?
Since most people don't read the Bible, they know little about God. Many aren't even sure whether God is real. What about you? What kind of faith do you have? Do you want to have more? Do you understand what...