"Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot please God". You can neither please nor serve both God and mammon. There are no double-agents in Christ's kingdom! Satan is responsible for ... Read more

"All the nations will be gathered before him". The Second Advent of the Lord Jesus will be in stark contrast with the First. At the Incarnation God presented His Son ... Read more

"in the end he is nothing but a fool". Jeremiah describes the person who gets money dishonestly as a bird that hatches eggs it did not lay and adds that ... Read more

"receive the kingdom of God as a little child". A child's acceptance is characterised by - Unquestioning trust Unabashed delight at receiving Readiness to accept more Continued expectancy The anticipation ... Read more

"the King's Highway". This is the name of the road through the land of the Edomites that Moses and the Israelites agreed to keep to if permission was given for ... Read more

"I was afraid". Some people say anything. The man in this parable with one talent was one of them. Of what was he afraid? He was lazy - pleasure loving ... Read more

"woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel". The Apostle Paul felt the need to preach the gospel because he had heard it, received it and experienced its ... Read more

"whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple". A turning point came in the 21st chapter. Up to that time the Apostle had more or less been free ... Read more

"He was a burning and a shining light". John was what all who hear God's voice should be. He shone in the darkness that was around in his day. He ... Read more

"supposing to add affliction to my bonds". The Apostle Paul was referring to those who sought to ridicule his faith and who made evil insinuations about the followers of the ... Read more