Posts Tagged ‘faith in christ’
So Faith Comes From Hearing, and Hearing Through the Word of Christ
Romans 10:17 So then faith comes by hearingThat is, by preaching; for the word hearing is used in the same sense as in the preceding verse; and designs the report of the Gospel, or the preaching of the word, which is the means God makes use of, to convey faith into the hearts of his…
Read More“And Whatever You Ask in Prayer, You Will Receive, if You Have Faith”
When we want something, the best way to get it is to ask for it. But many times, we have unrealistic expectations that people will read our minds and somehow know what we desire without being told. So, we whine or brood and get angry at others when we don’t receive what we want. This daily…
Read MoreTHE WAY THAT SEEMS RIGHT TO A MAN THAT LEADS TO DEATH
Edward O’Hara… Proverbs14:12 says are the ways of death. Isaiah told Israel that their righteousness’ were as filthy rags in Isaiah64:6. Paul told them that know the law that they be joined with Christ when they are dead to the law. And that only when they are joined to Christ can they bring forth fruit unto God…
Read MoreSLAVES TO SIN LIVE BY THE LAW NOT THE SPIRIT
Edward O’Hara… Are you a slave to sin? Did you know that it is the law that gives sin the strength to enslave men? Does that sound strange to you? It shouldn’t, because that’s what Paul taught in 1Cor.15:56. He wrote, “The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.” As…
Read MoreGOD’S STRENGTH TRAINING REGIMEN
Edward O’Hara… Is needed because the whole world is currently going through a great time of uncertainty. And while it may be that these things are leading to the soon return of Jesus as some are saying. These hardships are not so different from things the world has gone through before. Paul says as much…
Read MoreWhere Are God’s Warriors Today? Get Rid of Those Who Are Afraid
War has been constant throughout history. Many have been conscripted into the armies of men. So, too, have the people of God been called to war—one in which the ultimate stakes hang in the balance… In Judges 7, Gideon was to go to war against the Midianites. While preparing for battle, the Lord told him…
Read MoreWhen The Right Spirit Walks In,The Wrong Spirit Get Nervous
Anointed is “chosen one.” The Bible says that Jesus Christ was anointed by God with the Holy Spirit to spread the Good News and free those who have been held captive by sin (Luke 4:18-19; Acts 10:38). After Christ left the earth, He gave us the gift of the Holy Spirit (John 14:16). Now all Christians…
Read MoreAmericans Don’t Trust the Govt, the Media, or Each Other, Birth Pains
Fading Trust Is “Sign of Cultural Sickness and National Decline” The words translated “trust” in the Bible literally mean “a bold, confident, sure security or action based on that security.” Trust is not exactly the same as faith, which is the gift of God (Ephesians 2:8-9). Rather, trusting is what we do because of the…
Read MoreTHE KEY TO FAITH THAT PLEASES GOD IS… LOVE
Edward O’Hara Sun 3/22/2020 6:07 PM… Have you ever heard something that as a Christian just shocked you? Even though you already knew there were some people that thought that way? Even though you thought you had heard it all before? There is something about the cavalier way things are said sometimes that just gives…
Read MoreThe Time of Jacob’s Trouble?
The phrase “the time of Jacob’s trouble” is a quote from Jeremiah 30:7 which says, “Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble, but he shall be saved out of it” (KJV). In the previous verses of Jeremiah 30, we find that the Lord is speaking…
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