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Why men become unfaithful varies from man to man. The faith of Demas failed because he loved the world; the faith of Diotrephes failed because he loved the preeminence; the faith of the man I am about to talk about failed because of fear. Of course, there is a sense in which faith never fails. It is the man who fails, fails to have faith in sufficient strength to remain faithful. It is a challenge to all men to develop a strong faith. Paul, i…
…we would be incapable of not having, would be to strike us with terror down to our toes. The children of Israel had been told what was coming, what was going to happen, and were in expectation but even so it terrified them. Fear can change a man and we want to pursue that thought in a little bit. On the third day, as God had said, he descended on the mountain called Mt. Sinai in the presence of the people who were at the base of the mountain al…
…question I have to ask is why was this one servant unprofitable? Well, we say he did not go to work. True, but why not, that is the question? He tells us why for he says, “I was afraid.” (Matt. 25:25 NKJV) His fear was such it paralyzed him. His fear was he could not succeed and might in fact lose the funds that had been given him and then what could he do or say when his master returned? He feared there would be severe punishme…
… because their indifference is great. I am scared because they presume, just presume. I am scared because they have no interest in searching the scriptures to see what they need to do and how they need to live. Should a man fear God? They do not. If a man has no fear of God it is not likely he will ever repent. That is one reason so many today are able to go on day after day, month after month, year after year, living carelessly and indiffer…
…The Sparrow.” You remember the verses, Luke 12:6-7 (NKJV), “Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins? And not one of them is forgotten before God. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.” If God does not forget even the sparrow, if he cares, then God cares for me. As the song goes, “His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me.…
…the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels.” (Matt. 25:41 NKJV) He says they will “go away into everlasting punishment.” (Matt. 25:46 NKJV) How does one read passages like that and then not fear God’s power in judgment? If you tell me you have no fear of God while living as you please with no concern about keeping his commandments then I say you are a fool. Paul tells us why man is condemned before God i…
…vation to all who obey Him.” (Heb. 5:9 NKJV) Thus a salvation by faith without works of obedience would also be a salvation without love for God. Faith only advocates will not have baptism as an element of salvation for they fear it is a work. Well, no more so than repentance. When the Bible teaches we are saved by grace through faith and not of works, Eph. 2:8-9, is that passage teaching we are saved by disobedience because to obey would be a…
… Sea the Holy Spirit said through the Psalmist that the children of Israel “rebelled by the sea, at the Red Sea.” (Psa. 106:7 NASB) They looked off into the distance and saw Pharaoh’s army, became terrified fearing for their lives, and said to Moses, “Is it because there were no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness? Why have you dealt with us in this way, bringing us out of Egypt? Is this …
…h. Is there any who can honestly say he/she has never been guilty of such conduct? The word “fear” is not mentioned in reading about the rulers who believed in Jesus but would not confess him. It was there nonetheless. The fear of being put out of the synagogue, the fear of bringing down the displeasure of man, the fear of no longer being spoken well of, the fear of being ostracized was foremost in their mind. As it was with them so it often …
…n his own salvation, that man has nothing to do. There is also one other very important New Testament verse on Noah’s salvation. “By faith Noah, being divinely warned (God’s grace-DS) of things not yet seen, moved with Godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.” (Heb. 11:7 NKJV) How is it we freely admit that Noah was saved by gra…
…taken a body blow. All the breath has been sucked out of one’s being. Nothing matters any longer, nothing at all, all feeling is gone, and whether it be life or death matters but little to none? There is no longer any fear for fear has been struck down. The worst fear has achieved victory so any other thing that could come along would be but nothing. There is no longer anything to fear. The only emotion left is heart wrenching sorrow. …
Here are some links to what I consider to be some great sites I highly recommend. Christian Courier (This site is owned and run by Wayne Jackson who does the writing found on it. I don’t know where you would go to find more scholarly Christian articles on the web. The man does his homework which means he does extensive research before he starts writing. All of this will be readily evident to you once you read an article or two of his. …
… resolve then is this one question of the resurrection. How do we do it? The first issue we need to look at is whether or not the body of Jesus was stolen for that was the claim made by the chief priests and Pharisees. They feared this might happen so went to Pilate and requested a guard be placed at the tomb. Speaking to Pilate they said, “’Sir, we remember, while He was still alive, how that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise….
… has a church of his choice different from all others in items of faith and practice when Christ prayed for just the opposite. When men prefer division to unity the failure is in the men. There are some multiculturalists who fear that to not accept multiculturalism will only lead to trouble, division, and possibly even to violence or war. The truth is just the opposite. People have not gone to war because they were united as one but because th…
…mes are not going to be found in God’s book of life, his history book so to speak. God’s great men and women of history will be, at least for the most part, people who were not well known in this life, simple God fearing people who went about serving God and others in ordinary daily life. I had never thought about it this way. I am convinced the man had it right. God’s word is too plain to deny that with him the greatest pers…
…ther example and with little doubt the best known example in the Bible of a man who attempted to run from God. God sent him to Nineveh to preach against that city’s wickedness. Jonah did not want to go and do that for fear that Nineveh would repent and God would not destroy its inhabitants but rather forgive them and spare them (see Jonah 3:10-4:2) which is exactly what ended up happening. The story is well known. Jonah wanted to see th…
…“insolence” in the LITV, “insubordination” in the NAS, and “arrogance” in the NIV. The meaning seems to be that Saul was determined to do his will rather than God’s. Would he dare do it? He did but why? Surely he had some fear of God. It seems Saul had the same idea many men have today who believe they are pleasing God all the while clearly being disobedient to his word. They consider themselves godly men and would defend themselves as Saul …
…ckedness and wickedness is just another name for sin. God’s people are also to hate evil. “You who love the Lord, hate evil!” (Psalm 97:10 NKJV) That is what it will take within us to develop a Christ like character. “The fear of the Lord is to hate evil.” (Prov. 8:13 NKJV) “Hate evil, love good.” (Amos 5:5 NKJV) Since, as the Psalmist says in Psalms 119::172, “all your commandments are righteousness” (NKJV) deviation from them, whether it b…
The passage written by the apostle Paul and found in Philippians 4:13, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me,” (NKJV) is a verse I became very familiar with when our young son entered kindergarten many years ago. Tears and fear is what we had on a regular basis that first year. It tears a Dad and Mom’s heart out to send them off into what is for them the dark terrifying unknown when as they leave the house it is all they can d…
…t to call Bible things by Bible names as it allows us to reason more correctly. Reformation of life can also easily be misconstrued as repentance. You can turn away from doing evil for various reasons. Men quit adultery for fear their wife will find out and their marriage be destroyed. Others quit cheating on their taxes for fear of getting caught. The list could go on. This kind of reformation of life is not repentance nor does it have anyt…
…od, who cannot lie, promised before time began.” (Titus 1:2 NKJV) When one grows old one needs this hope. When one grows old and is facing the reality of the inevitable the non-Christian has no hope. He ought to have fear but “the fool has said in his heart, ‘There is no God.’” (Psalms 14:1 NKJV) But hope is also a Christian blessing for those younger in life. We struggle in life often times and face sorrow and d…
…irect word of God that any man can read for himself, adds to the worship things unheard of in the pages of the new covenant, tolerates sin in the church winking at it or worse yet begins to call sin righteousness then I would fear being a member of such a congregation. God doesn’t just talk to be talking or because he is bored. He said he would destroy him who defiled the temple of God (1 Cor. 3:17) and I for one do not want to be in the …
The text for this article is Heb. 10:26-27, “For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins. But a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries.” (NKJV) These verses have probably caused Christians about as much anguish as any you will find in the pages of the New Testament. Make no mistake about it the verse…
… She is always called “his brother Philip’s wife.” (Matt. 14:3, Mark 6:17, Luke 3:19 NKJV) The bottom line is America is full of fornication and no one seems to feel the least bit guilty nor seems to have the least bit of the fear of God within them. I would wish them good luck as they are going to need it but if I want to be on God’s side and I do then I cannot do even that much. All I can do is point out the sin and give a warning. That I ha…
… With others it may be in family relationships. Every year hundreds of families are deserted by a mother or dad, a husband or wife, through no fault of the innocent party (yes, there are some innocent parties). Desperation, fear, and despair set in. How will we go on becomes the question. One could list figuratively a thousand things that can happen in a person’s life where it looks like hope is gone and we have no options and the point I want…
…idual down the road of life. When emotions rule your life everything is done on the basis of feelings with minimal thought being given to truth or reality. We do not see because we do not want to see. We are not looking for fear we will see. Divorce courts, bankruptcy courts, drug rehab facilities, prisons, and even the local hospitals maintain a heavy business because emotion has ruled in a life and reason took a back seat. We have the same t…
…d under the leadership of a man appointed by the king of Babylon for that job, Gedaliah. Due to some outside intrigue by the king of Ammon men were sent to assassinate Gedaliah which mission they accomplished. This put great fear into the Jews left in the land fearing that the king of Babylon would return and punish them over the affair even though they were not involved in it. The desire was to flee to Egypt for their safety. (Read the accoun…
… She took the position that there was no hope for a person who committed a willful sin after their conversion. That was the way I read her comment and I was not the only one for not long thereafter another lady commented now fearing she was without hope having been guilty of committing a sin knowingly. This indicated to me a need to write a little more on the subject (the original article can be found on my web site). The passage that troubles …
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…ich was atrocious (1 Cor. 11:20-22). Paul said about that, “I do not praise you.” (1 Cor. 11:22 NKJV) Later in 2 Cor. 12:20-21 when Paul was planning another trip to Corinth he writes to them saying, “For I fear lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I wish, and that I shall be found by you such as you do not wish; lest there be contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, backbitings, whisperings, c…
…her, a brother or sister, or a close friend who is indifferent toward God and his word and thus toward their soul’s salvation, what then? What then indeed and that is what makes the word “indifferent” such a fearful word? If God and his word are matters of no serious concern to me, if God is only going to make my top 100 list of most important things to me in my life, if he gets that high, then realistically what kind of hope do…
…n in those days. Such sermons were needed then and are needed now whether they are preached or not. Jesus did not go to the cross and die just so we can continue to be sinners. What has happened to the gospel of Christ? I fear it has been replaced by a social gospel and by benevolent societies calling themselves churches. I have nothing against benevolence but you can feed and clothe a man or woman until old age and death but that will not g…
…ould like to discuss 3 such attitudes, attitudes quite prevalent today. (1) Self-sufficiency. It is an American ideal to raise children that are independent and self-sufficient. Self-sufficiency is good up to a point but I fear we have sometimes succeeded beyond our desires or expectations in raising a generation of people who have come to feel they need no help, none at all, that they can do it all by themselves as little kids are prone to sa…
…. I will say this; it is not easy to live up to the demands found in this Luke 9:26 passage. It takes courage, great courage, to speak of Jesus to others and defend the words of Jesus. It takes great courage to overcome the fear of contention, fights, debates, and strife that will naturally arise when one does speak up and does not hold his peace. I am reminded, however, of the passage found in Matt. 10:34-36 where Jesus said, “Do not thi…
If you are like me you were always a little fearful that you were perhaps not normal. That is to say you have struggled being the person you ought to be and like Eve have desired the forbidden fruit and the thought has come to your mind that that is not normal, not normal for those who want to do what is right. We get to the point where we question our heart. Maybe we just have a bad heart. Maybe we are just a little more depraved than other…
Years ago I had a lady tell me it was impossible to be just a Christian without being in a denomination. Did Jesus build a denomination? Which denomination did Jesus build? I fear the lady I spoke of above was in grave error those many years ago but she was in a bind. What do I mean? Those who are in denominational churches generally all agree that those in other denominations can and will be saved the same as they will be. Which means wha…
…ian. The verse just prior to that one speaks of those who are guilty of “forsaking the assembling of ourselves together.” (Heb. 10:25 NKJV) The writer closes this section of his writing by saying, “It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.” (Heb. 10:31 NKJV) In 1 Corinthians 10 Paul begins by talking about the journey out of Egypt to the Promised Land. He speaks of some of the sins God’s peop…
…in much profit from reading it as to how to live a happy life, while here, that in the end will be rewarded. Seek the things that are not vain, not temporal, but are eternal. “The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.” (Eccl. 12:13 ESV) “Everything you were taught can be put into a few words: Respect and obey God! This is what life is all about.” (Ecc…
… the context is talking about individual singing outside the assembly. But as the reader can clearly see this is a “one another” passage as is the concluding verse in this section, verse 21, “submitting to one another in the fear of God.” (NKJV) One another is us, the church, the saints. Thus to try and limit the passage and give it an outside of the assembly application only is going too far. It applies both ways. The same things can be said…
…ays, “they sing, the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying: ‘Great and marvelous are Your works, Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O king of the saints! Who shall not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. For all nations shall come and worship before You, For Your judgments have been manifested.’” (NKJV) Every song I have found in the Bible is a so…
…ve the love of the truth, that they might be saved.” (2 Thess. 2:10 NKJV) Thus the love of the truth is essential to salvation. Jesus says, “the truth shall make you free.” (John 8:32 NKJV) We are saved by fearing him and working righteousness. “But in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him.” (Acts 10:35 NKJV) Before you get in a hurry to dismiss this passage you need to conside…
…beat this that is found in Hebrews ten? Beginning in verse 26 the text reads as follows: “For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries. Anyone who has rejected Moses’ law dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. Of how much worse punishment, do y…
… like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.” (Luke 22:44 NKJV) He “offered up prayers and supplications, with vehement cries and tears to him who was able to save him from death, and was heard because of his godly fear.” (Heb. 5:7 NKJV) What more could one ask of an elder brother in giving himself to save his younger brother? Greater love has no man than this. The family of God is the greatest family any man or woman can ever have. …
…f this mindset will readily tell you they do not need God’s authority and that takes boldness I don’t have and I am glad I do not have. When I say I know as well as God knows what is and is not acceptable I am bold okay but I fear I might also be reckless. I want to make sure I am being understood as to what I am and am not saying. I am not saying that first century Christians observed the Lord’s Supper in all its particulars like we do today. I …
…it was deliberate but certainly one can also be misled by those who themselves sincerely believe error and propagate it. In the case of the first sin ever committed the Bible teaches that Eve was indeed deceived, “But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.” (Paul in 2 Cor. 11:3 NKJV) So, a person can be honestly deceived. This deception…
… The baptism of John, where was it from? From heaven or from men?’ And they reasoned among themselves, saying, ‘If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say to us ‘Why then did you not believe him?’ ‘But if we say, ‘From men,’ we fear the multitude, for all count John as a prophet.’” Jesus is saying John’s baptism has to be either from God or from man, which was it? Jesus knew it was from God and was baptized. The Pharisees did not believe it was f…
…part of God’s grace for us today as was God’s warning to Noah and his instructions to him to build an ark for the saving of his household. “By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.” (Heb. 11:7 ESV) Noah had found grace in God’s eyes. (Gen. 6:8) Now l…
… this. A little later in the same city Paul and Silas find themselves in prison when an earthquake occurs freeing them and all the other prisoners if they so choose to flee. (Acts 16:26) The Philippian jailer, trembling with fear, comes in and falls down before Paul and Silas (Acts 16:29), brings them out, and asks of them the question, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” (Acts 16:30 NAS) The entire conversion account follows: ̶…
… “the just shall live by faith” (Rom. 1:17, Gal. 3:11, Heb. 10:38 NKJV) but it is such a faith that when it hears it believes and obeys and is not indifferent to obedience. It is thus a living faith. It does not fear that obedience is working your way to heaven. Neither Peter nor Paul nor any other New Testament writer ever feared that obedience would be considered by God an attempt to work your way to heaven. The faith that just…
…of Jesus and just go on living like the world. If you decide on that course you will get along just fine in this world but there is always the Day of Judgment to look forward to. That will be a looking forward to “a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries.” (Heb. 10:27 NKJV) But, as I said, many are not ready for the combat. In the parable of the soils the one unprepared for combat is th…
…ter on the Day of Pentecost in Acts 2, forgiven of their sins and saved. How much greater sin can one commit than that of crucifying Christ? If one can be forgiven of that, cleansed, and made white as snow then men need not fear that their sin is too great for God’s forgiveness. Elsewhere Paul gave himself as an example of one who had done great sin yet was forgiven by God. He called himself chief of sinners (1 Tim. 1:15) and says he was forgi…
The Parable of the 10 Virgins–7 Lessons Parable of the Tares–No Middle Ground The Parable of the Talents–the Sin of Fear The Prodigal Son–When He Came to Himself …
… Most of us have no interest in spending the night in a morgue, in an abandoned asylum, in a dark country cemetery away from civilization. There are just places we would rather not be given a choice. No, there is nothing to fear and I am not implying there is but I am saying I think it is in most people’s nature to feel ill at ease in certain situations despite themselves. It is little wonder that some of these shows on TV have become quite pop…
…ent the Bible says, “now all these things happened to them as examples, and they were written for our admonition … therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.” (1 Cor. 10:11-12 NKJV) Do we listen or are we fearless? Is there respect for the word of God or disrespect? God is to be worshipped “in the beauty of holiness.” (Psalms 29:2 NKJV) I am not sure I know how to be holy while exalting my own ideas about what to bring into…
…are wise in our own eyes, loving and tolerant, in allowing what God disallows. We are sweeter than he is, kinder, more gracious, more loving. We will call darkness light and that will make it so. Does no one in this country fear God? Let someone say that God will punish this country for its evil and he is ostracized. Why? Because we consider ourselves godly, too good for punishment, not deserving, all the while we spit in the face of God’s ow…
…e Philippians passage to you so we will have it before us and know what it says. “Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for his good pleasure.” (Phil. 2:12-13 NKJV) Is this a correct translation of the Greek text? It is according to the American Standard Version of 190…
…and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander.” (1 Peter 2:1 NASU) The words Joshua spoke to the children of Israel in his day are just as applicable to us as they were to them. He said, “Now, therefore, fear the LORD and serve Him in sincerity and truth.” (Joshua 24:14 NASU) Paul’s desire for the Philippians (and for us) was that they might be “sincere and blameless until the day of Christ.” (Phil. 1…
…d. Peter denied Christ and I think we would all agree he knew at the time he should not do such a thing and had previously declared he would not. He at a later date withdrew from eating with the Gentile Christians at Antioch fearing the Jews who had come up from Jerusalem for a visit (Gal. 2:11-12). It is hard to see how Peter did either of these sins without violating his conscience. We can be forgiven of sins committed in violation of conscie…
…o any good? James said it would (James 5:16) but it will have to be a “fervent prayer of a righteous man.” (NKJV) There are so many people who need prayers beginning with little children to the very aged and yet there is, I fear, a shortage of righteous men to do the job. It is a good work greatly needed. “Epaphras,” Paul told the Colossians, “greets you, always laboring fervently for you in prayers.” (Col 4:12 NKJV) The prayer of a righteous…
…re is no body lying in a tomb. Jesus lives, was resurrected. He lived in a flesh and blood body as we do “that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, and release those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.” (Heb. 2:14-15 NKJV) This is not to say the devil is dead for he will live eternally in hell but it does mean he lost his power to keep us in the grave, he is destro…
…onger remains a sacrifice for sins…fearful expectation of judgment…fiery indignation…trampled the Son of God underfoot…counted the blood of the covenant…a common thing…insulted the Spirit of grace…I will repay says the Lord…a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.” (Heb. 10:26-31) “Sin is the transgression of the law.” (1 John 3:4 KJV) The law on attendance at church services is found in Heb. 10:25 and there is such a thing as w…
…s nor does he care about them. Serving God or obeying his word is far from his mind. “The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God; God is in none of his thoughts.” (Psalms 10:4 NKJV) “There is no fear of God before his eyes.” (Psalm 36:1 NKJV) “Salvation is far from the wicked, for they do not seek your statutes.” (Psalm 119:155 NKJV) A man must be very careful to never encourage evil as defined by…