Month: January 2018

As the One who built the church (Mt 16:18) and purchased it with His own blood (Acts 20:28), Jesus has a genuine concern and personal interest in the well-being of His spiritual body (Eph 1:22-23). In His letters to seven churches recorded in Revelation chapters…

In Luke chapter 15, Jesus tells two similar parables in response to the Pharisees and scribes murmuring that He “receives sinners and eats with them” (v. 2). After telling the parable of the lost sheep, Jesus makes the following application: “I say to you that…

During the past 50 years or so, much has been written concerning the topic of self-esteem. Theories and philosophies abound as to how to gain self-confidence and achieve a healthy sense of self-worth. The prominent view of many secular psychologists and professional educators is that…