Words of Life

Since the beginning of creation, work was God’s idea. Mankind was designed to take dominion over all that God put on the earth, subduing the animals and utilizing the seed-bearing plants for food. This required work. It was only after...

There is an old phrase common among contemporary churches. “All I’ll ever be is a sinner saved by grace.” While I understand the significance of keeping in mind the helpless nature of our old selves, as well as the unmerited grace given to us through Jesus Christ, there is a…

The most powerful thing that can happen to a human being is that they come to their senses. That’s what happened to me. I was living life my way, making it up as I went. And then I came to my senses and realized, after the Word and the light…

Nothing and no one is going to tear me out of the kingdom of heaven, or take the kingdom of heaven from within me. In the midst of an evil world, I fear...

After Christ’s resurrection, He appeared to the apostles over a 40-day span “speaking of things regarding the kingdom of God” (Acts 1:3). Then He promised to send the Holy Spirit to empower them to...

Simon Peter mapped out life in God’s kingdom on earth. He wrote to all believers, showing us the way to “become partakers of the divine nature” made possible by God’s power through Jesus Christ. He outlined something of a formula to experience “His precious and magnificent promises.” “Now for this very reason also,…

This Friday marked one of the most tragic and triumphant moments in human history. On a hill shaped like a skull, the Son of God hung on a cross between two thieves. Satan surely thought...

Who is qualified to turn God’s wrath away? Only He Himself can do so, through the work of Christ. So Christ became the propitiation for sin – that is, He diverted the wrath of God to Himself so that...

People tend to have a love/hate relationship with rules. We know we need them. We certainly know that other people need them. But we don’t necessarily...

In 1982 Ghana was in a mess. The ruling junta was led by a ruthless and murderous Maoist dictator named J. J. Rawlings. Secret police who prowled the streets spied on everyone and even attacked some pastors...