Tag: Christianity
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Walking by Faith: Lessons from Pilots and Planes
Dead faith and Living Faith Because I live close to the airport, it is quite common to see planes taking off and landing throughout the day. While waiting for the bus in the morning, I often see several planes lined up on the runway, ready to take off. Each plane has its turn to accelerate…
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Come Unto Me
Note from Author: I pray that everyone has been doing well. It has been a while since I posted a blog, but life has been very busy and hectic. Since I published the Stumbling Block of the Faith series, I felt that the Lord has pressed on me to build what I wrote. So I…
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Marking and Avoiding False Teaching
Ephesians 4:11-15 And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the…
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Stumbling Blocks That May Appear in the Faith Part 5:
Spiritual Warfare and Spiritual Weapons Ephesians 6:10-13 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the…
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“I Didn’t Mean to Sin” – Lesson Learned From the Past
At my previous jobs, my colleagues would often hang out after work after a long week. They invite everyone, me included. Usually, I just say no or avoid the conversation altogether. I was at this place for 5 years, so saying no thanks more and more. After a while, they asked me more and more…
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Stumbling Blocks That May Appear in the Faith Part 4: Sanctification Part 2
A Priesthood of God 1 Peter 2:4-5 As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.…
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Stumbling Blocks That May Appear in the Faith Part 4: Sanctification Part 1
Approaching The Holy Leviticus 10:1-3 Now Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it and laid incense on it and offered unauthorized fire before the Lord, which he had not commanded them. And fire came out from before the Lord and consumed them, and they died before…
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Stumbling Blocks That May Appear in the Faith Part 3: Justification
Romans 3:21-26 But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it— the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,…
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Stumbling Blocks That May Appear in the Faith Part 2: Faith Continued
Note from the author: I’m going to be honest, when I planned this “Stumbling Blocks of the Faith” blog series, I had it all planned out in my mind: Temperament, faith justification, and sanctification. Four blogs in four weeks, but then after writing the first blog about temperament, I listened to a sermon about discipline.…
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Stumbling Blocks That May Appear in the Faith Part 2: Faith
Numbers 21:8-9 And the Lord said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent and set it on a pole, and everyone who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live.” So Moses made a bronze serpent and set it on a pole. And if a serpent bit anyone, he would look at the bronze serpent and live.…
Pondering His Holy Word 