Searching For Satisfaction
Searching For Satisfaction “So I became great and excelled more than all who were before me in Jerusalem. Also, my wisdom remained with me. Whatever my eyes desired I did not keep from them. I did not withhold my heart from any pleasure, for my heart rejoiced in all my labor; and this was my […]
Godliness With Contentment
Godliness With Contentment “Now godliness with contentment is great gain… But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness.”1 Timothy 6:6, 11 Godliness is often translated as piety, reverence, or likeness to God. It describes true holiness, spirituality, and virtue. The word contentment means “an inner self-sufficiency.” […]
How Are We To Live?
How Are We To Live? “Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue…”2 Peter 1:2–3 Today’s verse reminds […]
The Mystery of Godliness
The Mystery of Godliness “And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up in glory.”1 Timothy 3:16 The definition of godliness that we have been using is: “a lifestyle that consistently […]
The Enemy of Godliness
The Enemy of Godliness “But shun profane and idle babblings, for they will increase to more ungodliness.”2 Timothy 2:16 The word profane can be translated as godless or worldly. Worldliness is the enemy of godliness. We know that the Christian has three basic enemies: the world, the flesh, and the devil. It has often been […]
Godliness
Godliness “Now godliness with contentment is great gain… But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness.”1 Timothy 6:6, 11 We live in a world where so many people are discontented and unhappy. But what exactly does it mean to be content? What does it mean to […]
The Reality Of A Fruitful Christian
The Reality Of A Fruitful Christian “And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.”Galatians 5:24–25 This is a challenging statement. It is a statement of position, yet it also challenges us to put that position into […]
Spirit-controlled Lives
Spirit-controlled Lives “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.”Galatians 5:22–23 It is interesting to note that when the apostle Paul the Apostle appeared before Antonius Felix, “he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come.” As a result, “Felix […]
Gentle And Lowly
Gentle And Lowly “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.”Galatians 5:22–23 Gentleness is often translated as meekness. In the New Testament, it is used to describe submission to the will of God (Col. 3:12), teachableness (James 1:21), and consideration for […]
Faithful and Fruitful
Faithful and Fruitful “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.”Galatians 5:22–23 While goodness may be an overused word, faithfulness has become an uncommon one. There was a time when we could say that companies were faithful to their employees and […]