Convictions of Honor
Veritas, Integritas, Fidelitas
Following When It Is Difficult – Part Two
Jesus’ question, “Does this offend you?” deserves another, more specific consideration. When we take offense to the more taxing demands of following Jesus, discipleship will indeed be difficult. Nevertheless, those…
Read MoreFollowing When It is Difficult – Part One
Nowhere will you find in the Bible that following Christ is going to be easy. In fact, the apostle Paul told Timothy, “You therefore must endure hardship as a good…
Read MoreFollowing All the Way
The sixth chapter of John begins with Jesus performing miracles and feeding the five thousand (John 6:1-13). This miracle caused them to recognize Jesus as the Messiah, but only in…
Read MoreNothing Held Back – Part Three
God did not give the best of heaven for His people to focus on the things of earth, whether worldly goods or worldly praise (Mt. 6:19-21). Our Savior calls us…
Read MoreAny Ol’ Lie Will Do
An internet meme I came across recently said, “Most people don’t really want the truth. They just want constant reassurance that what they believe is the truth.” This applies to…
Read MoreNothing Held Back – Part Two
The young man inquiring of Jesus wanted to know what more he needed to give, what additional responsibility he should fulfill, a single commandment that might make him complete and…
Read MoreThe Joy of Pleasing God
Asa had provided a strong foundation for his son and successor. Despite failing in patience and dedication in his latter years, Asa had strengthened Judah’s position both politically and spiritually.…
Read MoreNothing Held Back – Part One
In response to Jesus’ citation of various commandments from the Law, The young man said to Him, “All these things I have kept from my youth. What do I still…
Read MoreA Cycle of Selfishness
Impatience lies at the root of many spiritual problems. Some issue comes to the fore, and it seems like people readily accept any solution proffered. This tendency leads to the…
Read MoreNo Escape Clause – Part Two
The Lord requires obedience to ALL of what He says. When Jesus responded to the man’s question, He implied yet another essential aspect of a disciple’s obedience that we often…
Read MoreThe Leadership Core
For any organization to be successful, it must first have successful leadership. That principle rings true whether talking about a nation, a military unit, a football team, a business, or…
Read MoreNo Escape Clause – Part One
Most people, at least those who ascribe to some modicum of godliness, expect that they must obey some commands of God, but they do not necessarily accept that they must…
Read MoreWhen You Have a Problem
After Abijah died, his son Asa reigned over Judah (2 Chr. 14:1). In doing so, he faced all the history of problems existing between Judah and Israel, the threat of…
Read MoreNo Single Act – Part Three
The number remains far too high of those who, like ancient Israel, “draw near to Me with their mouth, And honor Me with their lips, But their heart is far…
Read MoreNo Single Act – Part Two
People set an artificial limit for what they must do for Christ—how much they must attend (Heb. 10:24-25), how much they must give (2 Cor. 9:6-7), how much they must…
Read MoreNo Single Act – Part One
We seem to have a tendency to make things as easy on ourselves as we possibly can, and that certainly appears to be the case spiritually. In regard to salvation,…
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