Paul closes his first letter to the Thessalonians with four timely exhortations extremely applicable to the American church today.

Pride is the greatest snare in the souls of men. It is essentially a measuring of ourselves by ourselves and a comparing of ourselves among ourselves. When we allow pride to take root in our hearts, we begin...

Don’t be surprised if one day you are on trial for quoting the Bible on social media. If that seems unthinkable, you should know it’s already happening to some Christians in other parts of the world.

...Don’t politicize Jesus? Well, it’s a little late for that.

Creatures are made to worship their Creator. When anyone, be they human or angel,
turns to think about who God is and what he’s done, the right response is worship.

...There are a host of reasons why the unchanged message of Christianity is offensive to those that hear it...The Bible unfolds how mankind willingly sinned against God, doubting His Word and goodness, bringing sin and death into the world. It becomes clear that all are born in sin and fallen...

...Perhaps you are losing your joy in church; losing your desire to serve and give to the church; losing your confidence in the church and your love for the church...But how does the church look in God’s eyes?

...Luther said, “It’s very hard for a man to believe that God is gracious to him. The human heart can’t grasp this.” If we don’t look to grace, we look to ourselves and to our own efforts. That is legalism.

...Security instead of enslavement, justice instead of corruption, virtue instead of vice, and the preservation of the happiness of its people rather than the cause of their suffering — those were the godly ideals...

Unlike other religions of the world, Christianity is uniquely and entirely dependent upon the historical veracity of its holy book, the Bible. The very narratives and prophecies are the vitals of Christianity...

Is Christ really part of the Old Testament? Should I as a believer in the twenty-first century claim Old Testament promises as mine? Does the Mosaic law still matter today for followers of Jesus?

...The words “courage” and “courageous” occur at least 30 times combined in most English Bible translations, with the common refrain in the Old Testament to “take courage” or “be of good courage."

...What do we do then when our tears fall? What do we do when all we can see is the aftermath of another tragedy? The only thing we can do is look up. Look, and remember that there is coming a Rescuer...

...Every Christian is now a living ascension offering, daily presenting ourselves to God through faith in Christ. And the deepest reason that we are now able to make this spiritual offering is that Christ has...

...Jesus assigned the church with His mission: “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations..." The church’s mission is clear...However, what are the consequences of a church that neglects its mission?

...Paul taught that covetousness is idolatry. The word covet means to “yearn to possess or have.” Therefore, when we yearn for or desire something or someone more than God, that is idolatry.