Tag Archives: Bill Cantrell

Having Ears To Hear They Hear Not

“ And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening. And some believed the things which were spoken,… Continue Reading

The Bible and Love

Love has been describes as the “fairest flower that blooms in God’s garden.” The Pharisees had heard how that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees regarding the resurrection. The Pharisees upon receiving the report came together and one of them asked Jesus a question tempting him, “Master, which is the great command in the law?” The… Continue Reading

Know Ye Not

The church in Corinth had many problems it was facing: division, lawsuits, fornication, struggle over meats, spiritual gifts and even the resurrection. Since Corinth was known for its immorality it seems that some members of the church in that city were in danger of reverting back to their old way of life and thus needed… Continue Reading

Are Grace and Works Mutually Exclusive?

Efforts are sometimes made to make grace and works mutually exclusive. Romans 4:4 is often used “For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness. Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.” (Also consider Romans 11:5-6). Are grace and law… Continue Reading

Every Member of The Body of Christ Is Important

Paul in writing to the Corinthians in his first letter regarding spiritual gifts, that they were not to deem one less important than another for all members of the church were important. He did so by comparing the differing gifts of the church to the different members of the physical body. We must be careful… Continue Reading

What Does It Mean To Be Converted?

In Acts three Peter and John are going into the temple at the ninth hour which was the hour of prayer. Laying at the gate of the temple called beautiful was a man lame from birth, asking for financial help. He seeing Peter asked for alms, to which Peter fastening his eyes upon him said… Continue Reading

Justification

The word justification is a very enlightening word it denotes acquittal. It comes from a word which means to render free or innocent thus denoting one to be righteous.  In Romans 4:25 Paul declares that Jesus was delivered for our offenses and raised for our justification. The word justification is used in two other passages in… Continue Reading

When Discouragement and Despair Come

There are any number of things in life to discourage us, putting us in a state of despair. It may be the loss of a mate or maybe even a child. It may be loss of health, or one’s job. It can be family problems, or maybe mismanagement of one’s finances that has put the… Continue Reading

Don’t Look Back

In Luke 16:57-62 Jesus discusses the high cost of discipleship. The text says a “certain man said unto Jesus, saying ‘I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. Jesus response was, ‘Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests; but the son of man hath not where to lay his head.” Jesus then encouraged… Continue Reading

Have You Had A Checkup Lately?

Most, if not all of us have heard the phrase “I need a check-up”. We understand by the statement that we are going to a doctor to make sure everything is physically well with us. We do so, so that if anything is found we hopefully can correct or treat the problem before it becomes… Continue Reading

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