Tag: Relationship
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Holier-Than-Thou
Can my Holier than thou attitude affect my relationship with God? In Isiah 65:5 says this about our attitude toward others, “Who say, ‘Keep to yourself, Do not come near me, For I am holier than you!’ These are smoke in My nostrils, and a fire that burns all day.” According to this passage it…
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Philemon: The Letter, Philemon’s Duty
Philemon’s Duty Philemon was a convert, a wealthy man, an owner of slaves in a society in which there were three slaves to every freeman. Yet he had heard the gospel message and accepted the gospel. Within his heart, the work of grace had started small. In the beginning, it was by just a word…
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Galatians: Gospels in Conflict, Children of Abraham and Heirs of Freedom part 8b
Heirs and Members of God’s Family Galatians 4:1-7 Galatians 4:1 is a continuation of the thought started in Galatians 3:29 with the word heir linking to the two verses. “If you then are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to the promise.” What is the purpose for linking these two texts? Because chapter three ended with the…
Pastor Lester Bentley 