Ability + Opportunity = Responsibility

Ability + Opportunity = Responsibility

Every one of us has responsibilities.  After all, “Ability + opportunity = responsibility.”   Another word for responsibility is duty.  Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 says what this life is all about, “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his...
Excuses, Excuses, Excuses

Excuses, Excuses, Excuses

The church is charged with preaching the Gospel. “Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine” (II Tim. 4:2). As Christians each of us should do what we can to reach the lost around us. If we do...
The Golden Rule

The Golden Rule

It is a priority in Christianity that we follow the “Golden Rule.”  In Matthew 7:12, Jesus says, “Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.”  If we want to be treated a certain way,...
First and Great Command

First and Great Command

“What is my responsibility?” one may ask. Love the Lord your God with all your heart (Mark 12:29-31). This tempers all things. Life will be right if this command is followed. “Love to God must fill the whole heart, the whole soul” [C.E.W. Dorris]. The statements of...
Mary’s Mother

Mary’s Mother

Mary the mother of Jesus is a well-known person of history. She was the envy of many through the ages who desired to be the one who would bring the Savior into the world. For there to have been a Mary, there must have been a mother to Mary. Ever thought about Mary’s...