A Guide of the Worst Sort: How to Get Into Trouble
Looking for trouble? Think wrong things. As one thinks in his/her heart so are they (Prov. 23:7). Jesus said evil and good come from within (Mark 7:18-23). That’s where it all starts—in the heart. Go to wrong places. If you’re looking for trouble, then that’s where...
Zeal
The words zeal, zealous, and zealously appear numerous times in both Old and New Testaments. The word zeal is defined as “great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective” (New Oxford American Dictionary). The World Book Dictionary defines it as “eager...
Envy —The Green Eyed Monster
Envy: “Discontent at the excellence or good fortune of another, frequently in the Bible with the distinct idea of malice or spite. The revisions often replace it with jealousy” (Cruden’s Complete Concordance). From this definition we can see that envy is a feeling...How to Develop Conviction in Christ
In Titus 1:9 an approved elder is described as, “Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.” Jude says in verses 14 and 15 of his book, “And Enoch also,...