Colossians 3:17 reads, “whatever ye may do in word or in work, do all things in the name of the Lord Jesus–giving thanks to the God and Father, through him.” The phrase, “in the name of” is found 30 times in the New Testament. In the Bible, it is a statement that connects one to
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is listed in the Manual of Mental Disorders-IV.  The symptoms  are listed here along with a brief biblical guide to dealing with them.  Our emphasis is that school teachers are not given the responsibility to raise our children.  Parents are given that responsibility.  While it is ideal that their work
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a common diagnosis for children who cannot sit still and pay attention in school.  The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV describes the disease with the failure to organize tasks, to give attention to detail, to finish their work, to stay on task; seems not to listen when
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A common error is comparing God to us in an effort to understand Him.   Intellectually, we know that His thoughts and ways are higher than ours (Isa. 55:8-9).   There is nothing to which we may compare Him that fully describes His nature.  For example, we hear much about the love of God when comparing Him
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A common fault of human beings is to justify their actions based on their feelings.   In other words, we have to feel a certain way to act accordingly.   For example, someone may say that they just don’t love their spouse anymore?  What is implied is that they must feel affectionate and loving in order to
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Having justified, redeemed and reconciled the sinner by setting forth Jesus as the propitiation for sin, God then sanctifies him/her.  Sanctification is the end result of the first three.  Righteousness is the end result of justification, freedom the result of redemption and fellowship the result of reconciliation. In this final study of the series, we’ll
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These two words set the context of salvation by describing the nature of God, identifying the problem of sin, and the solution that provides a win-win situation. To appreciate the word translated “justification,” imagine a courtroom with a judge, jury, prosecuting attorney and the accused.  The evidence against the accused points to the expected sentence
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In my last column we explored the use of the word “redemption.”  In this study, consider another image used to describe the greatness of God’s gift to humanity – “reconciliation.” Romans 5:10-11 reads, “For if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, shall
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Many words used in the Bible are chosen to convey the wonder of God’s plan to save man. None of these words are used exclusively because no one word is adequate to fully describe its perfection. Words like “redemption,” “reconciliation,” “propitiation,” “salvation” and “justification” portray different images of the same plan. Each of these describes
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The New Testament shows us how to replace fear thinking-patterns with trust thinking-patterns. It is accomplished by renewing your mind. In the trust thinking-pattern, we are no longer focusing on ourselves but on the will of God. This is the thought of Paul when he implores the Romans to present their bodies as a living
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