God established boundaries, even in Paradise. Adam and Eve were commanded not to partake of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. This God-ordained boundary was for their protection. Disobediently eating the fruit from this tree would bring certain and immediate death. Today’s “grace teaching” has been distorted to unimaginable depths. All boundaries have...
LIVE HARMONIOUSLY
The whole body [in Christ is] fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part. Ephesians 4:15–16 Each member of the body has a specific function: eyes see; ears hear; legs walk; noses smell; brains think. Healthy body parts carry out their...
THE EXTRAORDINARY FATHER PURSUES WISDOM
“Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding” (Proverbs 4:7). Procuring wisdom is life’s highest priority. Pursuit is the evidence of desire. Acquiring wisdom is life’s ultimate quest. Bob Jones, Sr., said, “Men may acquire knowledge, but wisdom is a gift direct from God.” Obtaining anything in life...
KEEPING THE ROMANCE ALIVE
“Rejoice with the wife of thy youth” (Pro. 5:18). The road to my 14×70 trailer was graveled and bumpy. I lived there as a single school teacher, but that wouldn’t be my status for long! I was engaged and soon to be married. Occasionally, my husband-to-be would come for a visit from college, where he...
THE EXTRAORDINARY FATHER FIGHTS A LIFELONG BATTLE AGAINST SIN
“Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed” (James 1:2-4). We were born into a sin-cursed world. Our very natures were tainted...
LOOKING BACK AT 2020… LOOKING FORWARD TO 2021!
Dear Friend of Christ Life Ministries, I, for one, am glad that 2020 is just about over. Whatever happens next, we intend to go full throttle in Kingdom work! As God’s people we should pull out the stops as it relates to ministry. This is not the time to back down, bog down, or stay...