Posts with the tag “essentials”

John Wesley was one time quoted as saying, “…in the essentials, we have unity. In non-essentials, we have liberty. In all our beliefs, we show charity.” I think he was right. In the non-essentials of the faith such as the mode of baptism or your position on end times, we can have liberty and freedom to read the Bible and come to our own conclusion. As believers in Christ, on all our beliefs, let’s...  Read More

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.Joh...  Read More

THE SITUATION.“Do you want the good news or the bad news first?”, the physician asked me as he entered the room, pointing at the cast on my right leg. “Bad news”, I said. “Well, the bad news is your leg is broken. The good news is that we are hopeful that with surgery you will make a full recovery.”As the doctor left the room, I sat there, reflecting on what had happened to me. There was something...  Read More

Who is Jesus? A question asked by many, yet only truthfully answered by One. I sit and write this article, and still struggle to explain the center of my life. Who was He? What did He do? This answer to who Jesus is can be diluted by human opinion and a broken perception created by the fall of man. Unfortunately, you will hear many things about who Jesus is not. The only one who can truly answer t...  Read More