Everything about God's kingdom is for and because of Jesus Christ. Many may wonder why Christians herald this message to the ends of the earth. To answer, God's Word declares that the kingdom of God also belongs to Jesus; it's His kingdom, and it is spiritual in nature. Before Pilate, Jesus said, "...my kingdom is not of this world, if my kingdom were of this world then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but not my kingdom is not from hence"

Let's face it, we are in a hurry. We live in a fast-paced society in which instant gratification is expected. I suppose there is not anything wrong with fast food joints and express service on our vehicles and the such like. However, this hurry-up-and-go mentality can easily affect God's children if we are not exceedingly careful. David lived in a much slower world, and his life was a blessed one. However, by no means was it always easy. David struggled - and he struggled som

Compared to most of the world, America is still a very religious nation, and I am referring to Bible-claiming religious people. Yes, there are still untold millions who claim to believe that the Bible is from God an that it is our absolute standard of authority. However, we still live in a very humanistic and worldly society. I would say the vast majority of Americans have decided to "go their own way," reminiscent of the days of the Judges when every person did that which wa

The disciples were first called Christians at Antioch of Syria (Acts 11:26) . When Paul was before King Agrippa, the Herodian leader noted that the apostle had almost convinced him to be a Christian (Acts 26:28) . The apostle Peter stated that suffering as a Christian brings glory to God (I Peter 4:16) . We can see from the Word of God that the greatest name we as followers of the Lord can wear is that of a Christian. After all, it is a divinely authorized designation for God