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Q: How are you to treat close family members who are into perverted lifestyles that are considered an abomination to the Lord? A: A lot of family members struggle with this issue. The first thing a believer must do to determine how to properly respond to certain individuals is to discern if that member […]
FIREBRANDS By Rayola Kelley The other day I was talking to a friend, and she asked me about firebrands when it comes to our Christian faith. I guess for me I have my own definition of what a firebrand is. To me Elijah and John the Baptist were examples of firebrands. They were both […]
THE HARDEST SEVEN WORDS TO PRAY By Jeannette Haley “If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, Ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.” –John 15:7 What a wonderful privilege we have as Christians to come before the Majesty in heaven in prayer. Hebrews 4:16 […]
“PEG-LEG” CHRISTIANS? By Jeannette Haley “Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ Hath made us free, and be not entangled again With the yoke of bondage.” – Galatians 5:1 We all laugh when our beloved friend, Rayola, accidentally calls Peleg (in Genesis 11) “Peg-Leg.” We know from Scripture that in Peleg’s time, “the […]
REPENT OR PERISH By Rayola Kelley Jesus was very clear that there are only two responses when it comes to one’s spiritual life and direction in Luke 13:3 & 5, “I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.” One must surely repent which means to turn away from the […]
Q: I recently read that God’s “purpose in making humans was to make someone to love. We exist because He wanted to love us and be loved by us.” This simple explanation of why we’re here is less than satisfying to my spirit. Where does it say something to this effect in the Bible? A: […]
“Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people.” – Psalm 96:3 Maybe it’s safe to assume that in almost every home there is at least one mirror situated so a person can view their own reflection. It’s hard to imagine how we women could “fix” our faces and fashion our hair […]
The other morning as I was trying to wake out of a deep sleep, I had to wade through a dream. Granted, dreams can be a combination of something you watched on TV, something you have been or are involved with, something you ate, a part of your body complaining about some discomfort, or the […]
Q: I have various questions about the two main trees in Eden, “the tree of knowledge of good and evil and the tree of life.” Is the tree of good and evil, the tree of right and wrong as determined by each person who is leaning on their own understanding? Does eating the fruit […]
“He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.” – John 14:21 If you’re reading this, you’re obviously “still here.” The question is, for what purpose? We […]