SCRIP-BITS

There are lots of good scriptures in the Bible that can be taken out of context and used for selfish purposes, but it's something we must avoid doing, because it does not bring true or godly success. It is a sin if we take the Bible and use the scripture found therein in a false or evil sense. It's like so many of the false teachers and preachers are doing nowadays; using God's Word to...

The Holy Spirit of Christ is our Comforter, Helper, Guide and Director for this earthly life. But He speaks in a still, small voice, and if we're not listening closely, then we won't hear His guidance and direction. However, with the amount of loud noise that currently permeates our world that's very difficult to do without the peace of Christ dwelling in our souls. Now Christ's pe...

Jesus is a kind and LOVING Master, but He does not put up with nonsense, with laziness and that sort of thing. He expects those who claim to His followers to live a life of diligence and excellence, doing the things He commands them to do, like LOVING each other, spreading His word and showing the world His true nature, being a brilliant example of His teaching and life. And in this evil and ungod...

We like to call ourselves disciples of Christ, but is that really true? Not unless we're totally obedient to His commandments, especially that of LOVING each other. Oh, plenty of us talk the LOVE talk, but don't truly walk the LOVE walk, and that just makes us hypocrites, causing the unbeliever to turn away from truly wanting to be a follower of Christ. Thus we are not performing our desir...

Oh my people, Jesus is the ONLY person we truly need to cling to, the ONLY One who can really do anything for us in this life. All other promises are either fakes or can't hold water because they are promised by mankind whose power to keep promises is almost non-existent. But Jesus is the name by which salvation can be attained, by which healing and heaven are possible. That means we need to d...

God created us to have fellowship with Him, and consequently gives us all that we need to keep that fellowship going. That means we need to acknowledge and appreciate His LOVE for us, and the goodness He bestows on ALL who believe in and worship Him sincerely. The problem is that we get so accustomed to God's goodness that we eventually stop appreciating it, and simply take it for granted. But...

Oh friends, there are only two options for a human soul after death; heaven and eternal life, or hellfire and damnation. And the only way to assure yourself of the former is by accepting Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour before you die, or before He returns to earth a second time. If not, your soul will automatically be bound for hell, the unwelcome place of Satan, and the destruction of those...

The Lord speaks to His people in a still, small voice, through His Holy Spirit that indwells us. That means we have to be quiet to be able to hear the whisper that comes from Him. Unfortunately, our world is very noisy these days, what with all the machinery working and all the talking that we do. It is therefore imperative. every day, to find a quiet place, away from the noise of the world, so th...

Oh friends, heaven is the best place to spend eternity, but one can only do that if you have received Christ as your Lord and Saviour down here on earth. For once you die, as the parable of the rich man and Lazarus highlights, no changes can be made to your eternal resting place. And if Christ returns to earth, as He eventually will, before you die, and you've not received Him as Lord and Savi...

Many of us believe that God won't give us more than we can handle, but that's not true, for He does it all the time so that we'll realize we're not sufficient in ourselves but our sufficiency is found in His power and faithfulness. What He won't do is to allow Satan to tempt us above measure, and will make a way for us to handle the temptation or escape. Those are two separate...

Christ died for us to be saved from our sinful way of life, but it doesn't just happen automatically. No, we have to receive Him as Lord and Saviour first, then be born again, or be baptized in the Holy Spirit. Yes, it's only when we sincerely believe that Christ is the Son of God and receive the Holy Spirit as our guiding light, that we make that transition from sinner to saint. A rebirth...

Man fell into sin when our forefathers, Adam and Eve, were deceived by the devil and disobeyed God's only commandment, not to eat of the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden of Eden. Since then, man has been born with a sin nature, which calls for spiritual death and eternal separation from God, our Creator and heavenly Father. But God LOVED us so much that He sacrificed His sinless S...

There are only two options of creation, one from the Big Bang Theory, which led us to be created from gorillas, apes and the like. The other is that Almighty God created us through His awesome power, that He spoke the world into existence and formed mankind out of the dust of the earth, then filled him with His breath of life. Now which would you prefer, to be descended from apes, or to be created...

It's imperative that believers in Christ help those who need help. Remember Christ came to earth to help us; to give us salvation and freedom from sin, as well as heal the sick and suffering, and feed the poor and hungry, so we ought to follow His example as best we can. Not turn away from from the cries of the poor and needy as so many of us unfortunately do. Remember too that whatever you gi...

Raising children is a serious responsibility which many parents have not paid much attention to, thus the lack of responsibility shown in our children. Keeping our children on the straight and narrow path is the only way to properly raise them, and it doesn't mean we don't LOVE them. Instead it means we LOVE them too much to see them go astray. It's the same way the Lord deals with us,...

Oh friends, Christ has gone back to heaven, leaving us down here to do His work, to spread His beautiful gospel of salvation and eternal life. And if we don't do it, nobody else will, because the rest of the world just wants to live the sinful, lustful and ungodly life that Satan exemplifies. So, if we want to see a better world, both in our time and that of our children's children, then w...

God is indeed our Friend and Father but most importantly our God. So just as we have respect for our earthly Fathers, likewise we need always to have respect for our heavenly Father. And though we get closer to him everyday, it doesn't mean we can become too familiar and lose that reverence, that respect that distinguishes Him from everyone else. We can take any problem to Him, but let's a...

Satan is the leader of this sinful world, but we believers in Christ are here to dethrone him, but we can only do that by living for and like Jesus, not living like the devil himself. But unfortunately, that's how too many of us are living, even supposed believers in Christ. Remember Christ sacrificed His sinless life that our sinful ones could be set free from the bondage of sin. But it appea...

Jesus has promised to be with us forever, but that only helps us when we sincerely believe it. It's easy to talk about it when the times are good, but the hard part, the part which truly shows up the strength and maturity of our faith is when the storms of life accost us, as they do all of us at varying times in life. The disciples who had seen all the miraculous works of Jesus didn't have...

Oh friends, Jesus expects a lot from those who live and work for Him, but He's also most generous with the benefits He offers. No one else can offer what He has in store, that's worldly health and wealth, as well as heavenly riches and everlasting life! Now isn't that an awesome programme! It certainly is! But, it's not always easy, for you have to take up your cross daily and foll...

These days fraudulent behaviour is rampant in our society, in every aspect of it, therefore we have to be very careful in whom we place our trust. It's not wise to trust mankind because he is untrustworthy and very liable not to keep promises We see it happen every day, where some serious problem arises, be it in our families, our cities, our nations, when someone does not keep a promise osten...

People will never know about the good news that Christ and His gospel have to offer unless someone tells them about Him. And that's the purpose of those who call themselves Christians, or believers in Christ. We need to live a certain way, in LOVE and righteousness, truly caring about each other, so that others can see the Word of Christ being put into action. And it's very sad but true, t...

We all want to live the easy, wonderful life, but that's just a figment of our imagination. There's no such thing in reality. Life is a hardscrabble affair, and one must put out and put up resistance to the evil doings that are all around us. And as true believers in Christ, we have all the tools to do so, but we have to make the effort to do it. We have to dig deep down within ourselves a...

It's been said all throughout the Bible that the wicked will eventually be destroyed, but the righteous will live forever. Now many of us don't seem to believe that since we're living the life of the wicked and not that of the righteous. But please understand that the wicked will only reign for a short time, and it is utter foolishness to join their ranks, unless you want to be destroy...

Jesus could only be one place at one time while He was here on earth, but when He went back to heaven He sent His Holy Spirit to dwell within all those who believed in Him. That way he could be with ALL of us ALL the time! The Holy Spirit performs many jobs; comforts us when we are down, leads and guides us as to how we are to live, by helping us to make the right decisions, as well as reminding u...