We all know what happens when you take the lampshade off of a lit lamp. The light is no longer diffused by the shade and the brightest spot, the bulb, is often...

The contrast between physical light and darkness, and the analogous contrast between spiritual light and darkness is an emphasis throughout Scripture. The first time we...

John the Baptist was a very interesting individual. We know he was “filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb” (Luke 1:15), that he lived in the...

When Jesus began His public ministry in Galilee He commanded certain individuals to follow Him.  He first approached Andrew and his brother Simon (whom Jesus...

The kingdom of God is a present and an eternal kingdom. We enter into, and live in, the kingdom by faith. It is a kingdom of sowing and reaping. It is a spiritual...

We enter the kingdom of God by grace through faith in Jesus Christ as Lord. We live in the kingdom by that faith — the reality of our redemption from sin and of the law...

Jesus said, “My kingdom is not of this world” (John 18:36). This was Jesus’ response when Pilate asked if He was King of the Jews. Consider all that Jesus said: Jesus...

While each of us is a citizen of a country and subject to a local, state (province), and national government, we are also part of a spiritual kingdom. It is either the...

The well-known hymn And Can It Be written by Charles Wesley has the following chorus: “Amazing love! How can it be That Thou, my God, shouldest die for me!” When you...

“For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace” (Romans 6:14). Have you ever heard a person say, “As a Christian, I am under...