“And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand,
Month: January 2013
Who studies the Bible these days?
“Jesus replied, ‘Your problem is that you don’t know the Scriptures…’” (Matthew 22:29 NLT). “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15 KJV). There was a time not too long ago in the English speaking world that to be
Developing a discipleship profile
“Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you–unless, of course, you fail the test?” (2 Corinthians 13:5 NIV). In my blog over the past few weeks, we’ve been discussing the importance of discipleship and what it means to be one. This
How’s your discipleship?
“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age” (Matthew 18:19-20 NIV84). “And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and