Category: Critical Discussions
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Lucky or Blessed?
Estimated Reading Time: Around 5 Minutes Is it okay for a Christian to say that they got lucky? I understand that the term “lucky” is a popular saying. However, luck means something that happened by chance, and it is usually used in reference to good things. However the Bible says that all good things come […]
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The Phrase “Heaven Helps Those Who Help Themselves” is NOT in the Bible
Estimated Reading Time: Around 5 Minutes When I was young, I heard these words a lot: “the Bible says heaven helps those who help themselves.” For a long time, I accepted it and did not challenge it. I mean, I thought to myself, why would so many people say the Bible said it if the […]
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That Christian Glow
Estimated Reading Time: Around 5 Minutes Sometimes I feel like I know a Christian when I see one, even if this is not always the case. However, I find that some Christians have a glow. They smile a lot, they are easy-going, humble, have a good temper and are all around well-behaved. These are the […]
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Check Up On Other Christians Whenever You Can
Estimated Reading Time: About 6 minutes I know that we all are guilty of this. We are so accustomed to talking to people who do not know God about the Lord, and we forget about those who already know the Lord. You see, everyone needs to hear about the Lord, even those who already know […]
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What are you doing with this gift called the gospel?
Estimated Reading Time: About 5 Minutes We always need to remember that knowing the Lord is a gift. Not everyone knows the Lord. Many are called, only a few were chosen. To be a Christian as you are, is a gift. The question is, what are you doing with the knowledge that you have now […]
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Are God’s standards too high?
Estimated Reading time: Around 5 minutes I remember the first time that I looked at the book of Peter. 1 Peter 1: 15 – 16 says “15 But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; 16 for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”[a] In that moment, I […]
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Why We Repeatedly Commit the Same Sin.
Estimated Reading Time: About 7 minutes A lot of Christians repeatedly commit the same sin over and over again. They ask God for forgiveness and they find that soon after they commit the same sin again. Trust me, I have been there. Repeated sin and battling the old man of the flesh. It got to […]
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Can God Use A Sinner For His Service?
Estimated Reading Time: About 5 Mins A lot of Christians tend to look down on people with a worldly lifestyle and think that they are finished. Well, technically speaking, their way of life does not please God. God needs warriors, people who can fight for and establish his kingdom here on earth and the one […]
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Time with God and the Devil’s Plan
A common thing people say is “I do not have the time“. “I do not have the time for prayers, no time for worship, I have no time“. You see my friend, life is full of distractions. School, work, family, etc. the commitments from these places can take you away from God and from spending […]
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Rules of Spiritual Warfare
I mentioned this in my last post, but God knows it deserves a post of its own. I got this message from heavily spirit-led youth pastor whose video is on Youtube. You can watch the full video HERE If the link above does not work, try this link manually: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE5BbENzwaQ&t=748s You can subscribe to him […]
Christ-centered ruminations 