“But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ…” 2 Peter 3:18   Have you ever watched a mature Christian remain steady in the face of an overwhelming challenge? You may have even thought, “I could never handle that the way she did.” Well, that believer is[...]

“Because you say, ‘I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have need of nothing,’ and you do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked” Revelation 3:17   We tend to confuse having a comfortable life with being blessed by God. But health[...]

“Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.” Ephesians 4:30   Knowing what offends the Holy Spirit is one of the most important things for believers to understand; yet it’s often ignored. Rather than thinking about how to please God, we tend[...]

“I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever” John 14:16   We tend to think of a helper as someone who does what we want done. But when Jesus promised to send the disciples another Helper, He was promising[...]

“Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may know the things freely given to us by God” 1 Corinthians 2:12   One of the main reasons people give for not reading the Bible more is that it’s[...]

Many Americans who identify as Christians say they don’t believe in a literal Holy Spirit. The Cultural Research Center of Arizona Christian University found that “62% of self-identified Christians contend that the Holy Spirit is not a real, living being but merely a symbol of God’s power, presence, or purity.”[...]