As believers in Christ, we pursue Christ to gain Him and worship God, being no longer slaves of sin or idol worshippers. The prophet Elijah was raised up during one of the darkest hours of Israel’s sad history when they worshipped idols; may we heed the warning and be those who pursue Christ to gain […]
As the Salt of the Earth, we need to Follow the Lord Faithfully by Hating our Soul-Life
December 1, 2020 by Leave a Comment
In order for us to be prepared for the Lord’s return, we need to absolute in following the Lord, hating even our own soul-life and being the salt of the earth so that we may be found faithfully following Him at His imminent coming. In Matt. 16:25 the Lord tells us that we should not […]
Like Paul, we have the Aspiration to Gain Christ and be Found in Christ by All Men
August 26, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Paul’s desire was to be found in Christ, not having his own righteousness but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is out of God and based on faith (Phil. 3:9). In the past, Paul was found by everyone in the law; he pursued the righteousness that came out of the law, […]
As we Suffer the Loss of all things on account of Christ, we Gain Christ and Enjoy Him
August 24, 2019 by Leave a Comment
When we see the excellency of the knowledge of Christ, we drop all other things for Him; we gain Christ by suffering the loss of all things that were once a gain for us and by counting them as refuse. If we were to get into the depths of Paul’s thought in Phil. 3:7-8, where […]
On Account of the Excellency of Christ we suffer the Loss of All things to Gain Him
August 23, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Philippians 3 shows us that on account of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ, Paul counted all things to be loss; he placed great value on this excellency of Christ Jesus his Lord, and because of this, he counted all loss. The more we know Christ, the more we have the revelation of Christ […]
Being Exposed of and Delivered from the Commercial Mind, “What’s In It For Me?”
May 7, 2013 by 6 Comments
We have seen previously that God hates pure commerce – commerce is the most wicked thing on earth in God’s eyes. But we need to see further that commerce is not only something outside of us but it is part of our being – it is inside of us! We may not be outwardly involved […]
