How the Righteous Pray
Jesus’ counsel on prayer in Matthew 6:5-8 gives four distinguishing characteristics of how the righteous pray. Send article as PDF
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Effective Fervent Prayer
The rationale for James’ exhortation to “confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed” is that “the effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much” (James 5:16). Send article as PDF
The Don’ts of Prayer
Like any avenue of communication, prayer has its Do’s and Don’ts. In our last blog we considered three Do’s Jesus gave in Matthew 6:5-8: Do pray; Do pray to be heard by God; Do pray with confidence. In this same portion of the…
The Do’s of Prayer
Both the righteous and the unrighteous pray. The Pharisee and the tax-collector both went up to the temple to pray in Luke 18:10. Both Jesus and the hypocrites of His day prayed. Send article as PDF
How to Resist the Temptation of Self-Righteousness
The peril of corrupt, unrighteous motivation for doing good works is persistent. If you want to be righteous in God’s sight, you will have to be ever vigilant in guarding against the temptation of doing your good works to be seen by others….
Righteous Motives for Doing Right
Motives matter. Send article as PDF
The Challenge of Balance
Some people are best described as being “so heavenly minded they are of no earthly good”; others can be said to be “so earthly minded they are of no heavenly good”. Send article as PDF
Why on Earth be Godly?
Not only does Jesus pinpoint the distinct characteristics of how the godly conduct themselves—they love their enemies; they bless those who curse them; they do good to those who hate them; they pray for those who despitefully use them (Matthew 5:44)—He also gives…
What on Earth Does Godliness Look Like?
The grace of God that brings salvation instructs its recipients to live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age (Titus 2:11-12). Send article as PDF
Who is my Neighbor?
Because of the Pharisees’ subtle insertion of the word “only” into Leviticus 19:18, they ultimately taught that you should love your neighbor and hate your enemy (cf. Matthew 5:43). Considering this, it ought to be pretty apparent why white-hot controversies arose among the…