Five Guards Against Sexual Temptation
By Richard Wines
I am convinced that the challenge for men to stay sexually pure is as difficult today as anytime in history. In a generation where swimsuit models are painted on the sides of commercial airplanes, where sex before marriage is encouraged, and where whatever image the heart desires can be produced in seconds, the test is daunting. But Jesus said, “everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has committed adultery with her in his heart” (Matthew 5:28 NAS). Paul said, “flee from sexual immorality” (1 Cor 6:18 NIV). For Christian men, purity is not only possible, it is necessary. The following five guards will help.
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Get Away From My Deer
By Ronnie Wyatt
It was Saturday morning as Jake, an avid hunter, woke up ready to go bag the first deer of the season. He walked down to the kitchen to get a cup of coffee, and to his surprise he found his wife, Alice, sitting there, fully dressed in camouflage.
Who am I?
By Ruth Bomar
This month I turn fifty. All life’s changes cause me to wonder, “Who am I?”
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The Just Shall Live By Faith
January 5, 2024 by admin
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By Rachael Sales
The Bible lets us know that faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen (Hebrews 11: 1, KJV) and that without works, without action, faith is dead. (James 2:20. KJV) A faith-filled life is therefore one that demands the courage to go against the evidence that is seen to believe the unseen of what God is saying. In essence it takes great courage to walk by faith and not by sight, because it will mean defying physical evidence and doing it out loud for all to see.
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Morality Hand Check
January 4, 2024 by admin
Filed under Faith, Faith Articles
By John T. McNeal
A couple of weeks ago I stumbled across a movie that starred D. David Morin and Gavin MacLeod. The movie was called "Time Changer" and also starred Jennifer O’Neil, Hal Linden, Paul Rodriguez, and Richard Riehle. I found the film to be both very enlightening and troubling at the same time. The movie’s main character is a professor who lived in the year 1890 and had written a book that talked about teaching morality to people without mentioning the authority of Jesus Christ. A friend and colleague helps him understand the faults of this type of thinking by sending him 100 years into the future in a time machine.
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