Posts from September 2026

Serving the Lord, being faithful, doing good works, etc. requires motivation. We may realize the need, and we may know how, but until we are motivated, the good works will not be done. What gets us involved in doing good works? What drives some people to abound in the work of the Lord, while others cannot seem to get started? It is motivation. Some have it while others do not. What then is the Christian’s motivation? The greatest and most…

Sowing and reaping are principles we live with daily. Seed produces after its own kind. (Gen. 1:11,12) When the farmer sows wheat, or plants cotton, he knows what to expect. This principle is stated in regard to the use of the tongue. “Does a spring send forth fresh water and bitter from the same opening? Can a fig tree, my brethren, bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh.” (James 3:11,12) Jesus…

This article is the second part of the above topic. Last week the subject was introduced, wherein two things were discussed: “What Temptation Is” and the fact that “Temptation Comes To All”. We conclude this study with a brief consideration of four other principles. TEMPTATION CAN BE RESISTED Joseph resisted the advances of Potiphar’s wife, knowing the consequences of rejecting her would be difficult. This required tremendous moral courage for a young, unmarried man far from home. Who would know…

The Scriptures have much to say about temptation. The Bible is filled with examples and types of it, as well as warnings against the dangers and results of it. It opens with an example of temptation (Gen. 3:6), and closes with a warning against it. (Rev. 22: 18-19) Yielding to temptation can cost one his soul; resisting it can save one’s soul. Satan lures us into temptation; Christ leads us out of it. Let us note some facts about this…