Thoughts on Christ and His Word

Have you ever done something wrong and had someone cover for you? In some cases (like criminal acts), covering up for someone might not be good. However, in many cases covering someone's sins would be the loving thing to do. Noah's son Ham walked into his dad's tent and accidentally saw his father's nakedness (Genesis 9). His dad had been drinking and in his drunkenness took off his clothes and was sleeping naked on his bed. Ham should have just covered his father and left without ever talking about this incident to anyone - to protect his father's integrity. But Ham left the tent and his father's uncovered body and told his brothers what he had seen. To see one's father naked in those days was considered a very serious offense. It was a sign of disrespect. So not only was Ham disrespecting his father by declaring he had seen his nakedness, but revealed his father's sin of getting drunk, disrobing and falling asleep naked in his bed. Apparently hi...

Are you sure that a Christian's salvation is secure? What if he or she sins too much or commits a really big sin? Many of us have been challenged by people who say that a Christian can lose his or her salvation. Some of these people point to Christ's words in Revelation - "Him who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of my God" (Rev 3:12) - to say that a Christian must maintain their salvation by living a holy life and overcoming sin. Indeed Christ talks about "him who overcomes" several times to the churches in Revelation. But what does Christ mean by "overcoming"? What must we overcome and how? While thinking about this the other day the Lord gave this passage: "...for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. 5 Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God." 1 John 5:4-5 It seems our overcoming is by faith in Christ....