Tag: Christianity 101

In our last post, I mentioned that the Word Grace in Greek was “Charis” or “Charisma” which means spiritual gift. The word grace is used throughout the New Testament and speaks to the character and nature of God. God is a gift-giving God! James 1:17 says the following, “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from…

This brief statement in Ephesians 2:8-9 is the message of the Gospel or the “Good News” in a nutshell! “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast”. Let’s examine this statement more closely.

The three most common areas in which we seek God’s blessings are health, relationships and finances. God promises us that all of our needs will be met in Christ Jesus (Matt 6:31-34), but we must come to Him in faith, that is trusting that He will provide. We are trusting in Him to deliver what He…

Since faith is essential in our relationship with Jesus Christ it is so important to understand what faith is, and what it is not. Faith in the original Greek is “Pistis” and a Bible Dictionary defines it as; persuasion, credence, moral conviction, assurance, belief or, fidelity. In our last post, we looked at the definition given…

In the late 80’s and early 90’s a well-known slogan for Nike Sneakers was used to almost triple their sales for sneakers. It was, “JUST DO IT!”.In other words, don’t just think about it or talk about it. When it comes to the things of God many people live in the place of “let’s think…

God has a plan or call for your life!  Yes, He has a plan for you! Psalms 139:16. “Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed, and in Your book they all were written, the days fashioned for me, when as yet there were none of them”. You see God knew you before you were…