Why Rejoice?

Overview We rejoice because the future belongs to God. Paul wrote Philippians 4 from a prison cell, and he could still tell believers to rejoice always because, although our future […]

Temperance Part 3

Overview Temperance is not only a private discipline, it is evangelical: self-control is what allows a believer to become all things to all men so that some may be reached. […]

Temperance Part 2

Overview Temperance is what keeps a believer’s heart pure, because it is the gatekeeper that holds worldly corruption out of biblical character. In this second part of a three-part series, […]

Temperance, Part 1

Overview Temperance is the ninth fruit of the Spirit, and it means grace-inspired, Spirit-enabled self-control in a sphere of mastery, not human self-discipline. In this first of three parts, Rev. […]

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