#biblical truth

There is a sleep that feels like worship. A slumber that wears a robe, sits in a pew, and calls itself faithful — while the soul underneath remains chained to tradition instead of truth. Beloved, I need you to hear this: you cannot be awakened and enslaved at the same time. For too long, the traditions of men have been dressed up in religious language and handed to God’s people as if they were…

A word from Pastor Robert M. Thomas, Jr. — The Gathering Place Houston, Fellowship of Believers Let me say this plainly, because I believe the Spirit of God is pressing it on my heart for somebody reading this today: as a child of God, you and I don’t get to live just any kind of way we so desire. I know that may sound hard to some ears in a culture that has made an idol out of “living your…

A Word for the Watching Church There is a shifting happening in the earth. You feel it in the headlines. You feel it in the marketplace. You feel it in your spirit before you ever see it on a screen. Nations are realigning. Systems are consolidating. And the Body of Christ is being asked a quiet but urgent question: are you ready? Not ready in the sense of bunkers and go-bags. Ready in the…

Reflections on 1 John 3:11–18 The message is not new. John says it plainly: “This is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another.” From the very start of the Christian life, the command has been the same. Yet John knows how easily we can drift into words without weight, affection without sacrifice, and faith without fruit. So he presses further. The Warning of Cain He…

Do you think everything happens for a reason? The Bible Gives a Better Answer There are few phrases repeated more often in times of pain than: “Everything happens for a reason.” Someone loses a loved one. Someone is diagnosed with cancer. A marriage breaks down. A child dies. A job disappears overnight. Almost instinctively, someone says: “Everything happens for a reason.” It sounds…

“It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man.” ~ Psalm 118:8 (NKJV) ~ Where is your faith anchored? It’s an easy question to answer when life is calm. It’s much harder to answer when someone you admire disappoints you. When someone you trusted walks away. When someone you respected falls. That’s when you discover what—or who—your faith has really been resting…