by Claude Stauffer | Aug 14, 2018 | God's love
“God is love” – 1 John 4:8 I have a question I’ve been pondering recently. It’s a question that has rocked me. It’s a question that has touched me to the core. It’s a question that overwhelms me. There’s a lot of questions we put before the Lord and a good many of...
by Claude Stauffer | Aug 6, 2018 | Cross, Holy Living, Salvation, Spiritual growth
“Come let us go up to the mountain of the LORD” – Isaiah 2:3a Would you like to get closer to God? Let me suggest a way for that to happen. The book of Isaiah was written about eight centuries before the birth of Jesus. He wrote to a nation that had strayed from...
by Claude Stauffer | Jul 31, 2018 | Resurrection, Salvation
“That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved” – Romans 10:9 Saved? What does it mean to be “saved”? Why does anyone need to be “saved”? What does it take to be saved? These are...
by Claude Stauffer | Jul 26, 2018 | Salvation
“Who then can be saved?” – Matthew 19:25 Have you ever wondered what it means when someone speaks about “getting saved”? Your initial response might be “Saved from what?” One day a smart rich young ruler came up to Jesus and asked Him the question, “Good Teacher, what...
by Claude Stauffer | Jul 24, 2018 | Cross, God's love, Salvation
“I the LORD love. . .” – Isaiah 61:8a Do you feel unloved? Do you feel forgotten? Do you feel forsaken? Such thoughts can really get a person down. Such thoughts can drive us into deep depression. Such thoughts can discourage us and leave us in a deep dark pit of...
