by Claude Stauffer | Jul 9, 2019 | Deliverance, God's love, Gospel, Immorality, Overcoming lust, Sex
“And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them.” – Ephesians 5:11 “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes . . .. “ – Romans 1:16a “And such were some of...
by Claude Stauffer | Apr 16, 2019 | Cross, God's love, Gospel, Grace, Salvation
“For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.” – 1 Corinthians 2:2 Why is the cross of Christ so important to the Christian? Why is it so important that the Apostle Paul wrote the Corinthians, “For I determined not to...
by Claude Stauffer | Apr 9, 2019 | Cross, God's love, Gospel, Grace, Salvation
But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. – Romans 5:8 What is God’s love like? That’s an interesting question. It presupposes that God loves. Some people would say that God is not a God of love. They look...
by Claude Stauffer | Apr 2, 2019 | Death, God's love, Heaven, judgment, Life, Salvation
“Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea.” – Revelation 21:1 When a person dies, we sometimes use the colloquialism that they “passed away.” It’s a polite and delicate way of...
by Claude Stauffer | Mar 11, 2019 | God's love, Gospel, Kingdom of God, Lordship
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. – Revelation 20:4 It doesn’t take a doctor of political science to look at governments, regardless of type, and see they are steeped in corruption, waste, injustices, and too frequently chaos. Revolutions...
by Claude Stauffer | Feb 12, 2019 | End Times, God's love, Gospel, Holy Living, Marriage, Salvation
Then he said to me, “Write: ‘Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!’” And he said to me, “These are the true sayings of God.” – Revelation 19:9 Jesus is coming back! Anyone that has any respect for the Bible believes that truth. There may...