A Set Patience

By Benjamin H. Liles

          The writer of Hebrews records, "These all died in faith without having received the promises, but they saw them from a distance, greeted them, and confessed that they were foreigners and temporary residents on the earth....Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them" (Hebrews 11:13-16, Holman Christian Standard). 

Standing Firm in Trials

By Benjamin H. Liles

          The biggest reason I have yet to post in a week's time is that I've had a huge clog in my ear of wax (looked like a stone), which has since been fixed since Friday (a couple of days ago). So, for those who have been praying i would be back on to help you understand what God is saying in His word, I thank you and am grateful to you for your love and support. With that said, we're going to dive in.

A Different Set of Beliefs

By Benjamin H. Liles

          I know I've written about this piece of passage once before, but I wanted to visit it for a reason. We all believe in things, especially our views of God based on how we've grown up. One of the first ideas we have of faith and God comes from the relationship or lack thereof with our parents. Beliefs we have from this shapes our overall world view.

You Can't Allow Fear to Paralyze You

By Benjamin H. Liles

          "Then Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan (twelves men to spy out the land), and said to them, 'Go up this way into the South, and go up to the mountains, and see what the land is like...Be of good courage. And bring some of the fruit of the land.' Now the time was the season of the first ripe grapes" (Numbers 13:17-20, New King James). 

Living by Faith Justifies You

By Benjamin H. Liles

          "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, 'The just shall live by faith'" (Romans 1:16-17, New King James). 

A Rebel Heart (Book Review)

By Benjamin H. Liles

          I have read a ton of books by different Christian writers over the past few years. While I post what I feel about what I've read, in my honest opinion, no book comes close to me wanting to truly stay "up all night" reading a book.

Enjoyment at the Expense of Others (Ezekiel 25)

By Benjamin H. Liles

          "If anyone says, 'I love God,' but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen...Whoever loves God must love his brother as well," writes John, the beloved disciple of Jesus (1 John 4:20-21, Berean Study). The truth of that statement John makes is this: God doesn't take enjoyment or pleasure at the expense of another, whether man or child, male or female, a child of God or even an unbeliever.

Discipled by Jesus (Book Review)

By Benjamin H. Liles

          I love this straightforward little book on discipleship. there are tons of books on the subject, but none are as thought-provoking, and grab your attention as this 208 paged book does. Robert clearly shows us that within the pages of the text of God's word that tell us about the "Great Commission" is more about being on "the Great Co-mission" that Jesus gave to his disciples. So, how do we show and share that in our lives?