A foundational doctrine of the faith — explore linked teachings below.
God Revealed: Revelation, the Carnal Mind, and Pure Religion
Sep 17, 2026
God is knowable through his revelation, and believers must continually obey his pure Word, which exposes sin, defeats self-deception, and directs them to humble dependence on Christ.
The Tongue: A Serial Killer | James 3 Bible Teaching
Aug 27, 2026
Because words reveal the heart, direct conduct, affect others, and face divine judgment, believers must reject worldly values and discipline their speech through repentance and dependence on God.
Love Not the World: James 4 and 1 John 2:14-17
Jul 30, 2026
Believers must reject the world’s sinful desires, pride, and unjust conduct, humbly submit to God, repent personally, and do his enduring will.
Christ Our Wisdom: Spiritual Mindedness and Life | Bible Teaching
Christ is God’s wisdom, and only God’s grace, Word, and Spirit can transform sinful hearts, produce obedient lives, and direct all glory to God.
Romans 8: Spiritual Wisdom and Separation from False Doctrine
Jul 26, 2026
Regeneration produces spiritual-mindedness, life, and peace, while wisdom-guided sanctification calls believers to guard their thoughts, sight, conduct, and fellowship from corrupting influences.
Love Not the World: 1 John 2 and Matthew 16
Jul 2, 2026
Believers must not love worldly systems or civic glories, because the world passes away, the soul is worth more than all worldly gain, and God’s people must walk in divine wisdom.
Carnal Mind vs. Spiritual Mind | Romans 8:6 Bible Teaching
Jun 28, 2026
Romans 8:6 reveals that fallen desires produce death, while the Holy Spirit regenerates and directs the heart toward God, Christ, obedience, life, and peace.
Stop Loving the World | 1 John 2:15-17 Bible Teaching
Jun 21, 2026
Believers must value the soul above the passing world, deny themselves, direct their affections toward God, and order their homes by Scripture rather than worldly customs.
Stop Loving the World: Idolatry and the Christian Life | 1 John 2
Jun 4, 2026
Love for the world is inward idolatry that enslaves the heart, draws people gradually from God and Christ, and makes it impossible to serve God and worldly treasure together.
Romans 8:1-5 Explained: Flesh, Spirit, and No Condemnation
May 15, 2026
Romans 8 presents two opposing ways: the flesh leads to condemnation and death, while life in Christ through the indwelling Spirit brings freedom, peace, holiness, and resurrection hope.
The Lord Is Our Rock: Deuteronomy 32 Bible Teaching
May 3, 2026
True joy is found by returning to the Lord as Rock and refuge, bearing shame in repentance, rejecting creaturely pride, and remembering God’s mercy.
Count It All Joy in Trials | James 1 Bible Teaching
Apr 30, 2026
Believers are called to rejoice in God-ordained trials because tested faith produces patience, endurance, hope, and steadfast Christian faithfulness.
Created to Rejoice: Finding True Joy in God | Genesis 2–3
Apr 27, 2026
Humanity was created to rejoice in God, but sin brought sorrow, making true spiritual joy possible only through God’s grace, the Holy Spirit’s work, communion with Christ, and hope of eternal life.
James 4:1-4: Spiritual Warfare and the Enemies of the Soul
Apr 17, 2026
James 4 reveals that conflict among believers springs from self-centered desires, while Christ calls his people to resist sin and worldliness by loving, serving, and preferring one another.
Repentance, Obedience & the Narrow Way | Bible Teaching
Apr 12, 2026
True discipleship requires daily repentance, self-denial, immediate obedience to Scripture, trust in God’s sovereignty, and perseverance in the narrow way despite correction and opposition.
1 Corinthians 6: Who Will Inherit the Kingdom of God?
To live in Jesus’ name is to trust his saving person, submit every word and deed to his authority, and love others concretely through the power of the Spirit of truth.
Conditional Promises, New Covenant Israel & Exodus 19
Exodus 19:5 shows that Israel’s covenant privileges required obedience, while the law exposes sin but cannot justify or give the inward life supplied through the new-covenant Spirit.
Bless the Lord, O My Soul — Dominion of God (Psalm 104)
True blessing of the Lord arises from the soul under God’s dominion, not from the carnal mind, which cannot genuinely echo worshipful praise.