A foundational doctrine of the faith — explore linked teachings below.
The Word From the Beginning | 1 John 1 Bible Teaching
Oct 8, 2026
God sanctifies his people through his Word, separating them from sinful influence and enabling holy conduct, faithful endurance, and nonconformity to the world.
Leviticus 20: Do Not Give Your Seed to Molech | Bible Teaching
Oct 4, 2026
Because God has made believers alive in Christ, they must pursue holiness, reject idolatrous loyalties, preserve marriage covenants, and raise a godly people according to his word.
Romans 3: No One Is Righteous—Saved by Grace Alone
Because no one is independently righteous, salvation and faithful ministry depend entirely on Christ’s grace, God’s direction, holy conduct, repentance, and courageous trust in divine providence.
Every Word of God Is Pure: Trusting the Lord | Proverbs 30:5
Sep 27, 2026
Trusting God means obeying his word, caring generously for the poor, refusing oppressive treatment of debtors, and relying on his faithful provision and promises.
He Who Speaks Is to Be Trusted | Trusting God in Scripture
Sep 20, 2026
Because God and his word are trustworthy, genuine faith must unite hearing, speech, merciful action, impartial love, and obedience under the law of liberty.
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.
Serve the Lord With Gladness: Psalm 100 and Taming the Tongue
Sep 13, 2026
Jesus’ wise response in Luke 20 and the church’s prayer show the need for disciplined speech, confession, Spirit-guided understanding, endurance in trials, and mutual care.
The Pride of Life, Giving, and Loving the World | 1 John 2
Sep 6, 2026
Because life and worldly goods are passing away, believers must reject pride, submit to God, and give themselves, their compassion, time, knowledge, and resources in active love.
The Word, Love, and Obedience | 1 John 2 Bible Teaching
Faithful Christian life joins trust in Christ's advocacy with repentance, obedience to God's word, brotherly love, rejection of worldliness, and holiness that begins in the home.
Proverbs 30:5: Every Word of God Is Pure and a Shield
Sep 5, 2026
Genuine faith in Christ comes to the light and is evidenced by obedience, receptiveness to correction, and practical love for fellow believers.
The Pride of Life: Rejecting the World | 1 John 2:15-16
Aug 30, 2026
The pride of life trusts possessions and self-directed plans, whereas disciples must reject worldly covetousness, depend on God’s providence, pursue his kingdom, and practice contented generosity.
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.
Keep to the Narrow Way | Deny Yourself and Follow Christ
Aug 23, 2026
Salvation rests entirely on Christ’s completed work and God’s grace through faith, while repentance, obedience, endurance, and good works necessarily flow from belonging to Christ.
Remember Lot's Wife: The Danger of Looking Back | Luke 17
Aug 16, 2026
Remembering Lot’s wife warns believers not to long for condemned former ways, but to depend on God’s mercy, place Christ above every competing loyalty, and continue watchfully in obedience.
Psalm 51: True Repentance, Sin, and a Broken Heart
Aug 9, 2026
Psalm 51 teaches that true repentance personally confesses and mourns sin, seeks God’s cleansing and restoration, and produces humble worship and a credible witness.
The Sin Behind Us and Before Us | Isaiah 43:25 Bible Teaching
Aug 7, 2026
God removes the guilt of forgiven sin, yet believers must still confess their sins, accept personal responsibility, resist temptation, and press toward holiness in Christ.
Remembering Our Evil Ways | Ezekiel 36:31 & Psalm 51
Aug 6, 2026
The Holy Spirit causes renewed believers to remember and recognize their own evil ways so that they remain repentant, humble, obedient, and dependent upon God’s mercy.
Repentance, Wisdom, and a Clean Heart | Psalm 51 & Ezekiel 36
Aug 2, 2026
God uses Scripture, wise rebuke, and inward renewal to lead his people into continual repentance, humble dependence, and conduct that glorifies his name.
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 2:15-17 and Remember Lot's Wife
Believers must reject love of the passing world, remember Lot’s wife, walk in God’s light, and live personally and wholeheartedly for Christ.
Love Not the World | 1 John 2:15-17 Bible Teaching
Jul 20, 2026
Believers must reject worldly corruption, receive God’s enduring word with faith and repentance, pursue holiness and justice, and trust the Lord to preserve them from evil.
Stop Loving the World: 1 John 2:15-17 Bible Teaching
Jul 13, 2026
Because the world and its desires are passing and corrupting, God’s people must guard his word, reject idolatry, and do his will in sincere obedience.
Christ Is the Wisdom of God: A New Creation in Christ
Jul 9, 2026
Believers must examine the heart through its fruit, die to self, reject pride, and depend on God’s wisdom and direction for faithful living.
Stop Loving the World | 1 John 2:15-17 Bible Teaching
Jul 6, 2026
Because humanity is created in God’s image, believers must reject the world’s passing lusts and pride, receive divine wisdom, and pursue renewed understanding, character, and obedience.
Chosen Through Sanctification: 2 Thessalonians 2:13
Jul 5, 2026
God sovereignly chooses and calls his people, sanctifies them by the Spirit through truth, guards them amid worldly opposition, and produces enduring fruit through Christ, the wisdom of God.
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.
Wisdom, Holiness, and the Priestly Garments | Exodus 28
Exodus 28 teaches that holy service requires consecration, God-given wisdom, willing provision, modesty, and exact obedience to God’s revealed pattern.
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.
Run the Race With Patience | Hebrews 12:1-2 Bible Teaching
Jun 25, 2026
God’s people must hear His word attentively and obediently, keeping His commandments as He sanctifies them into a holy and peculiar people.
Christian Discipline: Doctrine, Purity of Life, and Fellowship
Jun 21, 2026
Believers must discipline themselves through Scripture, abide in Christ’s doctrine, pursue holiness and love, resist false teaching, and remain steadfast in obedient faith.
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.
Preparing the Heart for Bible Study | Repentance, Truth & Faith
Jun 18, 2026
Faithful church discipline requires repentance, sustained biblical instruction, and separation from persistent error, especially error that denies God's sovereign grace in regeneration and justification.
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.
Prepare Your Heart to Hear and Do God's Word | Bible Study Prayer
May 28, 2026
Because falsehood and sin spread destructively, believers must rely on Christ’s saving work, study Scripture faithfully, reject error, pursue holiness, and persevere in obedient truth.
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.
Narrow Hodos Bible Study: Repentance, Obedience, and Truth
May 7, 2026
Believers must repent, obey Scripture, preserve sound doctrine, and follow Christ above every competing relationship, regardless of suffering or opposition.
Job 23:10 | Trusting God Through Every Trial of Faith
May 3, 2026
Believers must endure trials under God’s watchful sovereignty, comfort themselves through Scripture, pursue sanctification, and remain steadfast in the sound doctrine of Christ.
Tribute to Candace Jean Whitfield | Hope in Christ
May 1, 2026
Believers may grieve, but Christ’s resurrection assures that those who die in him rest in hope, will be bodily raised, and will share his final victory over death.
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.
The True Christian's Warfare | Spiritual Warfare & 1 Timothy 6:12
Apr 24, 2026
True Christianity requires a daily, faith-dependent struggle against sin, self, Satan, and the world rather than conflict with fellow believers.
Be Doers of the Word: Repentance & Obedience
Apr 23, 2026
True faith rests on Christ and Scripture, rejects human tradition as supreme, and bears fruit through repentance, holiness, and daily obedience to God’s Word.
Joy in the Lord: Identifying the Enemies of the Soul
Apr 20, 2026
Believers must resist malice, unbelief, and worldly substitutes for joy by rejoicing continually in God, resting in his sovereignty, and finding strength and comfort in his Word.
Morning Bible Study: Walking in the Narrow Way Through God's Word
Apr 19, 2026
Believers must repent, reject pride and human tradition, receive biblical correction, and submit their minds and lives to Christ’s narrow way through the Spirit’s help.
Repent, Obey, and Stand for Truth | Bible Teaching & Prayer
Apr 16, 2026
God’s mercy and Christ’s redeeming blood call believers to sincere repentance, continual thanksgiving, steadfast faith, and immediate obedience to Scripture.
Spiritual Warfare: Know Your Enemy | Isaiah 14:12-15
Apr 13, 2026
Believers must identify sin, self, Satan, and the world as their true enemies, resist temptation through Scripture and prayer, examine their own hearts, and stand together in Christ.
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.
A Prayer for Repentance, Obedience, and Walking in God's Word
Apr 9, 2026
Justification is freely given through faith in Christ, while genuine discipleship is marked by daily repentance, self-denial, scriptural obedience, generosity, and humble submission to God.
Deny Yourself and Follow Christ | Bible Study on Obedience
Mar 29, 2026
God’s covenant people must honor his name through wholehearted obedience, receiving correction and affliction as calls to confess sin, repent, and return to his revealed way.
Children of God or Children of the Devil? | Jude Bible Study
Mar 28, 2026
A Bible study arguing that God’s children are sovereignly born again, elected, sanctified, and conformed to Christ, while rejecting free-will salvation claims.
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.
Titus 2: False Doctrine, Apostasy, and Sound Doctrine
Sound doctrine must produce holiness, mature discipleship, attentive reception of biblical preaching, and concrete obedience rather than merely nominal Christian identity.