The question could be restated: How does a Christian become mature? Once we accept Christ and know Jesus, how do we continue growing in the Lord? A Christian becomes mature in the very same way he or she is saved: by faith in the "one...

Moses reports the most remarkable stories of the conceptions, births, and aftermath of Abraham's two sons, Ishmael and Isaac, in Genesis 16—21. Paul, however, in this very famous passage in Galatians, uses the two sons in an allegory (a...

"The Holy Spirit never coerces, never compels, never puts on the pressure, and never bullies. He does not drive; He leads. He leads; we follow. He leads us into all truth. He leads us in the paths of righteousness. He leads us step-by-step....