In the end, remember that there is only one real authority in religion. It is God’s Word. Despite the appeal and seeming plausibility of the sophist’s claims, all he really has to offer is balderdash.
It is as absurd to charge God with being pleased with multiple faiths as it is to be a member of multiple churches. God has established His truth. It is not acceptable for men to formulate their own faiths; rather, they must contend for and accede to the “faith once for all delivered to the saints” (Jude 3). To do anything less is to act illogically.
We should not set just one day aside for thanksgiving to God. Rather, we should always, every day be and express our thanks to God. Thanksgiving improves:
Thanksgiving helps to keep us from arrogance, greed and worry.
The Sermon uses the text of Isaiah 65:1-7 as a warning against Self-Righteousness. We must not trust in ourselves, do our work to be seen of men, or be guilty of hypocrisy, which often accompanies Self-Righteousness. Having said that, Self-Righteousness is NOT:
Rather than being Self-Righteous, we must submit to the righteousness of God.
This lesson begins with a mention of Peter’s confession that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, recorded in Matthew 16:13-16. How do we know that Jesus is the Son of God?
In 1 Corinthians 15, the Apostle admonished the Corinthians who did not believe in the resurrection, indicating they should be ashamed. It is the purpose of preaching and admonition to shame individuals who are in sin. We all should be ashamed when we:
Take it from someone who has preached a lot of funerals, the most important things in life are faith and family. If you want a happy and long life, put your focus there. You won’t regret it!
Social critic Russell Kirk has defined decadence as the loss of an aim or object in life. “Men and women become decadent when they forget or deny the objects of life, and so fritter away their years in trifles or debauchery.”
