Daily Nugget: The four books of the Gospel, (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) echo a similar problem Jesus had. This problem has also plagued countless Christians since. The difficult Jesus and others face, even today, is persecution for their beliefs. Surprisingly, persecution does not entirely come from those that hate God directly and try to [...]
Archive of posts tagged Discernment
Luke 9
Daily Nugget: Today’s reading in verse 55 should make us aware that there are different spirits in this world; and they are not all of God. In this account Jesus turned to James and John, although they thought they were being protective of Jesus, and told them that the spirit in them that was doing [...]
Matthew 11
Daily Nugget: 18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil. 19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children. You surely have heard the saying, [...]
Matthew 2
Daily Nugget: Some of the world has just finished celebrating the birth of Christ. Many Christian’s idea of what happened at His birth is derived from artist’s renderings of the event, and not what the Bible says. In Matthew 2 we see four areas where people, who do not read the Bible for themselves, err when [...]
Jude
Daily Nugget: False teachings in Christianity were as much a problem in early New Testament churches as they are today. Paul warned about them as did John, Peter, Jesus, Jude, and many other saints of the past. False teachers creep in to a spiritually unwary, uneducated, and uninvolved congregation and gradually promote their own philosophies [...]
I John 4
Daily Nugget: “Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.” I John 4:1 Too many Christians are missing discernment in determining what is of God and what is not. This chapter starts off by urging believers to be wary [...]
I John 2
Daily Nugget: The deceptions of men were a problem that deeply troubled John as he continued discussing them in this chapter. He knew that the words that came out of some men’s mouths were not actually what they believed. By experience, and the illumination from the Holy Spirit, he learned that a person’s true heart [...]
II Peter 2
Daily Nugget: One of the most deceptive, dangerous forces hampering the growth of Christianity has always been the sinfulness of some “spiritual” leaders. Jesus battled those that claimed to be of God, but were not. It was even the “religious” leaders that orchestrated His death. Paul warned of wicked leaders, and also had to battle [...]
I Peter 5
Daily Nugget: One of the most important principles for a Christian to understand is that there is a spiritual battle going on. Most of the assault is invisible, but the war against God and His followers rages. “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the [...]
Ephesians 3
Daily Nugget: Paul learned the things he knew and taught, because God revealed it to him (vs. 3). The people, in general, did not have the means to learn God’s commandments, unless it came directly from a God appointed delivery-man. Paul was that man at the time. As Paul learned God’s will and way, he [...]
