Tag Archives: flesh

The Devil Did Not Make Me Do It

Posted on May 23, 2021 by Rick Reynolds

13 Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone. 14 But each one is tempted when he is carried away … Continue reading →

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God Among Us

Posted on December 24, 2019 by Rick Reynolds

And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14 Each year I try to find new meaning in Christmas. … Continue reading →

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Don’t Forget Your Coat

Posted on July 9, 2019 by Rick Reynolds

But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in regard to its lusts. Romans 13:14 Here are two approaches to battling fleshly lusts. The first is Paul’s. But I say, walk by the Spirit, … Continue reading →

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Arm Yourselves!

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Rick Reynolds

1 Therefore, since Christ has suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same purpose, because he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, 2 so as to live the rest of the time in the … Continue reading →

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The Bible Says

Posted on March 23, 2018 by Rick Reynolds

24 “For all people are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, 25 but the word of the Lord endures forever.” And this is the word that … Continue reading →

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Participation Trophies

Posted on October 14, 2017 by Rick Reynolds

Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things again is no trouble to me, and it is a safeguard for you. Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the false circumcision; for … Continue reading →

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An Either Or Proposition

Posted on October 20, 2012 by Rick Reynolds

15 Do not love the world nor the things in the world . If anyone loves the world , the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world , the lust of … Continue reading →

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Withdrawal Symptoms

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Rick Reynolds

Therefore, since Christ has suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same purpose, because he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, 2 so as to live the rest of the time in the flesh … Continue reading →

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Last Rights

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Rick Reynolds

18 For Christ also died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, so that He might bring us to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit 19 in which … Continue reading →

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