"Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing." I Peter 3:8-9. This passage is not suggesting approving of… Continue reading Bless Our Revilers
Author: Larry Foster
I am the Editor of the Conservative Christian Apologist. I have been a Christian for almost 60 years since my youth.
Pray With Confidence
"And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him". I John 5:14-15. This passage in I John… Continue reading Pray With Confidence
Be Subject To Your Masters
"Be subject for the Lord's sake to every human institution ... Live as people who are free not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God ... Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust." I… Continue reading Be Subject To Your Masters
Walk Worthy of Your Calling
I often become distressed these days when I watch the news. Few people in Government or in the media seem concerned for the good of America but rather only want to promote their own agendas. Combined with the moral decay of our country I sometimes find myself becoming discouraged and even angry. The Holy… Continue reading Walk Worthy of Your Calling
The Practice of the Presence of God
I recently finished reading "The Practice of the Presence of God" by Brother Lawrence. It was a tremendous blessing. Bother Lawrence was a very devout Christian who lived in the 17th Century and spent most of his life in a monastery to totally devote himself to God. This book is considered a Christian classic.… Continue reading The Practice of the Presence of God
Fear and Trembling
"Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure." Phil 2: 12-13. We know salvation is… Continue reading Fear and Trembling
What Christmas Is All About
In the "A Charlie Brown Christmas" television special Charlie Brown cannot get into the spirit of Christmas and eventually exclaims - "Can't anyone tell me what Christmas is about?" His little brother, Linus, says that he can tell him what Christmas is about. "And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field,… Continue reading What Christmas Is All About
Obtaining the Power of the Holy Sprit
"...because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit which is given unto us." Romans 5:5. F. B. Meyer has said, "God does not fill with His Holy Spirit those who believe in the fullness of the Spirit, or those who desire Him, but those who obey Him." Corrie… Continue reading Obtaining the Power of the Holy Sprit
Get Back Up
"For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief. " Proverbs 24:16. Although this verse is primarily speaking about a just man falling into trouble rather than sin, it still has an application to Christians which commit "acts" of sin but confess them and then get… Continue reading Get Back Up
The Poor in Spirit
"Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven." Matthew 5:3. "Poor in spirit" translated here literally means "to crouch or cower as one helpless." In Galatians 4:9 it is translated "beggarly." It is a humble spirit that all believers should have where they understand that only through God's grace can… Continue reading The Poor in Spirit
Ensure the Lampstand Remains
"Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks. I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast… Continue reading Ensure the Lampstand Remains
The Valley of the Shadow of Death
"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me." Psalm 23:4. As I grow older, approaching my 60's, my thoughts turn more and more to my mortality. It is comforting to note that, if… Continue reading The Valley of the Shadow of Death
The Parable of the Laborers
We see in Matthew 20:1-16 the Parable of the Laborers. A landowner went out to hire workers for his vineyard. He first went out early in the morning, and then again at several different times during the day, including one hour before quitting time, and hired more laborers. At the end of the day he… Continue reading The Parable of the Laborers
Benefits of Being an Overcomer
Revelation Chapters 2 and 3 contain God's messages to the seven churches. In those two chapters there is also a description given at the end of the message to each church of the benefits of being one who "overcomes". These include: Allowed to eat from the tree of life, which is in… Continue reading Benefits of Being an Overcomer
Of Kings and Obscure Men
God calls us to be industrious in all we do in life. Romans 12:11 commands Christians to be "Not Slothful in business...". Colossians 3:23 states "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters...". Proverbs 14:23 states "All hard work brings a profit, but mere… Continue reading Of Kings and Obscure Men
The Scriptures – Our Firm Foundation
"All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work." II Timothy 3:16-17. "The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul; The testimony of the Lord is sure,… Continue reading The Scriptures – Our Firm Foundation
Be Merciful
"It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not." Lamentations 3:22. "For thou, Lord, [art] good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee." Psalm 86:5. "Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful." Luke 6:36. God is merciful… Continue reading Be Merciful
Choose To Be Content
"But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and raiment let us be therewith content." I Timothy 6:6-8. "Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said,… Continue reading Choose To Be Content
Pursue Holiness
"Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord." Hebrews 12:14. "Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God?" I Corinthians 6:9. "Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect." Matthew 5:48. Salvation and good works go hand… Continue reading Pursue Holiness
Love God And Evidence Salvation By Keeping His Commandments
"If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him." John 14:23. "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things… Continue reading Love God And Evidence Salvation By Keeping His Commandments
The Gifts of the Word of Knowledge and Wisdom
"For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit...." I Corinthians 12:8. These are two related Gifts of the Spirit that are not directly defined in scripture but are clearly speaking gifts from the use of "word". The Greek word for knowledge… Continue reading The Gifts of the Word of Knowledge and Wisdom
The Gift Of Administration
"And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, varieties of tongues." I Corinthians 12:28. The Greek word for the spiritual gift of administration or governments is a unique term that refers… Continue reading The Gift Of Administration
Observations on Evolution
“By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.” Hebrews 11:3. In the essay "Is Theology Poetry" C. S. Lewis discusses his view of the universal evolution theory - "By universal evolutionism I mean the belief… Continue reading Observations on Evolution
The Gift of Discerning of Spirits
"For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the ability to distinguish… Continue reading The Gift of Discerning of Spirits
The Gift of Faith
"But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit..." I Corinthians 12:7-9. The gift of faith mentioned here as… Continue reading The Gift of Faith
