Before Baptizing Jesus – The Misinterpretation of Matthew’s Words Concerning John the Baptist Before baptizing Jesus, John the Baptist stood in the waters of the Jordan River and tried to deter him. This moment in time, recorded in Matthew’s account of the gospel, has often been used to say that John knew then, before the baptism, that Jesus was God … Continue reading →
Christ Did Miracles For Kingdom Purposes Throughout the nation, we see spiritual leadership striving to perform miracles for Kingdom purposes… Not. If the goal is to give God the glory, why not wait until God sanctions the miracle? I know. The bible says that signs and wonders shall follow them that believe (Mark 16:15-20). But there is a problem. We … Continue reading →
Scripture Resources That Link To Content On This Site The Scripture resources on this page are used by various Christian content that is posted here at Spiritual Leadership With Christian Character. Each resource aligns with a specific selection of bible doctrine or teachings. All content here is taken from the KJV bible. This is not a confirmation that the KJV … Continue reading →
Forgiving Sinners Versus Forgiving Wickedness: Is There a Difference? Forgiving sinners is never easy, but forgiving perceived wickedness seems beyond the capacity of modern church members. You see; we define some sins as sin while defining other sins as evil. Now you may claim not to make such distinctions. Yet I challenge you to make an honest assessment of the … Continue reading →
Honoring Others – Not a Suggestion But Rather a Commandment Honoring others is not always easy. Sometimes it seems they just want too much, and for doing too little. Not that we respect people only because of what they do, but there are positions of honor that should be acknowledged even when the people in such a position do dishonorable … Continue reading →
Unclean Language, Be It Jokes, Foul Words, Or Merely The Speaking of Vain Words Should Not Dirty Christian Lips The typical Christian view of unclean language is often limited to what is routinely defined as “foul words.” And even at that, I wonder who determines when a word is foul, unclean, or in short, a curse word. Furthermore, how can … Continue reading →
Live Long By Abiding In The Shadow Of Absolute Love To live long and prosper, we must place our faith not in the shadow of God, but rather in the source of that shadow. Yet there are so many times when we slip far away from the source, and even though we remain near the edge of the shadow, … Continue reading →
Trapped In Corruption Yet Reflecting Holiness – Living a Life That Matters If we are trapped in corruption, how can it be that God expects Christians to reflect holiness? We live in an earthen vessel wherein Satan remains an energetic, active and effectually enemy of the Christian walk. We declare the old man dead in Christ, yet the greater Christian … Continue reading →
Kingdom Authority Comes Not Easily By grace you are saved, yet Kingdom Authority must be earned. Now if you understand what I am saying, you don’t need this message. But if you are one of the many who are working to earn God’s love rather than working to gain higher Holy Spirit anointing toward Kingdom services, you need to read … Continue reading →
Believing That God Within You Is Sufficient If righteousness comes only from God within you, why do so many professing Christians continue to invent new paths to God’s love? Works is works and grace is grace. Now some may say that “faith without works is dead,” and there is true bible balance in those words. Yet even as James writes … Continue reading →
