Money is not evil; it is a rival. The person who lets money be a rival of God has lost the capacity to use money righteously. The person who keeps money in its proper place — a tool for supporting life, caring for others, and honoring…
Of all rulers in history, none has exercised authority as absolute as Jesus Christ — and none has used that authority with such perfect kindness. His lordship admits no rivals, no revisions, and no neutral parties. The title “dictator” is deliberately provocative. In the modern ear…
God has always blessed obedience and condemned disobedience; there is only one way to obey — to do what God says, as He directs — but four ways to disobey: refusing, adding, subtracting, and substituting, and all four stand equally condemned. Man is the most disobedient…
From Colossians 3:17; Matthew 6:9, Ed Rangel presents the Gospel of Christ and the plan of salvation, examining Salvation and Worship and the call to obedient faith.
From Colossians, Ed Rangel encourages faithful Christian living, exploring Christian Conduct and the call to walk worthy of the Gospel.
To enter the kingdom a man must be born again — begotten by the Spirit through the word and delivered through the water of baptism; “born of water and the Spirit” is not natural birth and not a direct, wordless work of the Spirit, but the…
Salvation is in Christ, and to be in Christ is to be in His body, the church; therefore no one — however good — is saved outside the church, because every saving blessing God gives is found only there. This question makes people uncomfortable, and it…
In this sermon “Do Not Be Misled,” Jesus opens Matthew 24 with a clear command: “See to it that no one misleads you.” He does not give His disciples a prophecy chart or permission to panic over wars, famines, or upheaval. Instead He warns against deception, false christs, and fear-driven interpretation, calls His people to endurance through tribulation, and reminds them that the gospel will advance exactly as He promised — even as judgment fell on Jerusalem.
Paul’s words in Colossians 3 show that real spiritual growth requires real change. By putting sin to death, clothing ourselves with Christlike character, and filling our hearts with God’s Word, we can rise above spiritual stagnation and live transformed lives.