Is it right or wrong for a Christian to have enemies? This may be a clumsy way to ask the question, but it gets us thinking. No, we might say; Christians are not allowed to go out and create enemies out of strangers, or to do things we know will create resentment in another person. Our job is to live peaceably with all men (Rom. 12:18). If someone is really upset with us, we are to respond to their evil with good (Rom. 12:21).

One standout characteristic of churches that are pleasing to God is that they have men.

As Pastor Johnson often says, the first rule of public speaking is that the speaker should consider his audience. Failure to observe this principle can distract from an otherwise true or compelling message to the point that not a single person remembers it afterwards. We can all recall times we sat under speakers who did not consider their audience; no doubt it makes for an entertaining story. At the same time, we can use the principle of considering the audience to answer a

Thousands of years ago, “in the beginning God created the heaven and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). In the first two days of time, the Lord set Earth into motion and crafted its self-maintaining system of weather patterns. He perfectly designed and refined the rotation of the Earth and its circuit around the sun to establish regular days, nights, and seasons. In this way “the heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork” (Psalm 19:1).

One of the reasons we have Strength for Life is to help prepare Christians for potential martyrdom. The role of Biblical pastors, in part, is to cultivate strong Christians who are deeply rooted in their Christian faith, to the point that they understand why the message of the Bible is worth dying for, and that they are committed to following and believing it if martyrdom is ever required.