La verdad es la representación correcta y completa de la realidad. No percibimos la realidad. Sólo percibimos una pequeña fracción de todo lo que es real: una representación de la realidad.La verdad nos ayuda a evitar dos grandes errores en la vida: rechazar la verdad como error (error de tipo 1) y aceptar el error como verdad (error de tipo 2). Ambos tipos de error pueden resultar en consecuencias adversas para nosotros mismos y para aquellos que nos rodean. Podemos mejorar la cal...

The Bible does not give us a definition of prayer. It does, however, give us many examples of prayer. From these examples we may gain understanding of what prayer is, the kinds of results to pray for, and how to pray. In addition to these examples, the Bible also contains a number of declarations that tell us what is required of us to pray effective prayer.Even though there are many different types of prayer, we find a number of common elements. All prayer involves a verbal communi...

Truth is the accurate and complete representation of reality. We do not perceive reality. We only perceive a small fraction of all that is real - a representation of reality.Truth helps us avoid two great errors in life: rejecting truth as error (Type 1 error) and accepting error as truth (Type 2 error). Both types of error can result in adverse consequences to ourselves and to those around us. We can improve the quality and length of our lives by reducing how often we make these e...

La Biblia no nos da una definición de la oración. Sin embargo, nos da muchos ejemplos de oración. De estos ejemplos podemos obtener la comprensión de lo que es la oración, los tipos de resultados a los que orar y cómo orar. Además de estos ejemplos, la Biblia también contiene una serie de declaraciones que nos dicen lo que se requiere de nosotros para orar la oración eficaz.Aunque hay muchos tipos diferentes de oración, encontramos una serie de elementos comunes. Toda oración impli...

God says that if we will train up a child in the way they should go, even when they are old they will not depart from it.Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it (Proverbs 22:6)Many of us with children sought the blessing of that promise and raised children in the way we thought they should go. Much of the time that was to do the things we thought had worked well for us and to avoid doing the things we thought had caused probl...

In his first letter Peter declares that Jesus bore our sins in his body so that we may cease from sin and live for righteousness. He followed that by saying that some people had ceased from sin.He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we may cease from sinning and live for righteousness. (1 Peter 2:24)Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ce...

We wrestle against the spiritual forces of evil. This includes everyone: man, woman, and child. This isn't just believers. It includes people who are not believers and do not become believers.We are at a significant disadvantage fighting a spiritual war against a spiritual enemy. We usually align our lives by what we perceive through our physical senses. Our physical senses are useless in a spiritual war.Jesus, the Word of God, and the Spirit of Truth reveal the spiritual w...

The issue of eternal life – where and how we will spend eternity – is the most consequential issue we will face in life. The difference in the consequences to us, if we receive eternal life or fail to receive it, are as extreme as they could possibly be. Moreover, we will have to live with the consequences forever.Jesus tells us that entering into eternal life is difficult: many will seek to enter and will not be able to.Strive to enter through the narrow door. For many, I ...

La cuestión de la vida eterna – donde y cómo gastaremos la eternidad – es la cuestión más consiguiente de la cual afrontaremos en la vida. La diferencia en las consecuencias para nosotros, si recibimos la vida eterna o no podemos recibirla, es tan extrema como podrían ser posiblemente. Además, tendremos que vivir con las consecuencias para siempre.Jesús nos dice que entrar en la vida eterna es difícil: muchos procurarán entrar y no podrán.Esforzaos a entrar por la puerta es...

Luchamos contra las fuerzas espirituales del mal. Esto incluye a todos: hombre, mujer y niño. Esto no es sólo creyentes. Incluye a las personas que no son creyentes y no se convierten en creyentes.Estamos en una desventaja significativa luchando una guerra espiritual contra un enemigo espiritual. Por lo general alineamos nuestras vidas con lo que percibimos a través de nuestros sentidos físicos. Nuestros sentidos físicos son inútiles en una guerra espiritual.Jesús, la Palab...

Dios dice que, si vamos a entrenar a un niño en el camino que debe seguir, incluso cuando sea viejo, no se apartará de él.Instruye al niño en su camino, Y aun cuando fuere viejo no se apartará de él. (Proverbios 22:6)Muchos de nosotros con niños buscamos la bendición de esa promesa y criamos niños en la manera en que pensábamos que deberían ir. Mucha del tiempo que era hacer las cosas que pensamos había trabajado bien para nosotros y para evitar hacer las cosas que pensamos...

The Holy Spirit actively and continuously shows us what is true and what we should do. This guidance is how he guides us into unity, spiritual growth, and the path of eternal life. But we overlook this ministry of the Holy Spirit. We do not ask God to send the Holy Spirit to guide us, pay attention to hear him, discern him speaking to us, and follow him. We lack the unity and spiritual growth that the Holy Spirit leads us to, and we do not find the path of eternal life, although we think w...