In John 10:16 Jesus says, "I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd." When you hear these words, what is your gut reaction? Are you offended that Jesus is just as concerned about homeless people a| JustinHuffman.org | The Online Home of Pastor Justin Huffman
I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified (1 Corinthians 9:27). Paul, writing to the church at Corinth to correct their problems, confesses that he himself has to be careful to avoid sin. In fact Paul intimates he goes to great le| JustinHuffman.org | The Online Home of Pastor Justin Huffman
Paul tells Timothy to "fight the good fight of faith" (1 Timothy 6:12) and to "wage the good warfare" (1 Timothy 1:18). Clearly conflict is to be part of our Christian life -- but conflict with whom or what? We will search the Scriptures in vain for the idea that the conflict is supposed to be with| JustinHuffman.org | The Online Home of Pastor Justin Huffman
The book of Revelation is perhaps the most controversial book in the Bible among Christians. Even sincere, Bible-believing Christians seem to come up with more widely varying interpretations of this book than of any other passage or prophecy. The variety and severity of these disagreements can be in| JustinHuffman.org | The Online Home of Pastor Justin Huffman
While knowledge of the truth is very important, it is possible to put so much emphasis on the letter of it that the application is forgotten. Paul reminds us that knowledge alone just puffs a person up, while knowledge according to love actually builds up. So here is a thought for pastors, especial| JustinHuffman.org | The Online Home of Pastor Justin Huffman
Those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified (Romans 8:30). Here| JustinHuffman.org | The Online Home of Pastor Justin Huffman
This “knowledge” puffs up, but love builds up. If anyone imagines that he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know (1 Corinthians 8:1-2). Paul, writing to two groups in the Corinthian church who were split over what to do with idol-food, interestingly does not at first even mention| JustinHuffman.org | The Online Home of Pastor Justin Huffman
He blotted out every living thing that was on the face of the ground ... Only Noah was left, and those who were with him in the ark (Genesis 7:23). The worldwide Flood is sobering to consider. In Noah's day, at a real point in time in actual history, every person on earth was drowned except the eig| JustinHuffman.org | The Online Home of Pastor Justin Huffman
Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied" (1 Samuel 17:45). David was victorious over Goliath because he trusted the invisible God wi| JustinHuffman.org | The Online Home of Pastor Justin Huffman
