"And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren;& these whom He predestined, He also called; & these whom He called, He also justified; & these whom He justified, He also glorified"--Romans 8:28-30. Christian theology teaches that God must…

"The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.”--Matthew 28:5-7. No record of the resurrection is more majestic than this of Matthew. Other Gospels add features of value but none contains more…

"Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth"--John 17:17. Whatever God has uttered, since it has come from His mouth, is true & trustworthy. "The words of the LORD are pure words," declares the Psalmist, "as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times"--Psalm 12:6. What has been spoken of by God, Who cannot lie, must be pure and true altogether. Every word which proceeds from the mouth of our Heavenly Father must in the very nature of the case, be absolutely…

Does being "meek" mean that men must be effeminate (feminine)? MUST we be "meek" in order to be God’s people? YES, indeed, we must! In fact, as with the other of these "beatitudes," the phrase as Jesus put it is exclusive. The idea is, "Blessed are the meek for THEY ALONE shall inherit the earth." This emphatic statement shocked His Jewish audience. Like people today, they knew how to be spiritually proud & self-sufficient. Also, like people today, they were good at following their…

"Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth." What did Jesus mean? Christians should see sin the way God sees it and should seek to treat it the way He treats it. Those who cover sin or defend sin certainly have the wrong attitude. We should not only mourn over our sins but we should also meekly submit to God. We are often puffed up & prideful like the Pharisee in Luke 18:11: “The Pharisee stood & was praying this to himself: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like…

“Blessed are the meek, For they shall inherit the earth.”--Matthew 5:5. When someone recognizes his sinfulness and mourns over it, he develops meekness or humility. Meekness does not mean thinking less of yourself than of others, nor does it mean having a low opinion of your own gifts. It means freedom from thinking about yourself one way or the other at all. Can we focus on others so that they can increase in our minds while we decrease in our thoughts? Can we be submissive people living…

People today are starving for God's Word but they don't know it. They're starving, they're hungry, they're reaching out, they're grasping. They realize the vacancies in their life, the hollow places, the shallow places, the lack of insight, the lack of understanding. They cannot solve the problems and dilemmas of life. They are starving for God's Word and they do not know it and are being offered a lot of substitutes that don't help. God has ordained that His Word be brought to…

The reason that the Bible is unlike any other book in the world has to do with the fact that it & it alone is inspired by God. When we say that the Bible is “inspired,” what do we mean? The English word “inspire” comes from the Latin inspirare, which means “to breathe into.” The Bible is the inspired Word of God in that He “breathed into” the writers of the Bible the message He wanted them to produce. Since it is God-breathed (2 Timothy 3:16-17), the Bible is free from all error in its…

I'm travelin' down the road and I'm flirtin' with disaster; I've got the pedal to the floor and my life is running faster; I'm outta money outta hope it looks like self destruction; Well how much more can we take with all of this corruption.…

And now, the end is near, And so I face the final curtain. My friends, I'll say it clear; I'll state my case of which I'm certain. I've lived a life that's full -I've traveled each and every highway. And more, much more than this, I did it my way.…

Minister Gerald A. “Doc” Thomas, Westside Baptist Church

Living easy, loving free; Season ticket on a one-way ride. Asking nothing, leave me be; Taking everything in my stride. Don't need reason, don't need rhyme; Ain't nothing I would rather do. Going down, party time; My friends are…