2013-12-07T06:00:05-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/christ/ http://faithgateway.com/keeping-christ-in-christmas/ 2013-12-07T06:00:05-05:00 I was just telling a friend today how I haven’t been in a very festive mood this December. It’s not that I don’t like celebrating, it’s just that my kids have come down with a pretty hefty case of what I like to call “The Christmas Gimmies” and it’s making me both sad and worried. […] http://faithgateway.com/new-approach-to-christmas/ 2013-12-01T06:00:04-05:00 Bible Study Reading: Isaiah 7:1-17; Isaiah 9:1-7 Once a year the Christmas season strikes both the sacred and the secular spheres of life with sledgehammer force. Suddenly Jesus Christ is everywhere. For approximately one month his presence is inescapable. You may accept him or reject him, affirm him or deny him, but you cannot ignore […] http://faithgateway.com/robe-of-righteousness/ 2013-11-13T06:00:04-05:00 You were all clothed with Christ. — Galatians 3:27 We eat our share of forbidden fruit. We say what we shouldn’t say. Go where we shouldn’t go. Pluck fruit from trees we shouldn’t touch. And when we do, the door opens, and the shame tumbles in. And we hide. We sew fig leaves… We cover ourselves […] http://faithgateway.com/bible-verses-about-heaven/ 2013-11-07T06:00:04-05:00 What does the Bible say about heaven? Jesus mentions Heaven about seventy times in the book of Matthew alone. It appears from the very first verse in Genesis- “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth”- to the last reference found at the end of Revelation- “He showed me the great city… descending […] http://faithgateway.com/where-is-jesus/ 2013-10-15T06:00:03-05:00 Editor’s Note: In what could be his final book, Billy Graham presents in The Reason for My Hope: Salvation the core message that has guided his life and calling for more than 70 years. Filled with new stories and timeless truth, Dr. Graham once again calls the world back to its spiritual priority as only he […] http://faithgateway.com/christ-lives-in-me/ 2013-10-07T08:11:12-05:00 It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. — Galatians 2:20 Jesus Christ was crucified between two thieves on a rugged cross on Calvary, just outside Jerusalem. Think of it: the very Son of God came down from Heaven and “humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the […] http://faithgateway.com/judgment-of-christ-what-does-the-bible-say/ 2013-10-04T14:54:06-05:00 Any study of the End Times can create a variety of questions, concerns, and even confusion in our minds about the judgment of Christ. Sometimes it is difficult to see how obscure passages, distant places, and unfamiliar symbols can have any significance for our lives. After all, if we can’t understand what the Bible is […] http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/8790 2012-07-31T12:42:42-05:00 The Olympics opening ceremony has received near-universal acclaim from round the world. As it got underway, the words that came to mind were, "Thank God for ... http://truewoman.com/?id=1701 2011-05-26T16:17:24-05:00 It’s just that the transforming power that changes a show-off into a servant doesn’t come from rules about shirts or skirts. It comes from remembering the gospel and seeking to show Him off instead. http://truewoman.com/?id=1687 2011-05-26T16:02:50-05:00 In light of the promise of His Second Coming, how foolish it would be to put our stakes down deep here on earth. Rather, the great hope of His return motivates us to live holy lives, and to zealously and faithfully serve Christ and proclaim Him to others until He comes.