Mark 8:38 Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of Me and of My words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when He cometh in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.  Believers, as a part of the body of Christ and members of the family of God, it is our duty to let the world see us as part of God's family. We cannot allow our salvation...

Mark 8:36-37 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?  Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? Society teaches us that we need to work hard and save money. We need to purchase certain creature comforts to make life better. We need to have something tucked away for a rainy day. All these things are okay in and of themselves, but...

1 Samuel 16:7 But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.  What we don't understand sometimes is that everything that looks good is not necessarily good. Samuel went to Jesse's house to anoint the...