by Bill Farley | Sep 5, 2023 | New Birth, Sanctification
A friend recently asked me if I thought Solomon was saved? It was an excellent, thought-provoking question. Why? Because most Christians assume he was saved. After all, he was no lightweight. He wrote Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Solomon. He was David’s...
by Bill Farley | Aug 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
I REMEMBER TRYING TO EVANGELIZE A FRIEND. He knew a lot about Christianity. Because he had been raised in the church, he responded something like this. “I’m not interested.” “Why,” I asked? “I’d have to give up Sunday morning football and start giving to...
by Bill Farley | Aug 4, 2023 | Humility
ONE OF MY FAVORITE TEXTS in Paul’s letters is in Colossians 2:6-7. “Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.” Paul...
by Bill Farley | Jun 2, 2023 | Ministry, Uncategorized
WHEN GOD USES US, it can deceive us into building our lives around being used by him. In other words, the work of the Lord, rather than the Lord of the Work, becomes the center of our lives. It becomes our identity. It rather than the Lord himself, is where we find...
by Bill Farley | Jan 6, 2023 | Conversion
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A CHRISTIAN? Are you one because you signed a pledge card, or raised your hand at a crusade, or walked to an altar and prayed the sinners prayer? In our last post we saw that conversion is likened to going through a New Birth. But there are...