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Freeing Ourselves from the Cage of Our Sin Nature
God’s law equips us to recognize our neighbor’s sin! Meanwhile, our sin is invisible to us. It blends into our chosen way of life. To...
Jack Selcher
Sep 83 min read


Bear Much Fruit in Six Areas of the Christian Life
Imagine a husband who mercilessly demands that his wife keep the house spotlessly clean. There is no help. There is no allowance for...
Jack Selcher
Sep 52 min read


Dead to Sin Through the Power That Raised Jesus from the Dead
A boxer was late for everything. His mother said he would be late for his funeral. He was. He missed the plane that crashed without...
Jack Selcher
Sep 53 min read


Being a Slave of Sin or of Righteousness Reveals Our Master
We are slaves to what controls us. That includes things like drugs, alcohol, financial security, food, cell phones, video games, profane...
Jack Selcher
Sep 52 min read


Whether Your Faith in Jesus Is Lacking, Great, or Tested, He Is Lord
Jesus is Lord when your fear overcomes your faith (Mark 4:35-41). After a full day of teaching the multitudes, Jesus wanted to cross to...
Jack Selcher
Sep 53 min read


Jesus Is the Image of the Invisible God and the Only Savior
Jesus is one of a kind. He is the image and exact likeness of the invisible God. He is the brightness of God’s glory. He is the express...
Jack Selcher
Sep 43 min read


We Struggle to Accept That God Saves Us by Faith Alone
It is a struggle to affirm that right standing with God is by faith alone. We are tempted to follow a list of rules and regulations in...
Jack Selcher
Sep 43 min read


“Here Am I, Send Me” Is Our Grateful Response to God’s Grace
The Epistle of Romans explains the facts and implications of the gospel. It reveals what to believe and how to live. It includes both...
Jack Selcher
Sep 43 min read


God’s Righteousness and Adam’s Guilt Are Both Ours by Association
Pancreatic cancer’s symptoms do not appear until the disease is far along. Those afflicted with it initially feel fine, but they will die...
Jack Selcher
Sep 42 min read


The God of All Grace Promises Us a Glorious Present and Future
Wars are bad. Unwinnable ones are worse. Unbelievers stubbornly hug the chains that bind them in their war against God. They are losing....
Jack Selcher
Sep 43 min read


Boast in the Lord and Never in Your Religious Achievements
My eighth-grade history teacher asked a student a question. He could not answer it. I raised my hand. I answered it correctly. Then I...
Jack Selcher
Sep 43 min read


Jesus Suffering for You Included Being Mocked, Beaten, and Crucified
After Jesus’ trial, soldiers took Him to the Praetorium in Herod’s palace. Perhaps, they threw a military cloak over His shredded and...
Jack Selcher
Sep 33 min read


Jesus Righteousness in Exchange for Our Sins Is the Greatest Bargain
Singing out of tune in North Carolina was once against the law. People once needed a doctor’s prescription to take a bath in Boston. ...
Jack Selcher
Sep 32 min read


God’s Gift Is Salvation, ours is Loving and Serving Him and Others
You do not naturally furnish your clothing. Reindeer and polar bears do not need winter coats. You are naturally as naked spiritually as...
Jack Selcher
Sep 33 min read


Be Doers of the Word and Build Your Life on It
You likely have significant religious advantages like the Jews Paul describes in Romans 2:17-3:8. You were born into a Christian family....
Jack Selcher
Sep 33 min read


God Is Our Refuge and Strength, Delivering Us through Adversity
In junior high school, I played basketball during lunch break. I stole the ball from Arthur several times. Suddenly, he whipped the...
Jack Selcher
Sep 32 min read


Complete Obedience Best Prepares Us for God’s Judgment
Gifts to Prairie Bible Institute from a certain geographical area declined. It happened shortly after Dr. Maxwell, the school’s...
Jack Selcher
Sep 32 min read


God’s Wrath Falls upon Those Who Reject Jesus as their Lord and Savior
A five-year-old took a bathroom scale to show and tell. He said, “Standing on this makes my mom mad.” God’s wrath is His great...
Jack Selcher
Sep 32 min read


I Am the Righteousness of God in Christ Jesus by Grace through Faith
Those who care most about what others think about them are the most easily embarrassed. They allow others’ reactions to define their...
Jack Selcher
Sep 32 min read


What Is a Sin, the Hard-to-Accept Three-Letter Word
George MacLeod said, “The mystery of man is that he is bad when he wants to be good.” 1 We have experienced the three-letter word— sin ....
Jack Selcher
Sep 33 min read
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