What Every Christian Ought to Know

God’s plan for us is victory. He wants us to triumph in the Lord Jesus Christ. We’re all subject to temptation so that we can learn how to depend on the Lord Jesus Christ and know victory.

Whatever the temptation, it comes from one of these three sources: • The world—the external foe • The flesh—the internal foe • The devil—the infernal foe

When you sin, once you get your heart clean, get back into service. Remember the four steps of restoration—confidence, confession, cleansing, and consecration.

God does not love us because we’re valuable; we are valuable because He loves us.

If you can just sin and forget it, you need to ask yourself, “Have I ever really been saved?”

Now what does it mean to be saved? First,

means that every sin is forgiven and buried in the grave of God’s forgetfulness. Second, it means that Jesus Christ through the Holy Spirit comes to live in us—to give us peace, power, and purpose. Third, it means that when we die or when Jesus comes again, we are going

I said to this lawyer, “Man has only three problems: sin, sorrow, and death.”

The joy of the Lord is constant, and the joy of the Lord is your strength. Happiness is like a thermometer; it registers conditions. Joy is like a thermostat; it controls conditions.