In 1 Timothy 4:11, Paul instructs Timothy, "Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching. Persist in this, for by so doing you will save both yourself and your hearers." (ESV) Paul desired that his young protege would be careful about his manner of life and the content of his beliefs. And, as God's people, we must all be aware of how we are living and what we believe. Our Manner of Life What does our manner of life say about us? Whom does it say we serve? We all know th

This past Sunday we looked at 1 John 2:15-17, which says, "Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world--the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and the pride of life-- is not from the Father but is from the world. And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever." (ESV) While I would encourage you to listen to th

R. Kent Hughes, in the introductory thoughts of the book, writes, "We will never get anywhere in life without discipline, be it in the arts, business, athletics, or academics. This is doubly so in spiritual matters." Shortly after that, Hughes makes a true statement, "The Church in America needs real men, and we are the men!" I encourage all of our men to grab this book and begin digesting it. I recently gave a tract produced from Crossway at our Baptist Men's Breakfast. The