http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Steve+Childers Religion Steve Childers Sat, 26 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=1172125&ca=Religion Living in today’s society and trying to follow the teachings of Christ is not that easy to do. So many of our church leaders talk about the abundant blessing from the Lord, (which there are many) but along with the blessings they should be challenging us to truly make an effort to follow Christ’s e... Advice Steve Childers Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=1162165&ca=Advice As Christians we are asked to love, turn the other cheek and be humble in our actions. Then on the other hand, Paul tells us God does not expect us to be timid. Sounds like a contradiction, but look at 2 Timothy 1:7 that says, “God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of lo... Religion Steve Childers Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=1125961&ca=Religion It has been said a person is the sum of their past experiences, or who we are is based on what we have done and the decisions we have made. This may be true if we are only considering it in earthly terms. However, in the eyes of God, we are a new creation once we turn our lives over to Christ, and... Religion Steve Childers Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=1085707&ca=Religion In Matthew 24, Christ talks about the end of times and the wickedness that will prevail. In verses 12-13 it says, “Because of the increase in wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved.” These are very interesting comments from Christ when you comp... Religion Steve Childers Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=1089741&ca=Religion Christians who are sincere in their relationship with Christ understand they are to turn from sin. You might look at yourself and say, “I am not greedy, sexually immoral, don’t steal and try to do for the less fortunate”. Maybe even feel like you are doing well since you go to church, pray and rea... Religion Steve Childers Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=597954&ca=Religion It is clear salvation is a free gift of God because as sinful beings, there is nothing we can do to obtain it on our own. All we have to do is accept it and do as He commands, standing firm in our commitment to the Lord through out our lives. Christ came to earth, born of the Virgin Mary, died on th... Religion Steve Childers Sat, 09 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=529958&ca=Religion Periodically it is important to evaluate your relationship with the Lord and take a look in the mirror to see how you are doing. We go to church, pray during the day and maybe even attend our weekly Bible study, but as we are handling our daily activities, do our actions say to the Lord “I Love You”... Religion Steve Childers Sun, 03 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=526623&ca=Religion The Bible is full of verses telling us what God calls a sin and explaining to us how we are to live our lives. It does a great job of spelling out two different worlds with two different sets of values by which to live by. However, as you well know, the Bible is made up of various books written by v... Religion Steve Childers Wed, 12 May 2010 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=520363&ca=Religion If you take the time, I believe you could find a church that will teach what ever you want to hear. In fact, they will take scripture right out of the Bible and rationalize any point of view a person could come up with. For example, recently I heard a person trying to sell his book about becoming ri... Religion Steve Childers Wed, 12 May 2010 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=520364&ca=Religion Remember the old saying our mothers used to tell us, “if you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all”? As you look at the things the Bible calls a sin, so many are manifested through what we say. So as we grow older, if we could only adhere to our mother’s advice, we would all be a little...