Out of Control

“For he who has died has been freed from sin.” Romans 6:7 To have a relationship with God, we have to be born again, and being born again means we have decided to believe and receive what Jesus did for us at the cross and make Him the Lord of our life. What does it...

Whole in Your Doctrine

“Hold fast the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.” II Timothy 1:13 One translation of the Greek word for whole is sound. When something is sound it is “stable, sturdy, firm, flawless, thorough, entire.”...

Whole in Your Peace

“You will keep him in perfect (complete) peace…” Isaiah 26:3 The Hebrew word for peace is shalom. Shalom is a word derived from a root word meaning, “to be whole.” The definition of shalom includes peace, but it also means “completeness.” Peace describes our salvation...

Whole in Your Health

“…by Him this man stands here before you whole.” Acts 4:10 God’s salvation makes us whole, whole in spirit, whole in soul and whole in body. The Greek word sozo and it is used to describe the saving from sin and the effects of sin, including the salvation from...

Through and Through

“May God Himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.” I Thessalonians 5:23 NIV In I Thessalonians 5:23 there is a Greek word used, “holoteles,” which means...