These were specific enablements given to certain believers for the purpose of authenticating or confirming God's Word when it was proclaimed in the early church before the Scriptures were written. The temporary sign gifts included prophecy (revelatory prophecy7), miracles, healings, tongues, and interpretation of tongues. The sign gifts had a unique purpose: to give the apostles credentials, that is, to let the people know that these men all spoke the truth of God. Once the Word of God was inscripturated, the sign gifts were no longer needed and they ceased

Why is discipline important? Discipline teaches us to operate by principle rather than desire. Saying no to our impulses (even the ones that are not inherently sinful) puts us in control of our appetites rather than vice versa. It deposes our lust and permits truth, virtue, and integrity to rule our minds instead.

If we could condense all the truths of Christmas into only three words, these would be the words: 'God with us.'

No human being...is ever conceived outside God's will or ever conceived apart from God's image. Life is a gift from God created in His own image.

Jesus Christ is not just 'my personal Savior'. He is Lord.

If I’m not showing grace . . . have I forgotten the grace I’ve been shown?

I am a free man, the slave of Christ.