Joe Durso
Focused on Eternity
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy has begotten us again unto a living hope...
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Joe Durso
Feb 15, 20101 min read
Victorious Faith V
“Forasmuch then as Christ has suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that has suffered in the...
Joe Durso
Feb 13, 20101 min read
Victorious Faith IV
What does Paul mean, “…be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage?” To understand Paul’s meaning we must look at a few words. First,...
Joe Durso
Feb 9, 20101 min read
Victorious Faith III
Confusion ensues when people think they can do what they want because they are not under the law, when in reality those who are not under...
Joe Durso
Feb 8, 20101 min read
Victorious Faith II
How does a Christian abstain from fleshly lusts, when the flesh is part of what we are? To abstain from fleshly lusts a person must...
Joe Durso
Feb 6, 20101 min read
Victorious Faith Part I
“Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and aliens, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul.” 1Peter 2:11 The child of...
Joe Durso
Feb 4, 20101 min read
The Acceptable Sacrifice I
God does not require a sin offering from man because man is not capable of offering a sacrifice that is acceptable in His sight. Even...
Joe Durso
Feb 2, 20101 min read
Two Ways to Live II
“Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. Galatians 5:16 There are two ways to live; the first is in the...
Joe Durso
Feb 1, 20101 min read
Two Ways to Live
Imagine a prisoner who after receiving a pardon by the governor begins to sweep the floors in an attempt to earn his freedom. But why,...
Joe Durso
Jan 30, 20101 min read
Paul’s Testimony III
Grace is the benevolence of God bestowed on sinful men who deserve punishment for rebellion against the one true God, creator of heaven...
Joe Durso
Jan 28, 20101 min read
Paul’s Testimony II
False prophets in every generation do not understand that the primary teaching of Jesus was the condemnation of fallen humanity and the...
Joe Durso
Jan 27, 20101 min read
Paul’s Testimony
“But they had heard only, that he who persecuted us in times past now preaches the faith which once he destroyed.” Galatians 1:23 Paul...
Joe Durso
Jan 26, 20101 min read
Focused on the Gospel
“But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel…” Galatians 2:14 The ability to focus is essential if...
Joe Durso
Jan 25, 20101 min read
Faith Works by Love
In this portion of scripture we have contrasted two ways to live, the first is under the bondage of a works righteousness by which men...
Joe Durso
Jan 23, 20101 min read
Divinely Focused
In our text, Paul says his calling was not of or by man, in the Greek the first term “of” focuses on the idea of coming from someone...
Joe Durso
Jan 20, 20101 min read
This Present Evil Age III
It should be obvious from the previous statement the Apostle Paul held no respect for false teachers, and he thought the best thing for a...
Joe Durso
Jan 18, 20102 min read
This Present Evil Age II
Jesus died for our sins so that He might rescue, deliver, and pluck us out of this present evil age or generation; yet in each age men...
Joe Durso
Jan 16, 20101 min read
This Present Evil Age I
“…The Lord Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age…” Galatians 1:3-4 Paul says, Jesus Christ...
Joe Durso
Jan 5, 20101 min read
Hypocritical People Part I
“…he is a Jew who is one inwardly…” Romans 2:29a It is difficult for a sinful man to grasp the reality of Romans 2:29 for himself because...
Joe Durso
Jan 2, 20101 min read
Critical People
Jesus’ admonition “you shall not judge” is the most quoted to avoid judgment – ironically! There are instructions that qualify His...
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