2 Samuel 11 Sin has long arms. Upon seeing Bathsheba bathing, the first sin David committed in 2 Samuel 11 was coveting his neighbor’s wife, a violation of the tenth commandment in the law of Moses. But coveting his neighbor’s wife was not the end. David then sent messengers to inquire about her and then … [Read more…]
“This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil, where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, having become High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek” (Heb 6:19-20). The Christian has an anchor for his soul – hope. It … [Read more…]
As we read through the Bible, we must be impressed with the fact that God is the giver of every good and perfect gift (Jas. 1:17) that man has ever had, has, or will have. These blessings are of God. Is man passive in all of these? Consider just a few examples of the blessings … [Read more…]
It is quite common for community churches to speak of and publish their “core beliefs” – these to them are the truths that those seeking fellowship with them must agree upon and cannot be compromised. Other teachings not included in their list are not “core,” and are not to be a basis for them to … [Read more…]
After years of Babylonian captivity, the children of Israel were permitted and even urged to return to Jerusalem under Zerubbabel; the temple was rebuilt. But Israel needed restoration – restoration to following the Law of Moses which for so long had been neglected and violated. A man named Ezra, both scribe and priest, came to … [Read more…]
“In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace” (Eph 1:7). In instituting the Lord’s Supper the night He was betrayed, Jesus said regarding the cup, the fruit of the vine, “For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many … [Read more…]
The duty divinely assigned to parents to train their children in the way of the Lord is seen in every dispensation that God has communicated with man – in the patriarchal dispensation in which God dealt directly with heads of households; in the Mosaic dispensation in which God dealt specifically with the nation of Israel; … [Read more…]
A most important question asked by men in the New Testament is “what must I do?” It is a question with eternal consequence about what one must do to be saved. Devout Jews on the day of Pentecost asked Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Men and brethren, what shall we do?” (Act 2:37). … [Read more…]
Do you know the value of a soul? “Then God said, ‘Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the … [Read more…]
Upon hearing of the death of John the Baptist, Jesus departed by boat across the Sea of Galilee to a deserted place by Himself, but when the multitudes heard, they followed Him. Evening came in that deserted place, and on that occasion Jesus fed 5,000 from five loaves and two fish. Twelve baskets full of … [Read more…]