The message of the Bible is salvation in Jesus Christ, beginning with the message that Christ is coming, then Christ has come, and finally Christ will return. And within the message, there are many significant days not the least of which are the days of Jesus’ death and His resurrection. But the day of Pentecost … [Read more…]
Vine’s Dictionary gives a basic definition of righteousness as “the character or quality of being right or just” (p.535). Righteousness is a noun, and the related word righteous, sometimes translated “just,” is the adjective. As one reads through the epistle to the Romans, it becomes evident that the words righteous and righteousness are used in … [Read more…]
In an article in The Telegraph titled “Moses’ Parting of the Red Sea May Not Have Been A Miracle After All,” Sarah Knapton writes that “meteorological phenomena could be behind the parting of the Red Sea.” She writes that two students from the University of Leicester’s School of Biological Sciences “argue there were four natural … [Read more…]
Are you serving God with gladness? Gladness begins with gladly receiving the gospel by responding to it. “Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them” (Acts 2:41). The Gentiles in Antioch of Pisidia, hearing the truth of the gospel, were “glad and glorified … [Read more…]
Our culture is awash in the thought that we must not judge anyone. For example, to tell someone that homosexuality is sin and if not repented of then the consequence will be eternal punishment, is “judging,” and, as many say, “we ought not to judge.” This “don’t judge” attitude is a lie of the devil. … [Read more…]
Have you thought lately about what you are saying to God when you give on the first day of the week when the church assembles? While we give without uttering a word from our lips, God knows what are our motives, our thoughts, and our purposes. “I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the … [Read more…]
“But he who sins against me wrongs his own soul” (Prov 8:36a). Sin is first and foremost against God. It is often against others. But it is also against one’s own soul. We might say it is a self-inflicted wound. Consider three wounds where the Bible description of them brings out their self-inflicted nature. “For … [Read more…]
“Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars’ hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious. For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, To The Unknown God. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you” … [Read more…]
(Luke 14:16-24) In the parable of the great supper, a man gave a great supper, invited many, and at supper time sent his servant to tell those who were invited to come because all things were ready. But they all with one mind began to make excuses. Three excuses given were because of the invitees’ … [Read more…]
“Now the serpent was more cunning than any animal of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, ‘Has God really said, “You shall not eat from any tree of the garden”?’ The woman said to the serpent, ‘From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may … [Read more…]