“Has a nation changed its gods, which are not gods? But My people have changed their Glory for what does not profit…. For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living waters, and hewn themselves cisterns—broken cisterns that can hold no water” (Jer 2:11,13). In this analogy there is … [Read more…]
Who wants to be called a troubler? Troublers disturb and disrupt. A dictionary definition of troubler is “someone who deliberately stirs up trouble; mischief-maker.” While there are nefarious troublers like that definition, there are others who are not but are called troublers. Troublers who teach, live, and/or promote a different doctrine than Christ’s destroy and … [Read more…]
An oft repeated statement in the book of Leviticus as the Lord is giving to Moses the law for Israel is, “I am the Lord” or “I am the Lord your God.” This is especially prevalent in chapters 18-22. Let us consider some parts of His law to which this phrase is connected. “I am … [Read more…]
Within the context of the Great Depression, a former US President is remembered for saying that “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” Should we be afraid of fear? Without trying to understand all that he had in mind, let us consider some truths about fear and who and what we truly … [Read more…]
Every person has a choice when he finds his way of living or something he has done does not conform to the truth of the gospel. He can repent and conform to the truth, or he can choose to persist in the wrong. The choice has consequences for eternity. I once spoke with an erring … [Read more…]
There is much disagreement in religious circles about baptism. Teachings include no baptism, sprinkling or pouring for baptism, baptism after salvation, and the list goes on and on. Using a concordance, one could not deny the use of the word baptism in the New Testament. But what about its importance? We can see the significance … [Read more…]
Moses and Aaron went in and spoke to Pharaoh that the Lord God of Israel had said “Let my people go, that they may hold a feast to Me in the wilderness” (Exodus 5:1). But Pharaoh said, “Who is the Lord, that I should obey His voice to let Israel go? I do not know … [Read more…]
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…]