SATAN seeks to overthrow God. “I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.” (Isaiah 14:14) JESUS seeks to obey God. “And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death— even death on a cross!” (Philippians 2:8) SATAN wants to […]
One of the dilemmas facing our city is the number of people suffering from mental illness. It has brought heartache to families and to our entire country. I realize that there is not one solution or that the solution is simple. But the Bible offers one explanation that is left out of the current discussion. […]
Be careful what church you go to. Some well-known pastors teach that God actually ordained sin to enter the world so He could show off His grace in forgiving a small percentage of people — and they teach this with a straight face. In fact, they teach that all the evil and horrific things that […]
Our last study opened the 12th chapter of Romans: “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove […]
After Moses died, Joshua led the people into the Promise Land. The first city encountered was Jericho. Not wanting Israel to assume the conquering of the city was due to their fighting skills, God instructed them to walk around the perimeter of the walled city once a day, carrying the Ark of the Covenant towards […]
Samuel had provided spiritual leadership to the nation of Israel for many years. He planned to pass on the leadership to his sons when he grew old. “But his sons did not walk in his ways. They turned aside after dishonest gain and accepted bribes and perverted justice. “So all the elders of Israel gathered […]
Everyone in this world wants to be loved. Each of us needs a friend with whom we can share the joys of the good times and the hurts of the bad times. This blog is about having that kind of friendship with God. The message of the Bible can be condensed to the phrase, “You […]
As people in Ephesus heard the gospel and received Christ, their lives were radically changed for the better. However, not everyone was happy with the changes. It resulted in a loss of revenue for the metalworkers who fashioned small idols of the goddess Diana. Because she was no longer worshiped, the clientele of the metalworkers […]
The main heroine of the story of the book of Ruth is the young widow for whom the book is named. But the significance of her story actually began long before her birth. Much earlier, God had selected Abraham to father a nation that would eventually bring the Savior of the world into the realm […]
Remembering that Romans 11 deals with the restoration of the Nation of Israel and the salvation of Gentile Nations we continue where we left off in the last study at Romans 11:21: “For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee.” This has nothing to do with the individual believer’s […]