“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.” Although probably the most well-known verse in the New Testament, this may also be the…
“Older women…[should be]…teaching what is good, so that they may instruct the young women…” The concept of employing older believers to teach younger believers is maybe one of the most ignored commands in the Bible. Think about it. If…
“For indeed Jews ask for signs and Greeks search for wisdom,” How are we convinced unto salvation? Essentially, the Jews wanted a sign in order to believe and the Greeks wanted wisdom in order to believe. Remarkably, although both signs…
“Consider it all joy, my brothers, when you encounter various trials…” This strikes as a rather odd verse. Is it “don’t worry, be happy?” Are we to turn a blind eye to our troubles? Certainly, in the first century,…
“Resist the devil and he will flee from you.” I sometimes cringe when I hear Pastors and other Christians advise that we should rebuke Satan. Nowhere in the Bible are we instructed to do so. In fact, we are advised…
“but they will give account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.” A recent news article tells the saga of a man who has avoided eviction for over 20 years. Another man smashes the windows…
“They stumble because they are disobedient to the word, and to this stumbling they were also appointed.” This is a hard verse to read. Conversely, Acts 13:48 states that “…and as many as had been appointed to eternal life believed.”…
“He was foreknown before the foundation of the world…” Romans 8:29-30 “…those whom He foreknew…He predestined…called…justified…and glorified.” The above two verses both use the word “foreknowledge,” which in common parlance may mean the capacity to “see into the future.”…
“Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.” It is interesting when non-believers quote the Bible. One of their favorite verses is Matthew 7:1 “Do not judge, or you too will be judged.” Such a popular retort.…
“…I will build my church, and the gates of hell will not overpower it.” The big story these days is all about the decline in church membership. U.S. Church Membership Falls Below Majority for First Time Now if this is…
