What does it mean to “know God” and be “saved”? That’s a question often asked by many people in our world today, and recently asked by some friends of mine at a local Bible Study. The answer to this common question is contained in what God has said in His Word. To get a complete [...]
Posted in Alpha & Omega, Bible/Theology on Sep 17th, 2008
11 Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless. 12 With God we will gain the victory, and he will trample down our enemies. (Psalm 60:11-12 NIV) The sum of all of man’s strivings and efforts to help one another is so vastly inferior to the aid of the LORD, [...]
Posted in Bible/Theology on Jul 31st, 2008
In the books of Genesis and Exodus there are, no doubt, more prophecies than the four that I mention here. These four are highlighted because I wrote on them as part of an assignment for an Old Testament course I am currently taking. So, I’m not trying to suggest these are the only four prophecies [...]
Posted in Bible/Theology on Jul 9th, 2008
To some Christians a study of the Old Testament seems largely irrelevant. They mistakenly believe that Jesus has in some way declared the Old Testament null and void. What they fail to recognize is that God is the divine author of both the Old and New Testaments and He is unchanging. Reading what God did [...]
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“Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.” – Hebrews 2:18 For those of us who are Christians, we have help. We are not left to struggle with any sin or temptation on our own. Because Jesus has suffered and experienced temptation as the physical [...]
Posted in Bible/Theology on Apr 12th, 2008
“God is good apart from man, and man is full of sin apart from God.” Understanding both of these truths is essential to the Gospel.
Posted in Bible/Theology on Apr 6th, 2008