The teaching in Matthew 5, known as the “Sermon on the Mount,” was addressed primarily to those nearest to the Lord, namely, his disciples; the multitude would listen for any items in the address that would specially enlighten them. In Matthew 5 we find [...]
This is a great question because it has such a powerful answer as we will see. Yes! The gospel was preached in the Old Testament. First let’s examine the word “gospel”. The Greek word “euaggelion” means “a good message”, while the verb form “euaggelizo” [...]
Atonement – literally from the English “At-one-ment” means a full reconciliation and coming into fellowship with God. Romans 5:11,18 reads, “And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement…therefore as [...]
2 Samuel 7:16 is a promise from God to King David. "And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before Me. Your throne shall be established forever." Thus, God promised a king would be born from the line of David, and this king [...]
Jesus was dead and in the grave. Some wonder if Jesus went to visit a place called hell based on Psalm 16:10, "For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell (Hebrew word sheol, Strong's 7592))…" That certainly sounds like Jesus was in hell. [...]
Respecting God, Psalm 90:2 declares, “from everlasting to everlasting you are God.” Hence, God has no beginning and no end. God is eternal and God is a spirit (John 4:24.) God’s angels are also spirits (Hebrews 1:7). We are assured in Genesis 16:13 that God is [...]
The origin of the saying “a wolf in sheep's clothing” goes back to Aesop’s Fables (620-560 BC) where a wolf disguised his appearance in order to gain the trust of sheep so that he could more easily secure one of them as food. This [...]
In Matthew 24 and Luke 17:20-36 Jesus tells his disciples what the signs would be of his second presence. He tells them that the end times would be similar to the days of Noah when people were eating, drinking and marrying up until Noah [...]
“This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as [...]
Jesus said, “You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for an eye, and tooth for a tooth.’ But I tell you, Do not resist an evil person. [Do not retaliate.] If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other [...]
This scripture needs to be looked at in context of the two preceding scriptures. After Jesus was resurrected, he appears to his apostles and tells them, "As the Father has sent me, I am sending you. And with that he breathed on them and [...]
Total submission to God requires sacrificing your self-will in every matter of life in order to do the will of God. When you surrender your will to God, you make a covenant of sacrifice. You sincerely endeavor to live a life that is pleasing to [...]
There are many lessons for us in this curious account found in both Matthew 15 and Mark 7. A Gentile woman did not accept a seeming denial from Jesus when she asked for her daughter to be healed.Jesus had ventured into the non-Jewish territory [...]
Why was Joseph not at Jesus’ crucifixion? The last biblical reference to Joseph, the adoptive father of Jesus, is found in Luke 2:41-52. In the account we learn that Jesus was twelve years old when Joseph and his family went to Jerusalem for the [...]
The difference between old and new wine is based on fermentation. Old wine is fermented and has an alcoholic content. The new wine mentioned in the Bible is usually grape juice and has no alcoholic content.The word “wine” is mentioned 231 times in the [...]
“By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. And God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because he rested from all the work of creating that [...]
This expression is a portion of our Lord's great prophecy relating to events and conditions that would develop in the last days of the Christian dispensation. As with all prophetic expressions it is in highly figurative language. The clue to the understanding of this [...]
God uses various instrumentalities for communicating His instructions. Thus the Lord Jesus Himself is called the Father's "Word"--the Message, the Logos (John 1:1; Revelation 19:13). St. Paul speaks of him saying, "God, who at sundry times and in diverse manners spake in times past unto [...]
Isaiah 9:6: "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son, is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, the mighty God, the everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace." Regarding the possible confusion [...]
The Jews began the celebration of the Feast of Passover after the 14th of Nissan, which is referred to as the Preparation Day. Jesus was killed on the Preparation Day. (See Luke 23:54 and Matthew 27:62.) Preparation Day was when the lambs were killed [...]
