A wise writer once said, “The ship is safe in the ocean as long as the ocean is not in the ship.” Or the Christian is safe in the world as long as the world is not in the Christian. We see how important [...]
Psalm 111:10 tells us “The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do [his commandments]: his praise endures forever”. Every individual has their own unique experiences and perceptions about what it means to have God [...]
Jesus gave a clear explanation of what qualifies one to become a Christian in Matthew 16:24, "Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me." What does this [...]
What are God's blessings for His Christian children? In Matthew 16:24, Jesus said, "If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me." Footstep followers of our Lord are to deny their fleshly desires, take [...]
1 Cor. 10:16, "The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?" Communion is the Greek word, "koinonia" (Strong's word 2842). [...]
In order to find biblical information about a topic, it is a good idea to use study helps such as Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible. A concordance lists every single time a specific word is used in various translations. Reviewing the words "fast" [...]
Learning to exercise forgiveness is critical to Christian development. When Peter asked Jesus if a person should forgive a sin even seven times, Jesus responded not just seven times, but seventy times seven! Then our Lord told the parable (Matthew 18:21-34) about a king [...]
Genesis 2:24, "Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh" (and quoted in Ephesians 5:31). Marriage and sexual intimacy are to occur only between a man and his wife. The [...]
Anxiety and depression have many causes. None of our bodies are perfectly healthy. Imbalances in our physiology can cause us to suffer emotional disturbances. Is poor emotional health due to the devil? Not necessarily. The Apostle Paul experienced anxiety and depression, "For we do not [...]
No, abortion is not considered an unforgivable sin. God loves you. He sent His Son to die for you. Through Jesus' blood there is forgiveness of sins. I John 1:9 reads, "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us [...]
It is unclear which storm you are asking about. Let's talk about living through the final storms of Armageddon. Zephaniah 2:3 reads, "Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be [...]
Eve was the first one to eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Genesis 3 informs us that Satan, personified as a serpent, lied to Eve saying, "You will not certainly die, God knows that when you eat from it your [...]
We believe that one reason for the “disconnect” you spoke of may be the element of sacrifice that “works” involves. It is far easier to believe that faith alone is all that is needed in order to enter heaven. Although faith in Jesus’ incredible sacrifice [...]
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 [...]
God provided animal flesh for meat after the Flood in Genesis 9:3, "Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things." However, dietary restrictions of the Law (during the time of Moses) were imposed [...]
We believe you are referring to Leviticus 8:30-31, “Then Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood from the altar and sprinkled them on Aaron and his garments and on his sons and their garments. So he consecrated Aaron and [...]
Our understanding of consecration and baptism may be a bit different from your understanding. We will state our view on what we believe each means.To consecrate one’s life to the Lord means that one has made a covenant of sacrifice of self-will in order [...]
We believe the scriptures teach that the administration of justice within the Church is a whole Church matter. Therefore, in the event that the pastor and elders are the offending parties, they would be subject to the same disciplinary process as any other Church [...]
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 [...]
The knowledge of God, the Creator, that He is wise and just, loving and all powerful, and that He is our loving Heavenly Father, one that we can draw nigh unto with confidence and trust in every time of need, through the merits of [...]
