Romans 3:21, “But now the righteousness of God without (apart from) the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;” The Gospel was pictured or foreshadowed in the Law. The Law convicted Jews and Gentiles of sin. It pointed to a [...]
The children of God are begotten of the holy Spirit to the “high calling” (Philippians 3:14) or heavenly calling (Hebrews 3:1) of this Gospel age. They have something offered to them which attracts their minds away from the trifles and delusions which captivate the [...]
Yes, the money received from the insurance policy will help your living relatives to pay for your burial expenses. This would help to relieve the financial burdens of a funeral, the cost of a grave, etc. It is a part of providing for your [...]
Jesus’ words, “Yet the time is coming, and is now here, when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth. Indeed, the Father is looking for people like that to worship Him. God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship [...]
God understands debt. Life tragedies occur. These may drain our financial resources and put us into severe debt. When God wrote the Law Covenant for Israel, He included laws to help the poor and to relieve debt. For example, when a field was reaped, [...]
Some scriptures do reflect reasonable as well as wealthy incomes for the apostles. However, no apostle’s income increased as a result of following Jesus. The apostle Matthew was a tax collector. Luke 5:27-29: (NKJV) 27 “After these things He (Jesus) went out and saw a tax [...]
The Bible indicates that Solomon built the Temple atop the threshing floor his father had purchased from Araunah the Jebusite, though it must surely have extended far beyond it. 2 Chronicles 31:1, “Then Solomon began to build the house of the Lord in Jerusalem on [...]
Psalm 127:1-5 (NIV), A song of ascents. Of Solomon.1 "Unless the LORD builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain. 2 In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling [...]
Acts 7:49-50 (NIV), 49 “Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house will you build for me? says the Lord. Or where will my resting place be? 50 Has not my hand made all these things?” God made [...]
The number 3 (connected with days) is repeated 75 times in the Bible. When God places emphasis on something repetitively, it is worth noticing. This Bible pattern relates a spiritual truth and then repeats it in a similar fashion in another part of the Bible. [...]
You receive your value from God - not from another person. Whether a person shames or rejects you does not change that you are precious to God (John 16:27). God even knows how many hairs are in your head. Matthew 10:30: “But the very [...]
Matthew 1:18-25 (ERV) reveals the record of Jesus’ conception and birth: “This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah happened. His mother Mary was engaged to marry Joseph. But before they married, he learned that she was expecting a baby. (She was pregnant [...]
Summary: “For still the vision (of Christ’s kingdom) awaits its time; it hastens to the end--it will not lie. If it seem slow, wait for it; it will surely come, it will not delay.” Habakkuk 2:3 (RSV) Discussion: The work of God is not [...]
The binding of Satan is a process. Consider Revelation 20:1-2, “And I saw an angel (Jesus) come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, [...]
Actually, for the Christian, the thought is in the Bible. 1 Corinthians 10:13: (NET) “No trial has overtaken you that is not faced by others. And God is faithful: He will not let you be tried beyond what you are able to bear, but with [...]
Genesis 1:11, 21, 24-25, 28-29 (ESV), 11 “And God said, ‘Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, on the earth.’ ... 21 So God created the great sea [...]
God has been progressively revealing Himself to mankind in ways that would bless us the most. God first introduced Himself to Moses by calling Himself “I AM THAT I AM” (Exodus 3:14). This phrase in Hebrew should be more accurately translated, “I will be [...]
Luke 9:62 (ESV), “Jesus said to him, No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”This touches upon one of Jesus's clearest and most demanding statements on the nature of discipleship. This verse is [...]
Acts 15:22-23, 28-29 (ESV), 22 “Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men from among them and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas … 23 with the following letter: ‘The brothers, both the [...]
“For wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered together.” Matthew 24:28 (NKJV). The carcass refers to a freshly slain animal. In this scripture, it symbolizes Jesus’s death on the cross. Jesus is pictured as a slain lamb in Revelation 5:6 (NKJV), [...]
