Who is the “US”? The LORD God is the architect of all creation. He designed and planned it. Then God begat the Logos. The Logos (Jesus) is the only begotten Son of God (John 3:16), the first born (Colossians 1:15) of all creation. Through [...]
This parable is recorded in Mark 13:28-31 and Luke 21:29-32. The Jewish scriptures sometimes represent Israel as a fig tree (Hosea 9:10, Jeremiah 24, Jeremiah 8:13). During King Solomon’s reign, Israel lived in safety, each man “under his own vine and fig tree” (1 [...]
Why would it be a sin? A sin is something that opposes God and His righteous will. How would taking a vaccine oppose God? The vaccine helps people to fight a virus. That virus has already killed between 3 million to 6 million people worldwide. [...]
Summary: Yes, we see many signs of our Lord’s return now! Matthew 24:30 answers the disciples’ questions of verse 3, “Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming (Greek, presence) and of the end of the [...]
“I am the LORD thy God…Thou shalt have no other gods before me.” Exodus 20:2-3. Deuteronomy 13:6, 9-10 (ESV), “If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son or your daughter or the wife you embrace or your friend who is as your [...]
Our Lord Jesus returns as a king to reign in righteousness on earth. At the beginning, the manner of his presence is described as a thief in the night (in other words, secretly - 1 Thessalonians 5:2), and without observation (invisibly) (Luke 17:20). Jesus said to his disciples, “A [...]
This is a good question, full of good things to consider. First, read two scriptures: (1) “…the earth abides forever;” (Ecclesiastes 1:4) and (2) “For Christ has entered, . . . into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our [...]
Since the beginning of Christianity there have been misguided, sincere Christians who fall into the trap of confusing literal Bible verses with symbolic verses. For example consider Ephesians 6:11, “Put on the whole armor of God so that you may be able to stand [...]
Abraham was one of the most important people in human history. James 2:22-24, summarizes: “You see that faith was working with his works…and Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness, and Abraham was called a friend of God.”But who WAS Abraham?Early [...]
God chose Israel because of their faithful ancestor, Abraham. Hebrews 11:8,11 recount the two most prominent examples of Abraham’s faith in God. God told Abraham in Genesis 12:2 that He would make a ‘great nation’ from his descendants. “And I will make you into [...]
Mark 10:18-19 (NIV), “‘Why do you call me good?’ Jesus answered. ‘No one is good—except God alone. You know the commandments: You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, you shall not defraud, honor [...]
There is much confusion about the manner and purpose of His return. Many false predictions have been published. Some take the Lord’s words, “lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world,” to mean that Christ never left and ascended to the Father. They believe that Jesus has been personally present during the entire gospel age. Such [...]
To understand verse 4:6, we need to recognize that all men are under the Adamic penalty of death. In other words, since Adam was under the death penalty, the entire human race is also under the death penalty. In a sense, we are all dead. (Matthew [...]
By “bewitched” we are talking about demon-possession or demons (the fallen angels) bothering a person. Yes, sadly Christians can certainly be troubled and possessed by demons. If a person becomes disobedient to God and strays into the occult, spiritism, shamanistic worship, hypnotism, drugs, idol [...]
The last supper was the only event that Jesus asked his followers to celebrate. "The Lord Jesus took a loaf, and after thanking God, he broke it, saying, This means my body broken for you. Do this in memory of me. In the same way [...]
The question refers to the seven last statements Jesus made while on the cross. Some statements were prophesied in the Old Testament.1. “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do,” Luke 23:34. Jesus is teaching that those who have crucified him are not guilty [...]
John 3:3, “Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” The word “born” is Strong’s Greek word G1080, “genná?,” and should here be translated “begotten.” “I say [...]
Some say there has always been a lot going on in the world, so what makes our time unique? Is it logical to believe that the things going on today are unprecedented and were predicted thousands of years ago? Today, we have truly unique [...]
When we pray we do not use a formula for any particular needs, but rather we pour out our hearts to God. We tell Him what our hearts’ desires are. In this situation, we might pray that the grieving ones may know and feel the [...]
The Bible is the written word of the Lord. To learn to love the Bible one must first learn about its author, who is God, and come to appreciate His character. The Bible is the way He has chosen to reveal himself to mankind. [...]
