Earlier in the story of Abram’s life, Abram and Sarai could not conceive. Sarai thought God might bless a union between her servant Hagar and Abram. Apparently, the women were on good terms, otherwise Sarai would not have considered building a family through Hagar. [...]
Self-denial means denying our own natural wills and instead following God’s will in all matters. Does it mean we cannot express our preference to buy chocolate ice cream over vanilla? No. Does it mean we ignore our likes and dislikes? No. It means we [...]
Absolutely! All the righteous from Abel through the Apostles were grateful for God being the God that He is. The Scriptures abound with descriptions of the greatness of God’s character. Whenever anyone acknowledges the characteristic attributes of our Lord Jehovah, we are praising and [...]
In 1 Corinthians 3, Paul teaches that every Christian’s life is like a building. For the building to be strong and to remain, it must first be built upon a strong foundation, that is Jesus Christ (verse 11). It is our responsibility to be [...]
Summary: Spirit begettal is evidenced by our communion with God and a desire to do His will. Actual spirit birth occurs at our resurrection. Discussion: The term “born again” (Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance #1080) is not necessarily a correct translation in every scripture. For example, in [...]
The story of Stephen is found in Acts 6 and 7. He was a faithful and mature Christian. He was also chosen as one of the first deacons. Acts 6:2-8, " 'the Twelve gathered all the disciples together and said, “It would not be [...]
Most Christians believe that there are works of ministry which include preaching to unbelievers (missionary movements), working on social, political, and moral reforms, and to convert the world. They believe this is the world’s only chance or hope for a happy eternity. The scriptures [...]
First, we ask: "Do I have a guilty conscience? Do I have a heartache because of my behaviors or thoughts?" Then immediately follow 1 John 1:9, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify [...]
The phrase “divine nature” (Greek: theios physis) is used only once in the Bible. 2 Peter 1:3,4 (KJV): “His [God's] divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his [...]
Who wouldn’t want to know our wonderful God? We all want to be understood and loved. “God is love,” 1 John 4:16. Since “He cannot deny Himself,” He is always love. Sometimes the way He expresses His love is beyond our understanding, but we [...]
All truths, both in the natural world and spiritual dimensions, belong to God. Deuteronomy 29:29, ‘“The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the [...]
The Bible does not speak about the size of our universe, but it speaks to the amazing power of our God. Currently, science sets an upper limit estimate for the size of our ever-expanding universe at 28 Gigaparsecs, or an amazing 864,100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 meters (P. [...]
The Bible is God’s inspired message to mankind. Within its pages, God instructs us about things which are important to our development and our salvation. Therefore, our focus should be on studying the Bible. The life application of these truths take a life time. [...]
Abraham had Isaac, and Isaac had Jacob. Jacob had 12 sons who would become the nation of Israel. Jacob was dying and gave a blessing to each of his sons. In his final blessing upon his son Judah, Jacob began by describing him as [...]
It sounds as if you are asking, “will Christians have a higher position in heaven than angels?” The answer is - yes and we don’t know. There are two classes of Christians during the present period. They are represented as wise virgins and foolish [...]
“Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, and the one who formed you from the womb, ‘I, the LORD, am the maker of all things, Stretching out the heavens by Myself And spreading out the earth all alone,’” Isaiah 44:24 (NASB) When studying the Bible [...]
There is no evil in God. 1 John 1:5, “God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.” Additionally, “God is love,” and “God…cannot lie” (1 John 4:16, Titus 1:2).1 Samuel 16:14 reads, “But the Spirit of the LORD departed from [...]
In 2 Timothy 3:16, “all scripture is inspired by God,” the verb “is” does not appear in the text but is understood (as is common in the case of the verb “to be” in classical languages). Hence this scripture should properly be read as “all [...]
John 1:1-2 is both mistranslated and misunderstood. “With God” is incorrect. The correct reading word-for-word is “towards the God.” This is the same Greek word “towards” (“pros”) used in John 1:29 [King James], “The next day, John sees Jesus coming towards [i.e., unto] him.” [...]
1 Peter 3:1-2 (NASB), “In the same way, you wives, be submissive to your own husbands so that even if any of them are disobedient to the word, they may be won without a word by the behavior of their wives, as they observe [...]
