Our God is a God of order. Psalm 89:14 says that righteousness and justice are the very foundation of His heavenly throne. This means that all He does must be based in what is right and just. While some of us may look at [...]
Father Adam was created in the image of God. When he sinned, he received a sentence or curse because of his disobedience to the divine will. Thus, a law must have been given him that was sufficiently explicit. Adam and Eve were not prone [...]
We caution not to get too caught up on the specific legalities of labeling each sin, as both are God-dishonoring and closely related scripturally with idolatry. Generally, fornication is understood to mean sex between people who are not married to each other. Adultery is [...]
The broad way, the narrow way, the highway of holinessWhen Adam and Eve sinned, they (and all their children) began to walk down the "broad way" to death. Matthew 7:13: (CSB) “…the gate is wide and the road broad that leads to destruction, and there are [...]
When God cursed Satan in Genesis 3:14, “the Lord God said unto the serpent, because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days [...]
Matthew 12:31 is a powerful and often misunderstood verse in which Jesus warns that while all kinds of sin and blasphemy can be forgiven, blasphemy against the holy spirit will not be. This statement came in response to the Pharisees accusing Jesus of casting out demons [...]
What a huge loss. Your two little children loved their grandfathers and now they are no longer able to hug, comfort, play, and teach them. The children and you are grieving deeply. We are sad and extend our heart felt sympathies to you, to [...]
Turn to our loving Heavenly Father for comfort. For “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort [...]
When God sent Lucifer down to earth, Lucifer was not yet sinful. The name “Lucifer” carries the sense of “morning star” or “light bearer.” He became Satan when he lied to Eve. “Satan” means “adversary,” and he became the chief adversary of God.Ezekiel 28:12-15 [...]
It depends on that person’s relationship to God. The Apostle James wrote, “If you really fulfill the royal law, according to the scripture, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself,’ you do well. 9 But if you show partiality, you commit sin, and are [...]
Psalm 139:14 (NASB20), “I will give thanks to You, because I am awesomely and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Your works, And my soul knows it very well.” Over 6,000 years ago, God created man in His own image. Genesis 1:27, “So God created man [...]
Who is the “us”? The LORD God is the architect of all creation. He designed and planned it. Then God created the Logos, meaning “word” in Greek. The Logos (Jesus) is the only begotten son of God (John 3:16), the first born (Colossians 1:15) of all [...]
James 1:2-4 (CSB), “Consider it a great joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you experience various trials (including temptations), 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance. 4 And let endurance have its full effect, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking [...]
Pandemics are nothing new to human history. Over 100 years ago, the Spanish Flu killed an estimated 50 million people worldwide. During the Middle Ages, the “Black Death” brought waves of death throughout Europe. During some episodes as many as one-third to one-half of [...]
Yes. Isaiah 46:10 (KJV), “Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done…” God is not bound by time. He exists beyond time and knows all things.God is permitting mankind to reap what they have sown. [...]
Very simply, as Adam’s children, we inherit death in our bodies. We are born sinners. “Look, I was guilty of sin from birth, a sinner the moment my mother conceived me.” Psalm 51:5 (NET) Adam could have lived forever, but as we know, he [...]
Sin is lawlessness, disobeying God’s righteous, the just law of love. Jesus summarized God’s law in Luke 10:27 (NIV), “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind and, Love [...]
Since we do not live in Nigeria, we cannot comment on the specific effects of greed in that country. However, we can comment on the consequences of greed and how God views greed.Greed by definition is selfishness and a focus on one's self. It [...]
There has never been a Christian country. God has never made a covenant with any Gentile country to be His Christian nation. Jesus said the “gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations…” Matthew 24:14. [...]
Summary: The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil was a test of man’s obedience to God.Discussion: John 4:23 (NKJV), “But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking [...]
