Words to Describe Our Infinite God There are many words that have been used to describe our Almighty God. “Almighty” is just one of them. But other words are “eternal”, which in the case of God, means without beginning and without end. And “Omniscient”, which means.. all knowing, with absolutely nothing being hidden from His awareness; And “omnipresent”, which means, in the ultimate sense.. to be…
What Does Sovereign Mean ? When I was asked what sovereign means, I had to pause a minute and think about how I would define the word. And my first thought was “self-governing” or “self-ruling”. I remembered the term “sovereign state” and I thought of a state that is self-governing, and under no one else’s control. And I think of a king’s sovereignty, as referring the…
Does The Bible Say That Sunday Is The Lord’s Day ? In the latest edition of the Gospel Minutes newspaper, a question was submitted by someone, concerning Christians calling Sunday, “the Lord’s day”. They said that in the scriptures, they couldn’t find anything to verify that Sunday was called “the Lord’s day”. And I thought that Clem Thurman gave a good answer, so I’d like…
Humility and Sacrifice In Mathew chapter 19, Jesus was teaching about giving things up, and taking a back seat, so to speak. That’s the chapter where a young man came to Jesus, and he asked Jesus; “Teacher, what GOOD THING shall I do that I may obtain eternal life?” (Mathew 19, verse 16) And Jesus answered, and said in verse 17; “Why are you asking Me about…
A Man With “I” Trouble In Luke chapter 12, Jesus told a parable about a certain rich man who had “I” trouble. Not “eye” spelled e-y-e; But “I” as in the personal pronoun, “I”. He was guilty of the sin, of “I, Me, Mine”. The sin of “I, Me, Mine”, is when you’re only concerned about yourself, and not about anyone else, and especially not…
Think About This Quote I read a quote the other day, that I didn’t understand at first. But then after I thought about it a while, I believe that the meaning occurred to me. And I think that we can make application of it, in regards to our own spiritual lives. Let me read to you the quote; “Pride is the first shirt that you put on, and…
New Testament Promises I’d like to read to you some of the promises that God has made to us in the new testament. First, there’s this promise from Romans 8, verse 28. And I think this is the favorite verse of a lot of people, because it’s such a great promise. Here it is.. “And we know, that God causes all things to…
Accountability for Sin The bible says, in Genesis 3, verses 7 thu 10; “Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; And they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loin coverings. They heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife…
Think About the Glory of Your Spirit.. Think about the glory of your spirit, and the glory of every Christian’s spirit. Most people spend far too much time thinking about the glory of their appearance, but spend very little time thinking about the glory of their spirit. But everyone is born with a glorious spirit. God said in Genesis 1, verse 26; “Let…
Tartarus; It’s Origin and Meaning Last week the subject of Tartarus was brought up in bible class. And as we continue to study the bible, that subject will continue to come up from time to time. And since that’s the case, I believe that we all should know very clearly, what the word “tartarus” means. And so I’ve decided to put together this lesson. And all…
Who is Lucifer ? If you asked a hundred people, “Who is Lucifer?” Probably ninety-nine of them would say that Lucifer is satan. But that’s not what the bible says. The King James Bible, and several other versions, use the word “Lucifer”, one time, and that one time is in Isaiah 14, verse 12. Some of the other English versions of the bible use the words “shinning one”, …
A “Gospel Minutes” Question The Gospel Minutes, is a monthly religious paper that is put out by Clem Thurman and his nephew David Thurman. They typically devote the majority of each edition to a bible lesson on the front and middle pages, and then the back page is devoted to answering questions that readers have submitted. Here’s one of the questions that was recently submitted and answered…..
The Book of Jude, A Letter From God Verse 1; “Jude, servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James; To those loved by God, even called and guarded in Jesus Christ.” That might be just slightly different from the wording in your bible, but that is the most literal translation of the verse. “..To those loved by God, even called and guarded in Jesus Christ.” Instead…
What Your Anger Says About You I read a comment recently that made me stop and think. The comment suggested that the things which make us angry, say a lot about us, as human beings, and as Christians. And I realized that there’s a lot of truth in that statement, especially for the Christian. Christians have no business feeling angry, about a lot of the things that we…
The Scepter of the Kingdom of God Consider if you would, the words of Hebrews 1, verse 8; “..And the scepter of righteousness, is the scepter of Thy kingdom.” A scepter is basically a rod, or a staff; However a scepter is almost always an ornamented staff, or a decorated staff, that a king or an emperor would carry in his hands, especially on ceremonial occasions. …
Does your Spirit Possess the Proper Spirit ? In 1968, Kenny Rogers was with a group called The First Edition, and they recorded a song called “I Just Dropped In, To See What Condition My Condition Was In”. And that became the chorus of the song.. “To see what condition my condition was in”. I suppose maybe you’d call that, a play-on-words, and the reason that I…
Concerning James 5, Verses 13 thru 20 Verse 13 introduces a new subject matter, from the previous verses. James had been talking about those who trust in their riches, instead of trusting in God. And he had been talking about how the rich sometimes persecute the poor. And he talked about being patient, and waiting on the Lord, to receive the Lord’s blessings. And he talked about treating one…
How Are Christians Anointed ? This morning I want to finish my talk on the subject of anointing. Last week I talked about the meanings of the word “anoint”, or “anointed”. Do you remember what those meanings are? “Anointed” means to be chosen by God, and it means to be accepted by God, and it means to be appointed by God, and to be…
God is on My Side ! Psalm 56, verse 9 says; “Then shall my enemies turn back, in the day that I call; This I know, that God is for me!” Psalm 111:6 says; “Jehovah is on my side, I will not fear. What can man do unto me?” Is God on Your Side ? I want to read a quote from Jesus. …
Ecclesiastes Chapter 12 (1) “Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them. (2) While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain: (3) In the day when the keepers of the…