The “Role” and the “Work” of the Holy Spirit In Part 1 of this study, we saw how the bible portrays the Holy Spirit as the “power” of God. By the word “power”, I mean the active force that accomplishes the will of God. For example, it was the Spirit of God (aka the Holy Spirit) who was “moving over the face of the waters” during the…
Israel Comes Out Of Egypt The sons of Jacob, the offspring of Abraham, were in bondage. They were slaves in a foreign land. Even though none of these people had ever lived anywhere else, Egypt wasn’t their home. There was a land that they had never even seen before, but yet that land, was their true home. They had no doubt heard stories, that had been handed…
Who Is The Holy Spirit ? In our study of the Holy Spirit, the first thing we need to do, is to answer the question, “Who is the Holy Spirit”? And of course we’re not going to speculate about it, but as with all things, we’re going to simply see what the bible says about it. Then we’ll be sure that we know the truth of…
Do You attend Worship to be Edified, or to be Gratified? I think a lot of people attend worship for the wrong reasons. First of all, our worship is something that we are giving God. It’s not something we’re supposed to be giving to ourselves. Jesus reminds us in Luke 4, verse 8, that “It is written; You shall worship the Lord your God, and serve…
It Feels Good To Worship God! Some things just make us happy, don’t they? And for a Christian, it should make us happy, to worship God. If you love God, why wouldn’t you be glad to worship Him? Why wouldn’t it feel good to pray to Him? Why wouldn’t it feel good to be with God? Of course, we don’t have to be in a worship…
God’s Word Calls For Unity We should all be familiar with 1 Corinthians 1, verse 10, but let me read it to you; “Now I exhort you brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and there be no divisions among you, but you be perfectly joined together, in the same mind, and in the same judgment.” I…
Crucified With Christ The apostle Paul wrote, in Galatians 2, verse 20; “I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. And the life that I live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and delivered Himself up for me.” Can you say that about yourself? Can you…
Do You Think The Bible Is Hard To Understand? Do you think that the bible is hard to understand? I believe that most people think it is. A man recently commented to me and said; “If God is so omnipotent, then why couldn’t He give us a book that everyone could understand? That’s a good question. Why couldn’t God have given us a book that was…
The Peril of Unbelief Unbelief might be the most dangerous thing there is. Hebrews 3, verses 12 and 13 speak of the peril of unbelief. Here’s what it says; “Take care brethren, lest there should be in any one of you, an evil unbelieving heart, in falling away from the living God. But encourage one another day after day, as long as it is called today,…
The Scriptures Have Implications Many times, when we say things, we also imply more than is said. For instance, if I were to ask you; “Will you take me to lunch today? I’m implying, will you pay for lunch today. And as we read the bible, many things that the bible says, have implications. But a lot of times, our minds aren’t always on the same track,…
Mt Sinai and the Ten Commandments I am hoping that this lesson will help in laying out all the specifics concerning the giving of the ten commandments at Mt Sinai. It’s an interesting little study, so I hope you’ll enjoy it. A good understanding of the event, is really just a matter of reading the accounts given in Exodus chapters 19 & 20, and also …
Your First Day In Heaven If you’re a Christian, there’s not one reason that you shouldn’t sing and be happy, today, and every day! The promise of eternal life in heaven with God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, should override every care and concern that we might have in this life. Just look at the joy, and the emotion, on the face…
Does God Need to be Served? Acts 17, verses 24 & 25 tell us; “The God who made the world, and all things in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands. Neither is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all, life and breath and all things.” God…
Bible Authority The subject of bible authority, is one of the most important subjects that there is when it comes to our faith, and to our conduct as Christians. But most people don’t realize and appreciate, just how important it really is. I think that one of the reasons for that is because most people don’t take individual verses and passages seriously enough. People read…
Perception: A way of Understanding; A Mental Impression I’d like you to think about the way you perceive things. The way that I perceive something, isn’t always the way you perceive the same thing. Sometimes our perception varies, and sometimes we have a wrong perception of things. Our perception of a given thing, is based on our understanding of that thing. And usually our…
“On The First Day of the Week When We Gathered Together..” This article is for every Christian who has ever wondered about the question; Is it a sin to miss just one, first day of the week, worship assembly of the church? The answer to that question depends upon the reason, for missing one worship assembly. No one is immune from sickness, and so it’s obvious that at some time…
Scripture reading; Luke 1:26 thru 38.. “Now in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God, to a city in Galilee, called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the descendants of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. And having come to her, he said; Hail favored one! The Lord is with you.” “But she was greatly troubled at…
The Cultivated Tree, and the Wild Tree The apostle Paul was writing to gentile Christians, in the book of Romans. And he said in chapter 11, verse 24; “For if you were cut off from what is by nature, a wild olive tree, and were grafted, contrary to nature, into a cultivated olive tree, how much more shall these who are the natural branches, be grafted into…
Human Ignorance Abounds Proverbs 1, verse 7 says; “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge. But fools despise wisdom and instruction.” Some people actually despise God’s instructions. And the majority of the rest, simply don’t feel they have any need for it. It’s not that people don’t want to have knowledge, it’s just that all they want is worldly knowledge. They don’t want…
Why Has God Communicated With Man? Our question for today is this; Is there any reason for God to have any further communications with man, in addition to communicating with us through the bible? In the bible, we have the entire history of God’s communications with man. From Adam, up until the complete revelation of the new testament law of Christ. We’re reminded of what it says…