“I say, You are gods” In Psalm 82:6, the Lord says; “I say, You are gods.” Those words have caused a lot of wondering, and have led to a lot of theories about the nature of man. One man said that we are all created with a “divine nature”. That’s what he thinks it means to be created “in the likeness of God”. His belief is that…
Bible Contradictions There’s a lot of different reasons that people will give for not believing in the bible. One of those reasons is the fact that the original writings of the scriptures don’t exist. All we have to go by, are copies of copies of copies, of the original writings. Therefore, lots of people don’t trust the reliability of these copies of the copies. And since…
What is the Root of all Evil? I heard someone suggest that it’s not the devil that we should fear the most, but rather, it’s the love of money. You might ask; How did someone even come up with that idea? Well, they came up with it from reading 1 Timothy 6, verse 10. The King James reads like this; “For the love of money is the…
Will you escape? That’s the question. Hebrews 2, verse 3 asks us the question; “How shall we escape, if we neglect so great a salvation?” We need to escape the condition, of eternal torment and suffering, that the bible calls hell! But how are we going to escape hell, if we neglect the salvation that God has offered us? You tell me, How are we gonna do…
Blessed Assurance, Jesus is Mine There’s a song that we sing sometimes called “Blessed Assurance”. “Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine. Oh what a foretaste of glory divine.” Don’t you want the blessed assurance, that if your life ended today, or if Jesus returned today, you’d be with Him eternally? You don’t want to worry about eternity, I know you don’t. We’re told in Philippians 46 &…
What is it Like to be “IN” Christ? Romans 8, verse 1 tells us; “Therefore, there is now, no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” Romans chapter 6, verse 23 tells us; “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God, is eternal life, IN Christ Jesus our Lord.” So then, if we are IN Christ, we won’t experience…
What’s the Difference Between the Kingdom and the Church? Listen to Colosians 1:13; “For He has delivered us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us into the kingdom of His beloved Son.” This verse tells us that God Himself, “transfers” Christians into the kingdom of His Son. He takes Christians out of the world, and He puts them into His kingdom. Now listen to Acts…
Where is the kingdom of God? In John 18, verse 36, Jesus made the statement; “My kingdom is not of this world”, and then again “My kingdom is not from here.” When Jesus said that His kingdom is not “OF” this world, He meant that His kingdom did not originate with this world. That’s what the word “OF” means. It means “out from”. His kingdom did not…
The Letter of the Law Do you know what “the letter of the law” is? Well, it’s quite simple actually. The phrase “the letter of the law”, refers to the exact words of the law. It means, the law exactly as it is written. And it could refer to any law. Sometimes people use the phrase “the letter of the law”, in reference to the bible, and they…
How do you see the bible? Here’s a statement that was made to me this past week. “You see the bible as a rule book, instead of a testimony of the life of Jesus.” That’s an interesting comparison; A rule book on the one hand, and a testimony on the other. How do you see the bible? Do you see it as nothing more than…
“No one who is born of God, practices sin..” 1 John 3:9 Last week I mentioned that people sometimes go to extremes. One person thinks that they’re always in sin, and needing forgiveness, and another person thinks that they never sin. I would certainly hope that no Christian would constantly be in sin. And I’m quite certain that no Christian, never sins. The bible tells us…
When Are The Last Days? The bible speaks of “the last days“, and it also speaks of “the last times”. In the KJV of the bible, the old testament uses the phrase “the last days” in Genesis 49:1, and in Isaiah 2:2, and in Micah 4:1. And again in the KJV, the new testament uses the phrase “the last days” in Acts 2:17, and in 2 Timothy…
Nailed To the Cross Some people have a saying, that “My sins have been nailed to the cross”. A friend of mine has another saying. He says, “My sins have been judged at the cross.” Neither of those two sayings are from the bible, so then we might ask ourselves, “Have my sins been nailed to the cross”? And “Have my sins been judged at…
A Lesson From 2 Peter Chapter 1 Verse 1 says; “Simon Peter, a bond-servant and apostle of Jesus Christ; To those who have received a faith, equally precious as ours, through the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ.” Your faith is just as precious as the faith of an apostle of Jesus. That’s pretty impressive, and pretty encouraging too. Have you thought about how valuable…
1st John chapter 3, Verses 1 thru 10 Verse 1; “See how great a love the Father has bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God. And such we are. For this reason the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.” How great a love, the Father has bestowed upon us! King David once wrote; “What is man,…
Who did Jesus Baptize with the Holy Spirit and with Fire? In Mathew 3, verse 11, the bible records these words of John the baptist; “As for me, I baptize you with water, for repentance; But He who is coming after me, is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.” What…
By The Authority Of Jesus Recently I received a notebook from someone in the mail, and in the notebook, the man detailed his beliefs on salvation through baptism into Christ, and his beliefs on the Holy Spirit. The writer was very much focused on the NAME of Jesus. And he is also very focused on the Spirit having some sort of miraculous presence within us….
Do you think that you give God enough credit? Acts 17:25 says; “He Himself gives to all, life, and breath, and all things.” You could call this a lesson on thankfulness, but I’m calling it “Giving God the Credit” When I first started reading the bible as an adult, I remember that I was struck by the fact that a lot of sayings that you…
The Seed is the Word of God We’re told in 1 Peter 1, verse 23; “For you have been born again, not of seed which is perishable, but imperishable, through the living, and abiding word of God.” Remember what Jesus said in Mathew 24:35.. “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but My words shall not pass away. The words of Jesus are the words of…
What Does It Mean To Be Anointed ? Last week in bible class, the subject of anointing was brought up. And we talked a little about it, but I thought that I saw some questions on some of the faces in the class, and so I thought that maybe I should talk about anointing, in more detail today. So here we go.. Anointing someone with…