A Study of the Body, Soul and Spirit Genesis 2:7, “Then the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils, the breath of life, and man became a living soul.” God formed the physical body of man (Adam) but that body had no life in it. It was in essence just like a dead body, it was lifeless. James 2:26 …
A Secular Christian ? Is there such a thing as a “secular Christian”? That question was posed in an article that I just read concerning whether or not you can be a Christian, and at the same time have doubts about the virgin birth, or the resurrection. Another question in the article was, “What does it mean to be a Christian in the 21st century?” That question alone, let’s you…
That’s not us, is it ? Or is that you in the white shirt? Or maybe that’s you in the high heels? Are we sometimes guilty of being “Willfully Ignorant”? Are we sometimes unaware of, or unwilling to believe, what the bible plainly states? God says some people ARE willfully ignorant. Did you know that we are living in the “last days”? The writer of the book of Hebrews said,…
This is a question for you, the reader. How do you personally, view the bible? Do you believe the bible is the 100%, inspired and inerrant word of God? Or do you believe the bible was written simply by the efforts of man alone, and that the bible expresses the opinions and beliefs of man alone, and is therefore only as “good” as the men who wrote it? …
When, and What Sign According to Mathew 24:3, some of the disciples asked Jesus; “Tell us when these things will be, (a more accurate translation would be “when will THIS be”) and what will be the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age?” Jesus had told these disciples that the beautiful Jewish temple in Jerusalem would be utterly destroyed. He said, “Truly…
“The Lord is my Rock” 2 Sam 2:22 The bible uses the word “rock”, many times. The word appears 118 times in the KJV of the bible, and 32 of those times, it refers to our Savior. Sometimes those references were to our God, as our Savior, and the other times it refers to Jesus Christ. You’ve heard the phrase, “The Rock of our salvation”. That phrase was used one time in the bible,…
After The Tribulation This part of our study will actually be focused on what Jesus said would happen AFTER the great tribulation. In our previous study called What is the Tribulation ? – Part 2, we examined the words of Jesus from Mathew 24:4-28, Mark 13:5-23, and Luke 21:6-24. These three passages all refer to the same events that Jesus was describing; Namely, the abomination of desolation, the…
An Abomination and A Tribulation In our previous study titled WHAT IS THE TRIBULATION – Part 1, we looked at what the bible says about the “Abomination of Desolation” and about a “great tribulation”. Both of these phrases are used in Mathew 24:15 & 21, and also in Mark 13:14 & 19. We also looked at Daniel 11:31, which prophesied about the “abomination of desolation” being “set…
The Story Of Jesus and Zacchaeus In Luke 19:1-10, the bible tells us a story about a man named Zacchaeus, who wanted to see Jesus. I wonder how many people would want to see Jesus today, if He were to come to your town? Well, Jesus had entered the town of Jericho, and was passing through it, we’re told in Luke 19:1. “And there was a man there…
A Spiritual Dwelling of God We as Christians, are a “dwelling of God, in OUR spirit”. The caption underneath the above picture explains precisely HOW the Spirit of God, dwells in our spirits. God’s Spirit dwells in us ONLY as we abide in the teachings of Jesus, and obey His commands. “God is Spirit and those who worship Him, must worship in spirit and in truth.” John 4:24. Our worship…
The Body of Christ, Doing What God Says to Do Individual Christians, members of the body of Christ, each DOING what God has instructed us to do. That’s how God has set up His congregation of the saved. Do you ever get the impression that a lot of members of religious groups believe that the DOING is set aside for only a select few, maybe even just for what they call “clergy”? …
The Structure of the Body of Christ In this second part of our study on misconceptions about “the church”, we’ll focus our attention on the “structure” of the assembly of the saved, and we’ll talk about the individual members who make up the body. And remember this important fact. “Groups” of people, such as religious “denominations”, do NOT make up the body of Christ! Individuals make up the body. 1…
The Truth About The “Church” We already have an article here on the website titled, WHAT IS THE CHURCH ? But because of the many misconceptions regarding the nature of this entity, another article is appropriate. I would like to begin by addressing the very word, “church”. The New Testament was originally written in the Greek language. And the Greek word that is generally translated “church” in…
Jesus Knows Our Deeds! In the second and third chapters of the book of Revelation, Jesus Christ dictates seven letters, to seven churches located in Asia (present day Turkey). And He tells His apostle John to write down what He says. There’s a statement that is common to five of those letters. And that statement is.. “I know your deeds..” In the other two letters, Jesus says, “I know your tribulation..” …
The Word “Tribulation” There is a Greek word that appears 22 times in the original text of the New Testament, and it’s always translated “tribulation” in our English bibles. The word is “thlipsis”, and it means “pressure, affliction, anguish, persecution, trouble, tribulation”. The word is used in reference to various tribulations that have occurred to various different people. Some of these tribulations are specific to certain groups of people,…
Do You Have God’s Authority ? One day while Jesus was teaching the people in the temple, the Jewish chief priests and scribes and elders came to Him and said, “Tell us by what authority you are doing these things?” Luke 20:8 We all recognize that in establishing a teaching or doctrine, or in other words in establishing “rules”, we must have the authority to do so….
What Does The Bible Say About The Burning of Bodies? There’s a story in 1 Samuel chapter 31 about how King Saul, the first King of Israel, and his three sons were all killed in a battle with the Philistines. And the Philistines, being a ruthless and godless people, found the body of Saul, and they beheaded it and fastened the body to a wall. I suppose…
What Does the Bible Say About Burial and Cremation ? Actually, the bible gives very few specifics about burial and it says nothing about what we know as cremation. So to gain an understanding of how God feels about these subjects, we need to look at the few examples that we are given, and also look to what God tells us about the physical body and about death. We also need to…
He Who Believes Shall be Saved The bible says in several places, that it’s the person who believes, that will be saved. In the previous lesson titled WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BELIEVE, I gave several verses of scripture that say that very thing. That lesson began with these six verses.. John 3:16, John 3:18, John 6:29, John 6;40, Acts 19:4, and 1 Cor 1:21. And all those…
Reverence For The Word Of God The bible affirms again and again, that it is in fact the very word of God. For example the bible states in 2 Tim 3:16, “All scripture is inspired by God (the words “inspired by God” literally mean “God Breathed”) and is profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be adequate, equipped…