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…
“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…
There is a Sin unto Death Last week I talked about the idea of two classifications of sin; Mortal and venial sin. A mortal sin being a sin that brings death, unless repented of and forgiven. Whereas a venial sin would be a sin that does not incur death, and would not require any action to be forgiven. Of course that’s a bunch of hogwash according to the bible. …
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…
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,…
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….
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…
Ignoring, Overlooking, not Believing This lesson is going to be about “ignoring” or you might say, “not believing” certain verses of scriptural, in order to stand by a false teaching. It says in 2 Peter 1:3; “Seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.”…
What Kind Of Spirit Do You Have? How many of you know exactly what it means to have the Holy Spirit dwelling in you? From my experience talking to people, most people are rather unsure of how the Holy Spirit dwells in us, and what does the Spirit do. Most people think that there’s a lot of mystery surrounding it. But there’s not. The…
God Gives Life to our Mortal Bodies Please listen to Romans 8, verses 6 thru 9; “For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit, is life and peace. Because the mind set on the flesh is hostile toward God. For it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even able to…
Gifts of the Holy Spirit I want to talk about gifts of the Holy Spirit, but most importantly, I want to talk about one gift in particular. And that gift is mentioned in Acts 2, verse 38. That verse says; “Repent, and let each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of your sins, and you shall receive…
He Is Risen ! Let’s Make Every Day A Celebration I saw an ad on Facebook, from a church of Christ. Their advertisement was promoting Easter, and all their special Easter services, and especially their “sunrise service”. So I left a comment on the page, and I asked; “What’s a church of Christ doing advertising and celebrating Easter?” So someone answered, and asked me; …
A Covenant Between God And Abram In Genesis chapter 15, God established a covenant with Abram, and He ratified it with a miracle. And the miracle was the “sign from God” that He had accepted Abram’s offering. I mentioned last week that all the miracles that would occur from this point on, would be for one of two possible reasons. One reason for miracles would be for the…
The Thousand Year Reign The idea of Christ reigning for one thousand years, is the basis of what is called “Millennielism”. That belief is based on Revelation chapter 20, verses 1 thru 10. Those are the only verses in the bible that speak of a thousand year reign, and those verses are describing a vision that the apostle John received. But what everyone needs to…
The Absolute Truth I want to talk today about interpreting the bible. If a bible verse is true, then it’s true, and it can never be false. If a bible verse is true, it is absolutely true, no matter what. And a second true bible verse can never make the first true bible verse, untrue. That makes sense doesn’t it? For example; Jesus said, in John 14:6; …
What Qualifies as a Miracle? A miracle isn’t just something that’s unusual, or unexpected, or even extraordinary. A miracle is something that is beyond the laws of nature. A miracle supersedes the laws of nature. It’s something that occurs because of the intervention of God! Do Miracles Still Occur Today? To help us understand whether or not miracles occur today, we’re going to look at when miracles have occurred…
The Miracle of Enoch; “For God Took Him” The bible tells us of a miracle that occurred in approximately 3107 BC. The miracle is briefly described in Genesis 5, verse 24, where it says; “And Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him.” Evidently, life had gone on quite naturally for almost a thousand years, but then along came…
Does Jesus have something against you? If you’ve ever sinned, and not repented of that sin, then yes, Jesus has something against you. But it doesn’t need to remain that way. As long as you have the breath of life in your body, you can repent. Jesus said, in Luke 15, verse 7; “..There will be joy in heaven over one sinner who repents.” But…
You Are All One In Christ! Your body has a gender, but your spirit does NOT! It is our spirits that enter into a covenant relationship with Christ, and Galatians 3:28 tells us, “..there is neither male nor female, for you are all one in Christ.” Your body is not who you are. Your spirit is who you are. God told the prophet Jeremiah, in Jeremiah 1:5;…