Don’t be a Jonah ! I’d like to read to you what the bible says, in Isaiah 6, verses 1 thru 8. Now this passage isn’t about being a “Jonah”, but instead, it’s about being an “Isaiah”. “In the year of King Uzziah’s death I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, lofty and exalted, with the train of His robe filling the temple. Above it (above…
The “Witness” of Romans 8:16 Romans 8, verse 16 says; “The Spirit Himself bears witness, with our spirit, that we are children of God..” The Spirit of God, bears witness (some versions say, “testifies”).. either one would be correct. “The Spirit of God, (which is God) testifies, along with our own spirit, that we are children of God.” Now let me read to you a question and…
Water Gives Life I’ve read that about 71 or 72 % of the earth’s surface, is covered with water. But of course that’s not including all the water that’s under the surface. I’ve also read that “Up to 60% of the human adult body is water. The brain and heart are composed of 73% water, and the lungs are about 83% water. The skin contains 64% water, muscles…
Who “Penned” the Words of God ? The title of this lesson is “Who Penned The Bible? You now what I mean; Who wrote down the words of the bible? Today I would like us to focus on the fact, that the bible is not the word of man, but it is the word of God! I was telling Doug the other week, about a man who…
(If you missed part one, of “The Disciple Whom Jesus Loved” may I suggest that you take a few minutes to read that previous lesson. This next lesson will continue right on with the story. Just click on the title, to be taken to the previous lesson) Why Don’t We Hear More About Lazarus ? This is the second part of our two part lesson…
The Beloved Disciple I’m going to begin a two part lesson today, and I think it’s going to be an interesting one. We’ll have part one today, and part two next week, Lord willing. There’s several things about the bible that spark our curiosity. And the things that seems to spark our curiosity the most, are the things that are not completely revealed. And I’m sure the…
How Important Is The Resurrection of Jesus ? We read in 1 Corinthians 15, verse 17; “And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is vain, and you are still in your sins!” And verse 18 says; “Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ, have perished.” In other words, your hope is gone. Your faith has been vain; Your life has been vain! …
Eternal God Recently I’ve talked about our Soverign God, and our Infinite God, and today I’d like to talk about our Eternal God, and His Eternal Rest. If you look up a definition of eternal, it might say.. “infinite, or unending time”. But really, time has nothing to do with eternity. Here’s a much better definition.. “a state of timelessness. A state to where time has no…
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 ? I was asked by someone what sovereign means, and 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 thought of a king’s sovereignty, as…
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 You’ve no doubt heard the bible phrase which says.. “The last shall be first”. Jesus used that saying a umber of times, in different situations. And what that saying refers to, is humility, service, and sacrifice. When you’re humble, and when you’re willing to serve, instead of to BE served, and when you’re willing to sacrifice willing to sacrifice, you are putting yourself “last”. …
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 a bible class which I was conducting. 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…
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…..