Here are seven Bible verses referring specifically to Noah. Genesis 6:9 “These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation. Noah walked with God.” This verse shows just why God saved Noah and his family. He saw Noah as “a righteous man” and in his own generation, “blameless.” Even more, Noah walked with God, and that term, “walked with God,” is always associated with a deep, close, personal relationship. That’s why Enoch never tasted... Read more
Here are seven Bible verses that address murder or killing. Exodus 20:13 “You shall not murder.” There is a vast deal of difference between murder and killing. For one thing, we can’t allow criminals to run loose without the police protection and police have a right to defend themselves and shoot in order to kill, in necessary, so that they might not be killed. If a police officer is defending himself or herself, then they can certainly shoot back. If... Read more
Here are seven Bible verses that speak about keeping a secret. Proverbs 16:28 “A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.” I do a lot of counseling but I keep those things that people share with me in strict confidence because they trust me to not repeat it before others. If I did, I’d lose their trust, but they’ve come to trust me enough to know that I don’t spread gossip or repeat a matter that’s been... Read more
Here are seven Bible verses relating to talking to God. Exodus 33:11 “Thus the LORD used to speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. When Moses turned again into the camp, his assistant Joshua the son of Nun, a young man, would not depart from the tent.” Even the religious leaders of Jesus day knew “that God spoke to Moses, but we do not know where this man is from” (John 9:29), meaning of... Read more
What does the Bible say about the occult? A lot more than you might know. What is the Occult? The word “occult” comes from the Latin word for “hidden” or “secret” but doesn’t refer to scientific knowledge that’s hidden but knowledge of the paranormal and can include such things as magic, alchemy, extra-sensory perception, astrology, spiritualism, and divination and most often refers to magic or some supernatural power that is hidden from most people or is at least, secretive from... Read more
Here are seven Bible verses referring to timidity in the Bible. Second Timothy 1:6-7 “ For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.” I believe the Apostle Paul was trying to encourage and exhort Timothy to be bolder in his leadership of the local church. Paul reminded... Read more
Here are seven Bible verse about the marriage bed with commentary. Hebrews 13:4 “Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.” What is crystal clear in Scripture is that sex outside of the holy bonds of matrimony is sexual immorality. The marriage bed must be held in high honor in the church, even though it’s not esteemed in the eyes of the world, and... Read more
What are five of the best Christian apps you might be missing out on? The Daughters of the Creator App Daughters of the Creator Devotional is a daily devotional that is also biblically based that is specially focused on women. This daily devotional is written by a self-proclaimed “daughter of the Creator,” Crystal McDowell, who is a writer, teacher, speaker, and mother of five. Crystal ends each devotional with a prayer that’s directly related to the devotional but she also... Read more
Here are seven Bible verses about the way that Christians should dress. First Timothy 2:9-10 “Likewise also that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire, but with what is proper for women who profess godliness—with good works.” The Apostle Paul was instructing Timothy about how women should dress but it’s probably not confined to church but also in public and that the truest beauty is... Read more
Here are seven Bible verses about taking people to court. First Corinthians 6:1 “When one of you has a grievance against another, does he dare go to law before the unrighteous instead of the saints?” This might be one of the most scathing rebukes that the Christians ever received and it had to do with dragging another person in the court to settle something that should have been settled out of court. We don’t know all of the details but... Read more
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