Here are seven Bible verses that might explain what it means to walk with God. Genesis 5:24 “Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him.” The author of Hebrews explains a bit about Enoch walking with God by writing that it was “By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away. “For before he was taken, he was commended... Read more
Here are seven Bible verses that are related to or about war. Ecclesiastes 3:8 “A time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.” Just as there is a time to “cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together” (Eccl 3:5) there is a time to build up and to tear down, a time to kill and a time to heal (Eccl 3:3, 5) but we need to know what... Read more
Here are my top six Bible verses about reaching the lost as part of the Great Commission. Mark 16:15-16 “And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.” These two verses are similar to what Jesus said in Matthew 28:19-20 to go out into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole world... Read more
Here are my top five Bible verses about taming the tongue. James 1:26 “If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless.” A lot of people say that they’re spiritual or religious but God doesn’t want any more religious people, He wants disciples after Jesus’ own heart. Those disciples have an easier time bridling or taming their tongue. If someone doesn’t tame their tongue, then their “religion is... Read more
Here are my top seven Bible verses about rising above our present circumstances. Isaiah 26:3 “You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.” There is no peace in this world except that which comes from God. Before Jesus went to Calvary and would later ascend back to the father, He told His disciples, “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me” (John 14:1). Jesus... Read more
Here is my top six Bible verses about reading the Word of God, the Bible, followed by a personal commentary. First Timothy 4:13 “Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching.” Paul admonished Timothy to keep reading the Scriptures publically because it can exhort the people of God and it can teach the people of God to become more like Jesus the Son of God. If the Word of God is not being... Read more
Here are my top seven Bible verses about redemption with a personal commentary. Redemption Ephesians 1:7 gives us a good idea of what redemption is and it is “In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace.” Our redemption must come from the shed blood of Jesus Christ or there is no possibility of the forgiveness of sins. The price to redeem ourselves is beyond our reach but not... Read more
Here is a list of kings mentioned in the Bible for Israel, and when Israel and Judah became separate nations. King Saul King Saul was the first king of Israel and for a time was a good king, even prophesying (1st Sam 10:11-13) but God rejected him because of his disobedience to God. He never fully obeyed God and David was chosen to be the next king even though it would be roughly ten years before David would actually sit... Read more
In literary studies one of the most important elements in reading is that of characterization (figuring out the personality of a particular character or characters). Every work of literature has characters in it, so this is clearly an important process. Interestingly, there are generally two types of characters: dynamic (round) or static (flat) characters. To save you the trouble of having to learn more about both, just know that dynamic characters go through some type of change throughout the... Read more
Here is as nearly comprehensive of a list of the prophets in the Bible. Introduction You probably know most of the prophets in the Bible like Isaiah, Ezekiel, Jeremiah, and many others but there were a lot more prophets than you might first think but first of all, what does the word prophet mean? It doesn’t actually specifically mean predicting the future but it comes from the Hebrew word “nabiy’” and means “spokesman” or “speaker.” In the Greek the word... Read more
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