Can the Bible tell us just how old the earth is? Are there genealogies or Scriptures that can give us a clue as to whether the earth is a few thousand years old or a few billion years old? A Book about Going to Heaven The Bible is not a book about the heavens precisely; it is precisely a book on how to get to heaven. The Bible was never intended to tell us specifically how God created the earth... Read more
God made a covenant with David. What was the Davidic Covenant? What does it have to do with Christians? The Cutting of a Covenant What is a covenant? It is an agreement by which two parties agree on as pertaining to one fulfilling the obligation of their part. It involves a solemn, binding agreement or promises that is normally under a seal of both parties to which particular promises are guaranteed. Marriage is a covenant in the same way that... Read more
What is lust? Is it love or just infatuation? Can a husband or wife lust after one another and not be sin? Is lust the same as adultery in the heart? What is Lust? Lust is like coveting after something or someone that is not yours…it is lusting after something or someone that is another’s and to which you have no right to. I love what C. S. Lewis once wrote, and I paraphrase here; “I saw a plate of... Read more
There are dozens of fasts today on the market but what is the so-called Daniel Fast? Is this a fast that believers can do today and does this have to do with more than losing weight? Why Fast? The first question is why do believers fast in the first place? Many who are not Christian fast for health reasons. They eliminate toxins and wastes products from the body and they also cleanse the colon by only taking in water. Fasting... Read more
Is the Lord’s Prayer one that is to be repeated or is this a lesson on how to pray? What can we learn from Jesus’ showing the disciples how to pray? Jesus Prays In Luke 11 Jesus tells the disciples how to pray. Don’t you want to know how to pray effectively to God? Surely you do. Jesus is teaching them how to pray and so here is how to pray to God as taught by Jesus. The first thing... Read more
Are there certain ways in which Christians ought to pray for the sick? What can we learn from the Bible on how to pray for the sick to be healed? Prayer is Commanded Matthew 7:7 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.” Jesus doesn’t suggest that we should pray but tells us to ask, seek, and knock. Imagine a child looking for his or her mother... Read more
What does cultural relativism have to do with biblical teaching? How has it infiltrated and corrupted the church? How should Christian’s respond when the Scriptures are twisted to fit the culture? Defining Cultural Relativism A good definition of what is cultural relativism shows what churches are teaching today; “It is something directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic; it may also mean something that is current.” If it is true what some people say that “Everything is relative” then... Read more
Start your day off with a morning devotion. Here are six morning devotions that you can use to start your day off right and a way to write your own as a seventh one. Morning Devotion for His Glory Dear Heavenly Father, your name is hallowed and You seek to always glorify Your name. Please glorify Yourself at my expense. May what I do today bring honor to Your name and may I live in such a way that I... Read more
Jesus fed the 5,000 doing the impossible. What is the lesson that Jesus was trying to teach the disciples and by extension, teaching us today? Jesus the Bread of Life Shortly after Jesus’ feeding of the 5,000, some of the crowd said to Him “Rabbi, when did you come here?” Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you are seeking me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves. Do not work... Read more
What were the last sentences or words of Christ while on the cross? What are their significances to believers and unbelievers today? Forgive Them Father Luke 23:34 “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” And they cast lots to divide his garments.” Here is the epitome of forgiveness; forgiving others who are in the process of murdering Him. What greater model of forgiveness than to forgive them who were crucifying Him, He who was completely innocent. When... Read more
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