A common theme in scripture is darkness and light: Jn 1:5 says: God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. The very first description of our world…
This is a passage that is heavy on commandments, listing things that we must do and not do, and we need to pay heed to these things as sons held…
It is important to do a recap because the passage before us has rules and instructions, which need to be considered against the backdrop of the chapters before it that…
Barring the Good Shepherd Himself, it is probably true that Paul was the greatest pastor who ever lived, and in our passage, we can see his pastor's heart. [vs17 Now…
There is no easy way to say goodbye. The term 'Goodbye' was coined in the 1570s and means 'God be with you.' Sometimes when you say goodbye to a non-Christian,…
It is difficult to sum up any one's life, leave alone one's own life. It is not what is said at our funeral that matters, but what we are and…
Doctrine is belief held and taught by the church as it is taught to us by the Holy Spirit through the holy scriptures. This is not the Reformed-baptist position nor…
Our first introduction to Prophet Jonah is in 2 Kings 14:23-26. Jonah is sent to deliver a grace-filled message to the wicked king Jeroboam II. In Jonah 1:2, we read…
We saw that Eph 2:1-3 describes the sinful, dire state where we were, but it is not where we are if we are Christians. In the next verses, we see…
The term CHRISTIAN is used three times in the Bible (Acts 11:26, Acts 26:28, and 1 Peter 4:16), and may well have been a derogatory term. Yet that name stuck,…