Everyone is contentious; make sure you contend for the faith, Jude 3. Everyone fights; just make sure it is the good fight of faith, 1 Tim 6:12. Everyone defends their position; just give your answer with gentleness and reverence, 1… Read More ›
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FEAR AND OBEY GOD – MAKES SENSE
“The conclusion, when all has been heard is: fear God and keep His commands, because this applies to every person.” – Eccl 12:13 There is nothing that makes more sense but that God’s children should fear the Almighty God who… Read More ›
TWO DEATHS AND TWO RESURRECTIONS IN REVELATION 20
Here is my explanation for the meaning of the 2 Deaths and 2 Resurrections in Revelation 20 and 21. Here they are in their proper order (see image) 1st Death –> 1st Resurrection –> 2nd Resurrection –> 2nd Death. Nick… Read More ›
COMMANDS, APPROVED EXAMPLE, AND NECESSARY INFERENCES: HOW TO UNDERSTAND GOD’S WILL IN THE BIBLE
To understand the Scriptures, look for the following and learn. [1] Studying the Bible, we learn through COMMANDS from God. God now commands that all men everywhere repent, Acts 17:30. Jesus commanded that we must love God and love our… Read More ›
CHURCH, DON’T BE CO-OPTED BY THE WORLD
A lot of people confuse the church’s role and purpose. Doug Post has it right when he says, “We give but the church is not a lending institution. We provide emergency assistance but the church is not a hospital. We… Read More ›
STUDY THE PARABLES
Someone said, “A parable is an earthly story with a heavenly meaning”. I would say it is a story from real life that has a spiritual meaning. Jesus often spoke in parables. And often times Jesus found it necessary to… Read More ›
KINGDOM, KINGDOM OF HEAVEN, and KINGDOM OF GOD
John the Baptist preached for people to repent for the kingdom of HEAVEN was at hand, Mt 3:2. The Gospel of Mark says John the Baptist was preaching about the kingdom of GOD, Mk 1:15. In other words, the terms… Read More ›
UNITY IN MARRIAGE, by Dan Mayfield
“Be diligent to preserve the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace”, said Paul, Eph. 4:3. This is true for the church, but it is imperative for the home. “A house divided against itself cannot stand.”, Mk 3:25…. Read More ›
TRAIN UP A CHILD… Pro 22:6
[My wife and I raised our five children to be strong Christians who are married to strong Christians. And our eleven grandchildren are being shown the way to follow Jesus Christ too.] People are dismissive of the promise in Pro…. Read More ›
TWO DEATHS AND TWO RESURRECTIONS, REVELATION 20
“4 Then I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God,… Read More ›