Prayer for Preservation From Enemies – Part 1 Psalm 140 A couple of dozen verses scattered throughout Psalms are referred to as imprecations meaning “curses or an invocation of judgment, calamity, or curses uttered against one’s enemies, or the enemies of God” (Laney 36). The psalms themselves are laments which Read more…
Commandment: Love One Another 7 Brethren, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you heard from the beginning. 8 Again, a new commandment I write to you, which thing is true in Read more…
Keeping God’s Commandments Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. 4 He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5 But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of Read more…
Islamic Allah Vs. Biblical Jehovah The Muslims call the one and only God, Allah. In the Qur’an he is the same God who made Adam, spared Noah in the Deluge, was worshiped by Abraham, gave the Law through Moses and sent Jesus as the Messiah to the Jews. This has Read more…
Paul’s Preaching Explained to the Romans Romans 15:15-21 – Nevertheless, brethren, I have written more boldly to you on some points, as reminding you, because of the grace given to me by God, 16 that I might be a minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that Read more…
Forever In Debt Romans 13:8-14 Paul has just been talking about the need for the saints at Rome to pay their taxes to the government, along with the respect they are to show their rulers. Now he commands them in regard to their financial obligations to others: “owe no one Read more…
Do You Remember Y2K? When the clock struck midnight on New Year’s Eve December 31, 1999, the electricity was to go off. The telephones were to stop working. If you tried calling 911, the police and emergency services are nowhere to be found. The computer at your local bank was Read more…
Peter and John Heal the Lame Man Acts 3:1-11 Accreditation On the Day of Pentecost three thousand were baptized in response to the preaching of the apostles. After Pentecost “they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. Then fear came upon Read more…
“Be Strong and of Good Courage” 6 Be strong and of good courage, for to this people you shall divide as an inheritance the land which I swore to their fathers to give them. 7 Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do according to all Read more…
Who is Jesus? Jesus’ teaching style involved asking a lot of pertinent questions. In the area of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, “’Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?’ He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?’’ And Simon Peter answered Read more…