Jesus: The Master Fisher of Men Jesus was a carpenter by trade. He did have a lot of time and experience on the Sea of Galilee with several fishermen. On two different occasions Jesus helped his fishing disciples catch a large quantity of fish. First, in Luke 5:1-11 the disciples Read more…
Submissive Employers And you, masters, do the same things to them, giving up threatening, knowing that your own Master also is in heaven, and there is no partiality with Him. – Ephesians 6:9 A “bondservant” was literally a slave. At the time of Paul’s letter to the Ephesian church the Roman Read more…
Submissive Employees 5 Bondservants, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in sincerity of heart, as to Christ; 6 not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, 7 with goodwill doing Read more…
The Foolishness of God vs. the Wisdom of Men 18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And Read more…
What Does the Bible Say about Music in Worship? As New Testament Christians, we seek to worship God in a way that is pleasing to Him. Jesus spoke of God seeking a specific type of worshiper to worship Him. “But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true Read more…
Practicing Righteousness 1 John 2:28-3:10 The phrase “and now” indicates John is about to introduce a new section. Nine times John makes reference to “everyone.” The term is used to describe both those who continue sinning as Christians and those Christians who do not keep on sinning. The Righteous Abide Read more…
The Bible is the Church’s Only Creed The word “creed” comes from the Latin word “credo” meaning “I believe.” According to Webster, it means “a brief statement of religious belief, esp. one accepted as authoritative by a church.” A creed can come from one of two sources: God or man. Read more…
What are the Biggest Regrets to Avoid in Life? An article on the internet by Sarah Crow spoke of the “50 Most Common Regrets People Have in their 50s.” For example, number seven was not traveling more and number twelve: “not attending to my health.” “Worrying about other people’s opinions” Read more…
Christ Our Atonement Why should a New Testament Christian learn about the Old Testament ritual known as the Day of Atonement? Without a knowledge of this event, Hebrews chapters nine and ten are much harder to comprehend. Hebrews 9 and 10 are on the flip side of the same coin Read more…
Yom Kippur – The Day of Atonement Leviticus 16:1-34 Perhaps the most solemn day in the Jewish calendar is the Day of Atonement. It falls on the tenth day of the seventh month (September/October) in the Jewish calendar. It is also call Yom Kippur which is Hebrew for “day of Read more…