Strange Bedfellows When the Jewish leadership were out to kill Jesus they realized this could not be accomplished unless the various religious sects and political factions were united. The Pharisees joined with the Sadducees to plot against Jesus. This made for a strange alliance. At one time these Jewish sects Read more…
Is an Indefinite Marital Separation a Sin? A common solution, employed by some married couples when they are experiencing difficulties in their relationship, is to indefinitely separate from each other. Since they do not have a scriptural reason for divorce, this seems to be a legitimate option. The couple has Read more…
Praying vs. Sleeping Speaking of sleeping on the job, Peter was rebuked more than once in a single night for dozing off at his post. On the night of His betrayal, Jesus took Peter, James and John with Him to the Garden of Gethsemane. Leaving them, He moved into the Read more…
Beware of the Antichrists 1 John 2:18-23 For several hundred years the hot topic among many generations has been “who is the Antichrist?” So called Biblical prophecy experts throughout the years have uncovered “proof” as to the identity of the archenemy of Christianity. Some asserted that the antichrist is (was) Read more…
Striving to Be One in 2021 “One” is a great number. Oneness is unity. More than “one” allows for confusion between one thing and another. It is hard to get mixed up on “one.” If you have a ring full of keys and one of them unlocks a door, it Read more…
Parable of the Unjust Judge Luke 18:1-8 Once a friend of mine was selling books door to door one summer in order to make some money. Every once and a while he would run into some hostility. While knocking at one particular door a middle aged man snapped the door Read more…
Consequences With Being Saved by Faith Only A small boy asked the preacher: “sir, what can I do to be saved?” The preacher replied: “Son, you’re too late!” “What!” exclaimed the boy, “too late to be saved?” “No,” said the preacher: “too late to do anything. You see, son, Jesus Read more…
Salvation & Works Theoretically, there are three ways to be saved. First, live a sinless life. A sinless soul would not need redemption or grace. Nothing would hinder his relationship with God. However, “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). Therefore this is not Read more…
Has Science Proved or Disproved the Existence of the Soul? At a website called “FollowSatan”, you can sell your soul to the Devil. A popular country song deals with the same concept: “The Devil Went Down To Georgia.” The idea of selling one’s soul to the Devil goes back at Read more…
Holy Spirit: Guaranteed Inheritance “11 In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will, 12 that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory. 13 In Read more…