Bible history is divided into 3 ages: Patriarchal Age from Adam to Moses, Mosaic Age from Moses till the death of Christ, and Christian Age from the cross till the end of time. The Old Testament was written about God’s dealing with man in the times before Christ, history that we are to learn “for
God wants certain things to be done in certain ways. The church was established in the first century according to His eternal plan. The “pattern” was perfect from the mind of God, just as the pattern for the tabernacle was perfect (Hebrews 8:5) when given to Moses. God also gave a pattern to Noah to
Salvation is by faith (Jn 3:16 10:43; 16:31), but not by faith only (James 2:24). “The demons believe, and tremble” (Jas 2:19); “Many believed… but did not confess him” (Jn 12:42). Salvation is by repentance (Ac 11:18), but not by this alone: “If you do not believe (in Jesus) you will die in your sins”
The true doctrine of Jesus was “delivered once for all” in the first century (Jude 3). When scripture was completed by the apostles, it was perfect and was known as Christ’s last will and testament. It was “perfect” and any man who dared to change or add to it was “cursed” (Gal 1:6-10). This testament
In an email a lady inquired about the meaning of “shadow” in the Bible. Col. 2:17 says: “These are a shadow of the things to come; the reality however is found in Christ.” The shadows were the laws of Moses in the old testament that were done away, such as observing the 7th day Sabbath,
Jim, a reader in Keller, sent us this question: “An Inmate on death row accepted Jesus, but his warden won’t allow a water baptism. Is his faith sufficient? He then gets executed for bis crimes.” In 1994 Jeffrey Dahmer, a serial killer, learned the way of salvation while in prison, but was murdered by an
Do you think Christ is important, but the church is not important? Just think: The value of anything is determined by what it cost. The church cost God His Son, and it cost the Son his blood. God planned for Jesus to purchase His church with His blood (Acts 20:28: I Cor 6:20; I Peter
Personal daily Bible reading and prayer is not just a “nice” thing to do; it is the heartbeat of the Christian’s life. Jesus said, “Man does not live by bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God” (Matt. 4:4). One of the most important resolutions you could make this new
1. There is no proof that Christ was born on December 25th. But the glorious good news is that HE WAS BORN as our Savior, that He came down from heaven to seek and to save the lost (Luke 2:8-12). 2. Another fact is that we can rejoice in Christ on December 25th just the
Outside there may be snow and icicles, but in our cozy warm home it is good to be all together with no one absent. The house resounds with laughter and singing. A perfect holiday! But really – do we wish things were different? More money for gifts, more time to be together, better health, the