Jesus asked; “Who do people say I am?” Pater answered: “You are the Christ, the son of the living God.” Jesus blessed him for his correct answer and added: “You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven…” (Matt 16:15-19) If
While some would separate the resurrection of the righteous and the wicked by 1000 years, others say there will be no resurrection of the dead at all (I Cor 15:12). Jesus said there will be one resurrection of all: “The hour is coming when all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, and
There is no dispute among those who believe the Bible is God’s word concerning the reality of the miracles performed by Jesus and His disciples. Hebrews 2:4 is one of many references. Three words are used: “Dunamis” meaning power; “Terata” shows the impact of amazement and wonder, and “Semeion” emphasizes purpose, result or proof. The
Paul warned early Christians that after his departure a great apostasy would come, a falling away from the truth of the gospel. He told them this departure from the truth would start within the church leadership when men would “speak perverse things, to draw away disciples after them” (Acts 20:29-31). He called them “grievous wolves”
If you want to meet someone at a certain time and place, would you need to specify other times and places NOT to meet? For example: If James wants to meet Mark in Colleyville at 8 a.m., he need not add, “Don’t meet me in Bedford, Richland Hills, Grapevine, Euless or Irving; and don’t meet
Believers in the Bible must decide: (1) Does God permit everything which He has not specifically condemned, or (2) is all that He has not specifically authorized forbidden? Silence limited in the Old Testament: (1) Moses was commanded to kill a red heifer; silence excluded ant or horse (Num. 19:2). (2) Noah was commanded to
Heroism is measured by sacrifice. Some may remember Arland Williams who lost his life while saving a woman from an icy Potomac River crash, Jan. 13, 1982. Or Eric Pienaar who rescued a woman from the Hudson River on Feb. 11, 2009. And now, the rescue of Capt. Phillips from pirates. The greatest story ever
“EASTER” is not a Bible term, and its observance as a special religious day did not come until hundreds of years later. The early disciples had the communion, Lords Supper, on the first day of every week (resurrection day) in memory of Christ’s blood and body given on the cross (Acts 20:7: I Cor 11:23-29).
The expression “in Christ” is at the very heart of Christianity and yet a phenomenal blinding has overcome many teachers of the Bible who give nothing to their students on its great truth. This expression or its equivalent is used no less than 169 times (according to John McKay). Being in Christ is a new
The Patriarchal age (4000 BC to 1400′ BC); is sometimes called the starlight age; the Mosaic age (1400 BC to 33″ AD), the moonlight age; and the Christian age (33 AD till the end, the sunlight age) because each period reveals increased knowledge and revelation about God and His will for mankind. , The, Christian