The Greek term “angelos” means a messenger, one who is sent. Jesus spoke to John on the island of Patmos about an angel in each of the seven churches in Asia. He wrote a letter to each one of these churches (see Revelation 1-3). The assignment given to the angel of the church in each
In our nation, young people are leaving the church in droves. 40% of all births are to unwed mothers. “No fault” divorces are rampant. The Supreme Court decision legalizing homosexual marriages may result in Christians going to prison for hate speech just for citing scriptures. The Lord’s Day, the first day of the week, is
Christ established His church in 33 AD, but soon some were beginning to depart from the faith (forbidding marriage, etc. I Tim 4:1-3). The form of church government was gradually changing by some men who desired preeminence in governing the churches, so they began regarding themselves as successors to the apostle Peter. They called themselves
DECEIVE and deceitful in its various forms appear139 times in your Bible. To deceive is to be false, to cause to believe an untruth. Satan,the enemy of God, is the great deceiver, the “father of lies.” He“transforms himself into an angel” (2 Cor 11: 14). One great deception of Satan to obscure the truth can
The old man Nicodemus was perplexed when Jesus told him he “must be born again!” He asked: how could he, being old, enter again into his mother’s womb and be born again??? Jesus explained to him in John 3:3-5 that this new birth is from above and that it is required to enter the kingdom
Every Person Living Or Dead Is In This Chart. Where Are You? Scriptures with brief explanation for the chart above. See corresponding numbers. 1. Innocence of Infants. Children are born into the world pure and innocent. They are “an heritage from Jehovah God” (Psalm 27:3-5). See Mt 18:10; Ezek 18:20; James 1:17. No infant baptism
Carefully read Hebrews 10:23-32. The Christian must remain faithful to God and “hold fast … without wavering.” In becoming a Christian, we confessed our belief in Christ as the Son of God and were baptized into Him and started our new life (Rom 6:3-4). The tragedy in the church today is that so many begin
“That is just your interpretation,” she said after hearing me read a verse. Any idea that did not match her own was rejected as an unacceptable private opinion. The word “interpretation” is found in 2 Peter 1:20: “No prophecy of scripture is of private interpretation.” The New Testament writers expected their readers to understand what
It was God’s plan, not man’s, that certain things be joined together. “What God has joined together, let not man separate,” said the Son of God (Mt 19:3-9). We must not change God’s word (Jer 10:23; Isa 55:8-9). 1 MAN AND WOMAN. Marriage is God’s design, is permanent, separated only by death (Eph 5:22-33). Homosexuality
Over 70% of high school dropouts come from homes where there is no father. A large percentage of students in grades 1-12 come from homes where the mother has abandoned the children’s biological father, or vice-versa. The Bible calls on men to become strong godly leaders in their homes. God ordained that the father’s family
