When our boys were young, it was sometimes difficult to determine who was guilty in one of their boyhood disputes. Though I tried to be fair, there may have been times when I blamed the wrong boy. Keep this in mind as we read the “one man” references in Romans 5:12-21. Transition Why did God […]
30/12/2021 Wednesday BIBLE BASICS Review of God Being a Trinity The word “Trinity” is not found in the Bible, but it is used to describe the fact that God is three Persons in just one Being. Jehovah is the true, living, and everlasting God who made the earth and heavens (Gen 1:1). Jesus created all […]
Born in 1909, Glenn Cunningham, when he was just 8 years old, was severely burned in a school fire in which his older brother perished. His legs were so badly burned that doctors recommended amputation. His mother refused to let that happen. The doctors said he would never walk again. Glenn, claiming his life’s verse, […]
Johann Sebastian Bach said, “All music should have no other end and aim than the glory of God and the soul’s refreshment; where this is not remembered there is no real music but only a devilish hub-bub.” King David wrote in Psalms 13:6, “I will sing unto the LORD, because he hath dealt bountifully with […]
Joseph of Nazareth was a carpenter, the son of a carpenter. Nazareth was a small hillside village in northern Israel, west of the Sea of Galilee. Though he was poor, the carpenter Joseph probably crafted doors, windows, cabinets, furniture and gates for homesteads and yokes for the farm animals. God chose a special young woman […]
Hope is the opposite of despair. Despair is the sense that all hope is gone. “There are millions of African women who face despair over their plight at the hands of Islamic invaders who rape them, kill them, or take them as sex slaves. There are many that live in poverty and ghetto like conditions […]
Perhaps you have received a gift in which was another gift, in which was yet another gift. With opening each gift, the excitement grew. There was more to come. Transition When a sinner who trusts Christ to save his soul, he receives the gift of God’s salvation instantly. However, God’s gift of salvation is many […]
8/12/2021 Wednesday BIBLE BASICS Review God the Divine Being Theism is the belief in the existence of a personal God who is the Creator, Preserver, and Ruler of all things. To understand fully the nature and existence of God is an impossible task for us in this life. Elmer Towns What does Romans 1:20 teach […]
Think of the grief and emotional pain that Joseph experienced as he was tied up and transported to Egypt. He was the only son of Jacob who had been faithful to the Lord. He tried to do right, and now the Lord allowed his brothers to sell him into slavery. With no hope of ever […]
We all like to know the benefits of supplements, benefits of insurance policies, benefits of certain diets and benefits of electing a candidate. As Paul begins Romans 5, he builds on the word justified. The word, therefore (Ro 5:1), points us back to Romans 4:25. We wonder, what are the benefits of being justified? Transition […]