Biblical Teachings

UNDERSTANDING GUILT

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UNDERSTANDING GUILT John 8:1-11 8 Jesus went unto the mount of Olives. 2 And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them. 3 And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, 4 They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. 5 Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou? 6 This they said, tempting him, …

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The Early Seed Line of the Messiah

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The Seed Line Shifts after Abel’s Murder Because of the murder of his brother Cain was given a banishment from God and from his home region, which was near Eden. Eden was in Southeast Iraq near ancient Babylon or about forty miles southeast of Baghdad on the Euphrates River northwest of the Persian Gulf. Cain’s leaving God was only a departure of the physical presence of God in time and space, the Shekinah Glory. One cannot get away from God since He is a Spirit omnipresent. The Shekinah Glory is seen in as moving flame at the east end of …

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Will Hell be the Eternal abode of the Unbeliever? Will Heaven be the Eternal abode of the Believer?

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The Eternal abode of the Unbeliever and Believer Will Hell be the Eternal abode of the Unbeliever? Will Heaven be the Eternal abode of the Believer? At the time of the second resurrection, the bodies of the unsaved will be resurrected, and the souls of Hell will be removed to be reunited with their bodies. At the same time, the Hell portion of Sheol or Hades will also be eliminated, because Hell will not be the eternal abode of the lost; it will be the Lake of fire. Hell is a place of torment for the soul only, but the Lake …

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Speak Life – Toby Mac

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Speak Life – Toby Mac Some days life feels perfect Other days, it just ain’t workin’ The good, the bad, the right, the wrong And everything in between Yo it’s crazy, amazing We can turn our heart through the words we say Mountains crumble with every syllable Hope can live or die So speak life, speak life To the deadest darkest night Speak life, speak life When the sun won’t shine and you don’t know why Look into the eyes of the broken hearted Watch them come alive as soon as you speak hope You speak love, you speak You …

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Thankful(A Story For Thanksgiving)

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Dr. Mike MurphyNovember 21, 2018 Roaming the halls of the hospital was not the place he thought he would find himself on Thanksgiving Day.  But living the life of an emergency room surgeon, often led him to situations he never thought he would have ever found himself in.  The emergency room was the last place he planned on being that day. He had planned to take the holiday off, as for the past two months he had been planning to share his faith at a special service his church was having.  In the last year, he had come to Christ, …

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Spiritual Abuse and Christmas Trees

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Spiritual Abuse and Christmas Trees By Eric M. Pazdziora I think I finally figured out what Christmas trees are really about. A while ago I found a blog article on the subject of our friend Mr. Tannenbaum. Apparently (the author observed) some folks believe that Christmas trees are pagan symbols that the church has adopted in sinful syncretism. They appeal to Scriptures such as Jeremiah 10 to support the idea: the passage describes trees being chopped down, decorated with precious metals, and worshiped by pagans (“A-ha!” chorus the neo-Scrooges). Knowing a bit about interpreting Scripture in context, I smelled an …

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Prophets and Apostles… Are They Here Today?

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To qualify as a prophet, one must receive direct revelation from God. As in the Old Testament, a prophet needs to be tested by giving some near prophecies which must come to pass (Acts 21:10-11, 33). Furthermore, a prophet could even write Scripture which would be inspired and without error. As for the qualification of an apostle, there are two groups of apostleship. The first group requires that one had to have been a follower of Jesus from the baptism of John. He was first to have been a disciple of John the Baptist, then to have followed Jesus, and to …

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Eternal security – is it biblical?

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Eternal security – is it biblical? When people come to know Christ as their Savior, they are brought into a relationship with God that guarantees their eternal security. Jude 24 declares, “To Him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before His glorious presence without fault and with great joy.” God’s power is able to keep the believer from falling. It is up to Him, not us, to present us before His glorious presence. Our eternal security is a result of God keeping us, not us maintaining our own salvation. The Lord Jesus Christ proclaimed, “I …

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New Birth: Why?

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New Birth: Why? John 3:1-8 3 Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: 2 the same came unto him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that thou doest, except God be with him. 3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God. 4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he …

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The Grateful Blessing(A Story For Thanksgiving)

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The Grateful Blessing(A Story For Thanksgiving) It had been a trying year. Retirement had not brought the golden years that are promised. Her husband, Bill, had faced heart problems. And although his health was now great again, the medical costs had eaten away at their retirement nest egg. What had once been envisioned as a time of travel and enjoyment, had now become a time of budgets and counting pennies. But through it all, she was grateful. The love of her life was still with her, and every dollar in the world come not bring her the happiness she found …

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The Rewards

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The Rewards Passages speak of these rewards as being crowns. The Greek language has two words meaning “crown.” One is the word diadem, which is a king’s crown, the crown of a sovereign, a person who is royal by his nature and by his position. This is the kind of crown that Jesus wears. The second Greek word translated “crown” is stephanos, a crown given to an overcomer, a victor, one who has won a race. This kind of crown is available to believers because they overcame in the spiritual warfare and are now crowned at the Judgment Seat of …

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FAITH AS A GRAIN OF MUSTARD SEED

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In Matthew, chapter 18, verse 20, it says, “If you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Be removed and cast into the sea, and it shall be so’.” At first glance, this verse could appear to mean that we should have the power, by faith, to ‘move mountains’ or anything else we desire. But, of course this is not in accord with the rest of scripture. So why does Jesus say this to His disciples?   The context of this verse is in regards to faith. He says to them that if …

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