Month: August 2024
Book of Jonah Concise Study
Jonah is a fast-paced and straightforward book. It seems especially appropriate to read through the whole thing quickly. It also seems especially appropriate to keep the study on it concise. Beginning in Jonah 1:1-2: “Now the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, Arise, goRead More
Discerning Between Unrighteous and Righteous Anger
When Jesus evaluated the seven churches of Asia in Revelation chapters two and three, He gave the Church of Ephesus a commendation regarding how they could not bear them which are evil. Though the Ephesians got rebuked over a major problem they had as a group which they were (ofRead More
Shallow, Corrupt Politicians and the Sin of Heeding the Mainstream Media Narrative
As the Democratic National Convention in America goes on now with a level of superficiality, promotion of immorality, and hypocrisy that rivals the message and lives of the hypocritical preachers on TBN, I want to make clear that the following rebukes apply are indeed aimed at these shallow, corrupt politiciansRead More
Biblical Election: It’s Conditional; Not Unconditional
Biblical election is an important concept to understand. The Calvinists have hijacked it. As a result, many think of Calvinism when they think of God’s election. Yet that is wrong. The connection of God’s election with Calvinism should be discarded (see my study “The Five Points of Calvinism Refuted inRead More
Lessons Related to Moses Being Barred from the Promised Land
God had told Moses in Exodus chapter 17 to strike the rock in Horeb (that is, Mount Sinai) to draw water for the people. This must have been a huge boulder since there were a few million Israelites who needed water. Moses struck the rock and the thirsty people drank.Read More
Moses Wasn’t a Zionist
Zionism is basically the concept that the Jewish people are entitled to have an independent Jewish state that is on the land which had been known as the land of Israel and came to be known as Palestine. We know that Jesus Christ Himself preached against the sins of theRead More
Freedom from the Shackles of Slavery to Money
Proverbs 16:8: “Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.” Proverbs 15:16: “Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith.” Ecclesiastes 5:9-16: “Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field. HeRead More
The Bible Has Much to Say in Relation to Unruly Mobs (None of it is Good)
Exodus 23:1-3: “Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment (that is, to twist judgment orRead More
Bible Principles for Single People on Marriage
In spite of the impressions which many church environments communicate, being single past early adulthood is not necessarily losing in life nor something to mourn over Even though God has generally put desires in mankind for marriage, and even though some people are wicked for seeking to have the pleasuresRead More
5 Proofs the Tongues are Fake in 7 Minutes
We’re dealing with the babbling, nonsense tongues which are commonly labeled as the “The Baptism of the Holy Spirit” in Pentecostal/Charismatic/Word of Faith circles. I have other studies dealing with this in more detail, especially a study on 1 Corinthians chapters 12 to 14 and a compilation refuting Pentecostal/Charismatic/Word ofRead More
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