Those who are not careful in reading the Bible can miss the significance of the account of Jesus dealing with the centurion.  Here, we will look at lessons from the account of the centurion in Matthew 8:5-13. Matthew 8:5-6: “And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto himRead More

This will all be Bible passages besides some brief notes re: Unconditional Security.  There is a clear theme throughout these Scripture selections which is strengthened by taking everything together.  Though Israel as a political entity is no longer the Lord’s set apart nation, the verses which will be covered hereRead More

Moral depravity involves a progressive decline.   The most severe sins which people commit are arrived at by sins that were precursors to those.   The Lord judging a society for a particular sin would not necessitate that the judgment was also not against other sins which prevail in that society.   DirectlyRead More

There is a lot of debate about whether 2 Peter 2:18-22 is speaking of people who were once in Christ falling away or whether the verses are speaking of people who never really were true believers at all.  Some think it is hard to know the answer to that forRead More

Before Hebrews 10:26-31 is looked at, note what is said immediately afterwards.   Hebrews 10:32-35: “But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions; Partly, whilst ye were made a gazingstock both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, whilst yeRead More

The messages to the seven churches in Asia which are found in Revelation chapters 2 and 3 do not represent seven periods in church history like some claim.  They are rather messages given to actual churches in the late first century AD demonstrating the Risen Jesus’ estimate of their spiritualRead More

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We’re looking at the often misunderstood Romans 8:28-31. Romans 8:28: “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” The preceding verses, Romans 8:26-27, talk about the Holy Spirit interceding for faithful believers accordingRead More

When a congregation is unwilling and/or unable to react out loud to a sermon at all or interact with the speaker at all, that is a problem.   However, does this mean that the quality of a church increases as people shout things like Amen and Hallelujah more often?  What goesRead More

Though this verse is found in the middle of counsel in relation to support of widows, it gives a principle regarding financial support of family members who cannot support themselves and have no lawful source of adequate income- especially those of one’s own house.  1 Timothy 5:8 sets forth aRead More