Living by Faith Means Suffering for Truth and Righteousness

Living by Faith Means Suffering for Truth and Righteousness

Hebrews 11:6-8 says: “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.  By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved withRead More

The Old Testament Preaches the Gospel

The Old Testament Preaches the Gospel

Luke 24:25-27: “Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken: Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?  And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all theRead More

Are Jews More Important to God Than Gentiles

Are Jews More Important to God Than Gentiles?

It is an implicit commentary on the narrowness of the way of salvation that God chose the descendants of one man (Abraham) to accomplish His work of redemption through.  The goal was to eventually raise up a people set apart as His special vineyard to demonstrate His proper worship amongRead More

Why Christians Must Oppose Zionism

Zionism is a political ideology which goes back to the late 19th century.  It is an ideology based upon the belief that the Jewish people are entitled to their own homeland.  Though other regions had been proposed in the 19th century as the desired place to become a nation forRead More

The Wrath of the Lamb

Regarding the aftermath of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead, we read in John 11:45-48: “Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him.  But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what thingsRead More

Implications of Christ’s Resurrection

Romans 15:8-12 says: “Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers: And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to theeRead More

Concise Study on Divorce and Remarriage

Concise Study on Divorce and Remarriage

People often cite Jesus’ words in the Gospels about divorce and remarriage to try to say that all divorce, or at least all divorce and remarriage, are forbidden by the Bible.  They might also cite where it says in the Book of Malachi that God hates divorce to try toRead More

The "Don't Judge" Delusion

The “Don’t Judge” Delusion

“And they said, Stand back.  And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them.  And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door.” TheseRead More

Messianic Scriptures in the Old Testament

Messianic Scriptures in the Old Testament

We are going to look at some Messianic Scriptures in the Old Testament that will reveal how a Jew in Christ’s time who believed and understood the Scriptures would have understood the Messiah to be.  These Scriptures also show how we are obligated to respond to the Messiah. Psalm 2:Read More

Lessons About True Repentance and Righteous Living from Proverbs

Since true repentance is turning from sin to do what is right and pleasing in God’s sight, then every point about righteous living in Scripture is a lesson related to true repentance.  And along the same lines, every contrast in the Bible between the righteous and the wicked is inRead More