The Curse of Emotionalism
By emotionalism I mean “undue indulgence in or (undue) display of emotion.“ Emotionalism is essentially a Pagan religion. Emotionalism is actually foundational to many Pagan religions, since often emotionalism and many Pagans religions can be blended without compromising the principles of either. This can be seen in the Prophets ofRead More
True Christianity: Demanding Yet Valuable
There are quotes going around, attributed to various people, related to never settling for less than you deserve, never settling for less than what you want, and other similar statements. These are very general statements which are impossible to evaluate right apart from the context in which they are said.Read More
Don’t Regret Doing Right
Those who set their hearts on things like wealth, health, and earthly success, happiness, security, etc cannot live by faith and walk righteously before God. The following things which are said about the faithful in the Old Testament in Hebrews chapter 11 apply to everyone who ever has, and everRead More
Bearing the Yoke in Youth
The Scripture says in Lamentations 3:27: “It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.” This verse is often applied to emphasize the importance of youth learning to bear responsibility related to work and learning to endure the hardship of physical labor. Though that isRead More
Your Ultimate Waterloo: To Life or to Death?
Those who know a fair amount of history likely know about the Battle of Waterloo. Waterloo is a town in Belgium where the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte’s Army suffered defeat at the hands of the British and the Prussians in 1815. Napoleon actually escaped after the battle, and it wouldRead More
The Way to Salvation is Difficult
Reading from Matthew 22:17-21: “Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not? 18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites? 19 Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny (not a pennyRead More
The False Doctrine of Healing in the Atonement
There are multitudes of so-called faith healers and others who teach that Christians are promised bodily healing in this life through Christ’s atonement. This may seem to exalt the power of the Gospel, yet in reality it subverts those influenced by this concept from the actual goals and promises ofRead More
Genesis Chapter 3 Bible Study
In a significant way, Genesis chapter 3 is the most important chapter in the Bible. The remaining 99.9 percent or so of the Bible is what it is due to the foundational events in Genesis chapter 3 related to the Fall of man and sin entering into the world. TheRead More
Christ in the Old Testament Part 2 With a Twist
I had two topics in mind for this week. I thought it was good to do a 2nd part to the Christ in the Old Testament study. Yet I also thought it would be good to have some fun and analyze one Bible related word, or a few Bible relatedRead More
Christ in the Old Testament Part 1
This is obviously a vast, extensive subject. Many studies could not cover every type, shadow, prophesy, etc of Christ in the Old Testament. It is incredibly difficult to even do the subject justice no matter how much time was devoted to it. In this Bible Study we have already coveredRead More