Category: Teachings

 

The 70 Weeks of Daniel Briefly Explained

We find the prophecy which is commonly called The Seventy Weeks of Daniel in the Book of Daniel 9:24-27.  Read the chapter from the beginning to better understand the context.   Daniel 9:24 (the angel Gabriel is speaking to Daniel): “Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holyRead More

Thoughts Related to Daniel Chapter 12

It’s important to understand that Daniel chapter 12 is a continuation of the particular visitation which Daniel received from an angel in the third year of Cyrus the King of Persia (10:1).  The angel seems likely to be Gabriel, though he was not expressed by name in these particular chapters. Read More

Do Jacob and David in the Bible Justify Liars?

Jacob’s brother Esau despised his birthright, the birthright related to being the firstborn son (Esau came out of the womb before Jacob his twin).  When his father Isaac was very old and actually sought to confer the blessing of his father Abraham on his firstborn son, Esau had already despisedRead More

Can children inherit their parent’s sins through birth & Expound on 1 Timothy 5:24.

1)  In the context of Numbers 14 and Lamentations chapter 5, yes!  Children can inherit their parent’s sins (in terms of consequences which is what these passages are dealing with).   The Israelites children suffered for 38 years in the wilderness due to their choice not to believe God and courageouslyRead More

The Evil of Wearing Clerical Garments

Wearing clerical garments is a form of pomp and self-exaltation.  Plain and simple.  Doing this serves no good purpose whatsoever. Israel’s Levitical Priesthood was the only exception. This is not coming against God-ordained modesty (like a woman wearing a head covering) and being conservative in dress.  If dressing with modestyRead More

Ruckmanism(Extreme KJV Only-ism) Explained and Found Wanting

There is a fringe of professing Bible believers who hold the King James version of the Bible (which is an excellent translation of the Bible by the way) with a regard that is inappropriate and ridiculous.  This regard is a false holiness which doesn’t actually help anyone believe and walkRead More

Being God’s Chosen Depends on Our Choice (in Relation to His Chosen Way of Salvation)

God has made a way for mankind of being delivered out of sin’s dominion and into the realm of His righteous dominion through Jesus Christ.  When the Bible speaks of people being chosen by God, it is not a reference to an unconditional or statically fixed thing which cannot beRead More

It is Extra Difficult to be Saved in this Generation-Even in the Third World

Luke 21:33-36: “Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.  And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting (gluttony and other excess), and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.  ForRead More

Obtaining Real Assurance of Being in God’s Grace

Psalm 103:8-18: “The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.  He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.  He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.  For as the heaven is highRead More

Irresponsible Evangelism Breeds False Hope in Christ and Confidence in the Path to Destruction

There is a strong correlation between the “big name” preachers in the realm of professing Christianity and the greatest culprits in soul damning, irresponsible evangelism.  These “big name” preachers care about statistics rather than turning people to righteousness.  Bringing their hearers to worship God in spirit and in truth toRead More