Would the Israelites have ever been brought into Canaan if they continued to rebel against God in the wilderness? The answer is based upon principles that give answers to questions which are heavily debated today. Canaan is the land which God promised to Israel. This land was promised conditionally ratherRead More

Any and every manner of evil might have the love of money at the root of it. Idolatrous pursuit of money is an especially notable way that people oppose the true God. It is not the only way, yet it is one of the most common and especially destructive ones.Read More

Probation is a period of testing or trial used to evaluate a person’s conduct or fitness.  A period of testing or trial is the very essence of probation.  Is it wrong to apply this to the Christian in relation to preparation to meet God on Judgment Day?  Many vehemently sayRead More

The Catholic Church mandates celibacy of its clergy (with certain specific and rare exceptions).  The Eastern Orthodox Church forbids its bishops from being married and does not allow its married priests to remarry if their wife dies. On the other hand, a little over 90 percent of pastors of otherRead More

Even some who don’t speak in nonsense tongues don’t believe that speaking in them necessarily does a lot of harm.  However, nonsense tongues are not innocent.  They are very harmful.  Here are some practical examples of how nonsense tongues cause real damage. Babbling in nonsense tongues is madness and causesRead More

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