The Bible shows in many ways the truth affirmed by Paul when he said, “For whatever things were written before were written for out learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scripture might have hope” (Rom. 15:4). He uses the word “before” to call our attention to the Old Testament scriptures, for it was almost three decades before there…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by Dan Jenkins
Comparing the translations is sometimes of great value in understanding the force of what God’s message involves. An illustration of this is to compare the two ways John 3:36 is brought into our language. The King James Version and the New King James version renders the words of Jesus in this way. “He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and…
The sovereign nature of God makes the entire heavens and earth subject to Him. Paul alludes to this in his message to the Athenians. “He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings” (Acts 17:26). He is sovereign and He…
“He is not here” were the words spoken to the women by the heavenly messenger outside the tomb of Jesus. The truth behind these words is the focal point of the eternal plan of God to save the world. If there is no empty tomb, there is no redemption, no salvation and the gates of heaven are closed to us forever and…
Last week we established from the Scriptures that being a Christian is not a “part-time” job. In that article, we showed how this truth applies to parents as they rear their children. However, this concept has many other vital applications in our lives as Christians. Think about how it applies in the three areas mentioned in the following paragraphs. True Christianity has…
In our society we often make a distinction between those who work part-time and those who work full-time. It is a helpful way to describe activities and expectations in the work place. However, there is a “job” where everyone is full-time and are just a phone call or text from responding. The “wages” from this job may not seem great, but the…
I was thinking recently about how many times the Bible talks about saints seeing other saints they have known but not seen for a long time. I started making a list and it kept growing and growing. The list is far from complete. There are likely so many others, but take time to look at these and see just how often God…
So, you think you are a student of the Bible? Let me ask you a question. How many of these Bible characters do you remember? Epaenetus, Amplias, Andronicus, Junia, Urbanus, Apelles, Aristobulus, Herodion, Narcissus, Persis, Rufus, Julia, Tryphena, Tryphosa, Asyncritus, Patrobas, Phlegon, Hermas, Philololgus, Lympas, Gaius, Erastus and Quartus? This is not a copy of the names copied from some obscure genealogical…