The sixty-six books of your Bible are the all-authoritative Word of God (2 Tim. 3:16-17; 1 Cor. 14:37). They were given by the Holy Spirit, who moved inspired penmen to write the very words He delivered (2 Pet. 1:20-21; 1 Cor. 2:10-13). In the Bible, we have “all things” that are given by God and “all things” that are necessary to serve…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 67)
I will admit that singing William W. Walford’s “Sweet Hour of Prayer” in worship as a kid was not my favorite song. Praying for a whole hour didn’t sound “sweet” in a little kid’s mind. Over the years (and with a little seasoning of maturity and better understanding of figurative language), the words have much more meaning. For example, when you insert the word “opportunity”…
We have recorded three separate instances in the life of Jesus when He predicted specific details about His impending death. Slowly read these. Consider that He knew all of this ahead of time, and yet He still came, He stayed and He endured it all…for you…and me. Jesus Himself said, “The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders…
Jesus Christ has ALL authority (Matt. 28:18), and that authority resides in His Word (John 12:48), which was given by the Holy Spirit to inspired penmen, who wrote those words in inspired documents. Those inspired, written documents (66 of them in total) are called “Scripture,” and we can have confidence that when we pick our Bibles that is exactly what we are…
It is fun to run across gems in studying the Bible, and when one finds a statement of Jesus tucked away deep inside the book of Acts, it ought to make one pause and process it. Paul gave us this quote from Jesus in Acts 20:35, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” The word “blessed” is the same word found…
Have you ever had your password declined and you could not access a computer, or a website, or an app? Have you ever, perhaps, even forgotten a password and tried several different passwords that you thought might work, but without success? That can be rather frustrating! Can you imagine if prayer worked like that? What if you forgot the “password” for prayer and your access…
We have seen that Jesus Christ has ALL authority (Matt. 28:18; Acts 3:22-23) and that His all authority resides in His Word, which will judge us in the last day (John 12:48-50; Rev. 20:12). That means that no manmade doctrine, no church-originated teaching, no personal feelings or opinions will be the standard of judgment on that day. When Jesus left, He sent…
Think about the practice of “writing a check” in relationship to Christ’s death. The Bible depicts the death of Christ as a payment that was made on our behalf. Consider this for a moment. When writing a check, you must put a date on it. When Christ wrote the date, He said, “The hour has come” (John 17:1). For “Pay to the Order of,” He was…