The words of Jesus are so powerful and are designed to help us enjoy Bible truths which demand we take time to slowly read the text. Think about these words from the Sermon on the Mount. “Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet and turn and tear…

In Leviticus 26:3-4, the Lord says, “If you walk in my statutes and keep My commandments, and perform them, then I will give you rain in its season, the land shall yield its produce, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.” The word ‘if’ is a powerful word. With it, God made a conditional covenant with the children of…

When it comes to matters of judgment in the church and the Christian life, perhaps there is room for someone to say, “I think this is ok” or “I think that is ok.”  For example, what time should the church meet to worship on the first day of the week?  If a congregation has Bible classes on Sunday, should they be before…

There are many words in the Bible used to describe the nature of sin and disobedience. There are several different Greek and Hebrew words used to describe sin, and each of them have special emphasis. Sin truly is transgression, iniquity, wickedness, ungodliness, erring, offence falling and many others. The King James Version translates one of these words as iniquity. Let’s take time…

Satan uses so many “tools” as he seeks to discourage our devotion to Christ.  Faith can far more easily thwart the attacks the god of this world makes against us if we would heed the words of Paul. The great apostle said, “We are not ignorant of his devices,” but if we are ignorant Satan takes advantage of us (2 Cor. 2:11).…

When Covid-19 struck our nation, we became willing to take whatever precautions we had to prevent contracting and spreading the virus to our friends and families. Immediately, people began buying sanitary masks in bulk. Soon, the CDC told us to stop buying them. The masks cannot prevent you from getting the virus. They said, “Trust the science!” A few weeks later, the…

Reasons abound for knowing and loving the book of Acts.  The list could go on and on.  We have seen that from the book of Acts we can learn about (1) how to become a Christian, (2) the power of the gospel (3) the establishment of the church, and (4) the importance and urgency of evangelism.  Let’s add only one more.  We…

The most powerful bomb ever detonated on earth was the Tsar Bomba in 1961. The test was carried out on October 30, 1961. According to Britannica.com, “…it was modified to yield 50 megatons…about 3,800 times the strength of the U.S. bomb dropped on Hiroshima during World War II. It exploded about 2.5 miles (4 km) above the ground, producing a mushroom cloud…