Words can have different meanings. To 'know' someone, for example, can mean "to simply be familiar" with someone or it can mean "to have a close relationship" with them and everything in between. The same gamut can be seen in a word like 'belief' and 'faith.' All the spies had belief and faith in God — meaning they were confident of His existence. But only two spies had a belief and faith that took them to the next level — to trust in Him and to obey Him. God asked the question, "how long will they refuse to believe in…

Years ago I was asked to teach a class on 1 Timothy 6 for a congregation that I was visiting. We read of Jesus Christ, "the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see" (vv. 15-16). Seemingly out of the blue, I was asked, "Does this mean that Satan is not eternal or immortal?" My answer was a simple, "Of course." Little did I know I was talking to some who believed that Satan was not created, that he, like God, always existed.

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Where Did the Apostle Peter Worship? Peter, James, and John all walked with Jesus (Matt. 4:18-22). For three and a half years they listened to Him preach and teach, as well as watching Him heal and perform many miracles among … Read More →

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Schools are Ready, Is the Church? School is back in session, which means Satan is putting in overtime trying to pervert the hearts and minds of young people. He will use every means possible to get young people to question … Read More →

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The Mark of Cain What is the essence of the mark on Cain’s forehead?  Also, Genesis says Cain traveled to the east of Nod and married.  Who were the people who lived there at that time? Actually, the Bible never … Read More →

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“For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus” (Gal. 3:26-28). […]

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Dealing With Adversity Like David Do you want to know the heart of the man whose heart was like the heart of God? Read the book of Psalms, for they give such great insight into the heart of David. Look … Read More →

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            “What is your life?” asks James, the Lord’s brother. He then gives his own answer, as one inspired of God to do so: “It is even as a vapor that appeareth for a little time and then vanisheth away” (4:14).

            Life is time.  Time is life. Nobody knows just how much of it he has.  

            “What is my life?”  That is the question.  And it’s a question ever man must answer for himself, for…

Sun, Moon, Stars, Plants… Solomon once observed that there is nothing new under the sun (Ecclesiastes 1:9). Men frequently like to think that their generation is different from those which came before, their life experiences unique, and their understanding wiser, … Read More →

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What About Sickness, Death, & Suffering? Sin, sickness, death and suffering were never a part of God’s desire for His human creation. In the beginning, He created a beautiful garden that was completely free from all of those horrific evils. … Read More →

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