I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all
Read more →The spoon-feeding of the American Church on all Biblical topics needs to come to an end. This is especially true with End Times prophecy. Do not accept at face value what you have been hearing from American prophecy teachers for decades. Much of it is sensationalized and
Read more →My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding— indeed, if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, and if you look for it as for silver and
Read more →You die twice if you aren’t a believer The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what they had done. Then death and Hades were thrown
Read more →The Biblical origin of the word: Christian Then Agrippa said to Paul, “Do you think that in such a short time you can persuade me to be a Christian?” Acts 26:28 The translation in Greek for Christ is “anointed one” and the ending means “follower of”. Put
Read more →Paul’s ability to reach any audience Then they took him (Paul) and brought him to a meeting of the Areopagus, where they said to him, “May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting?” Acts 17:19 Paul traveled to Athens, Greece, while he waited
Read more →Was the Apostle Paul nearly blind? See what large letters I use as I write to you with my own hand! Galatians 6:11 There is compelling scriptural evidence that Paul’s vision was significantly impaired for most, if not all of his years of ministry. In Acts Chapter
Read more →What does this gift really mean? All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. Acts 2:4 It seems that in American culture, speaking in tongues is primarily practiced in charismatic and Pentecostal churches. The more
Read more →Do we take this at face value or is it an idiom? Now, brothers and sisters, about times and dates we do not need to write to you, for you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
Read more →Jesus’ plea to God on the cross About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”). Matthew 27:46; also Mark 15:34 It was 3 p.m. when Jesus cried out
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