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The book of Job and his interactions with God is something that all Christians can learn from and cherish as we go through life with certain trials and sufferings. The author of the book is uncertain, though most speculate it was Job. At least for most of the book. Scholars believe that Moses...

The Bible verse of the "strait gate" can be a bit confusing and not easily understood to both the mature Christian and the young Christian who is new to the Faith. Like this particular passage, there are many passages throughout the Bible that need to be studied more closely, meditated upon...

It seems today that Christians have grown callous to the horror of Jesus' crucifixion. Have Christians taken for granted the physical and emotional pain that Jesus endured for us that great day? For anyone to even begin to understand the torture our Lord took upon Himself, we have to examine...

Many believe that Simon the Sorcerer was actually a believer, others say he was not, and still others say he was saved but then lost his salvation. If we interpret scripture correctly, one CANNOT lose their salvation. The book of Ephesians teaches that once someone accepts and believes in the...

1 John 2:19 says, "They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us." According to this passage, people who profess to know Jesus but later...

Galatians chapter 2 reveals something interesting that happened between Paul and Peter. The scripture says that Paul "opposed him to his face." Paul was preaching at a church in Antioch along with Barnabas and a few others. Peter had come to visit them and had stayed a few days. It was...

This story is from the book of Daniel. The king of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar, condemns three Jewish men to be burned alive by throwing them into a fiery furnace. Nebuchadnezzar had ordered a golden statue to be constructed and that the people were to "fall down and worship the golden image."...

A marriage between a Christian man and a Christian woman is most solemn. When contemplating marriage in a relationship, a Christian should earnestly seek out what the Bible says concerning the joining of man and woman as "one flesh". This covenant is serious and is not meant to be broken by...

God says in His Word that the penalty for sin is death. Believers and unbelievers take these words out of context and twist them around to fit their narrative, whether they understand it or not. Those who do not study the Word of God and don't have a close personal relationship with Him may...

Most Christians today believe and teach that the Church started on the day of Pentecost. When Jesus tells Peter, "I will build my church...." was a forecast of what was to come upon His death and resurrection. Jesus asked His disciples in Matthew 16:13, "whom do men say that I the son of man...

Is all sin equal or are some greater than others? Let us remember that there is no sin that cannot be forgiven(accept the rejection of Christ). Forgiveness is offered to every sinner; no sin is so great that Jesus' blood doesn't cover. Thank you, Jesus! It would seem that scripture reveals...

First, we must distinguish between God's punishment for sin and His discipline for sin. As Christians, all of our sins; past, present, and future, have already been punished on the Cross. Its because of our Savior, Jesus Christ, we will never be sent to the Lake of fire as punishment for our...

Many church denominations today have different interpretations of what the Bible says concerning baptism. A good number of church officials place a strong emphasis on baptism and how it relates to salvation. Also, because of the many different denominations in this country, we have different...

The Bible says that we have "entertained angels unawares", meaning they have observed us doing the will of God or they have simply watched us carry out our day-to-day human lives. Humans may have carried on conversations without even knowing they had talked to an Angel. There are many...

Nicodemus was a Pharisee and a member of the Sanhedrin, who in his first encounter with Jesus, came to Him in secret during the night. He was a Jew and a highly respected teacher of the Old Testament and feared criticism from the other members of the Sanhedrin. Nicodemus is mentioned three...

At the end of the Book of Romans, Paul greets many individuals by name, including "Andronicus and Junia." Many make the claim that the two were Apostles. This would be rather interesting in that "Junia" is a feminine name, which would mean the only female Apostle mentioned in the New...

When a believer and an unbeliever die, where do they go? Is there a "holding place" where people go to await final judgement? If there is such a "holding place" are the believers and unbelievers separated? The Bible uses words like "Sheol", "Hades", and "Gehenna" when speaking of Hell, but...

Paul tells us in Ephesians 3:3-6, that there was a "mystery" concerning Christ and was not made known "to the sons of men in other generations." This "mystery" that Paul is talking about, is that the gentiles were fellow heirs of the promise of Jesus Christ. Salvation was not just for the...

This story is told in 3 of the 4 Gospels: Matthew, Mark, and Luke. A young man came to Jesus asking Him, "What good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?" The young man's question implies that he wanted to perform some "work" that might grant him eternal life. Jesus reveals exactly...

Sodom and Gomorrah was guilty of many horrendous sins, but most likely the reason for their destruction at the hands of our Lord was homosexuality. Sodom is identified in scripture with Gomorrah as the "cities of the plain." Its this area that Lot, Abraham's nephew, lived. Lot was one of the...