Because we will be taking an extensive life-changing look at an analogy portrayed in the book of Isaiah, it is important to make sure you understand what an analogy is. An analogy by simple definition is the concept of making a comparison between two things that have similarities. We use Read more…
I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in. Reading about nature is fine, but if a person walks in the woods and listens carefully, he can learn more than what is in books, Read more…
The greatest hymn on the doctrine of the Church, “The Church’s One Foundation,” was written in 1866 in defense of the inspiration of the Pentateuch and the Book of Joshua. Bishop John Colenso of the Church of England espoused the liberal theology of “higher criticism” and attempted to remove these Read more…
“Moab has been at ease from his youth; He has settled on his dregs, and has not been emptied from vessel to vessel, nor has he gone into captivity. Therefore, his taste remained in him, and his scent has not changed.” Jeremiah 48:11 Dregs is the insoluble matter that settles Read more…
The “do nots” are the many statements made in both Old and New Testament alike that will tell us what not to do. In essence, they started with the Ten Commandments though not all are “do nots.’ Two of them said, “Remember the Sabbath” and “Honor your father and mother.” Read more…
The very best place to prove that God is God is behind the closed door of prayer. This is a place of secrecy, where God and you are the only ones present and where you can honestly and confidently communicate your petitions and decrees. Your faith is best tested in this Read more…
“And the temple, when it was being built, was built with stone finished at the quarry so that no hammer or chisel or any iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built.” I Kings 6:7 Solomon’s temple was the most glorious edifice erected for God by Read more…
Paul told the Ephesians and tells us too, that we do indeed wrestle with principalities and powers, rulers of the darkness of this age, and spiritual wickedness in the heavenlies. These are all terms for demonic and wicked activity that is very present in our day and age. Unfortunately, Christians Read more…
During the second century before Christ, Antiochus Epiphanes, ruler of the Seleucid Empire commissioned that the worship of Zeus be established in Palestine. The emissary Appellees called one Sabbath for the Jewish people to gather in the marketplace. They had reluctantly gathered with their leader Mattathias and his five sons. Read more…
The prophet Elijah had Elisha as his servant for around six years. From the very beginning, Elisha proved his loyalty to his God-ordained job by being extra sensitive to the requests and desires of Elijah, which were many times unspoken. The very first encounter was when Elijah passed Elisha out Read more…