In studying the Bible, we often stress the importance of understanding the context of a passage, and rightly so. If we take a passage out of context, we could walk away with an understanding that God never intended us to have. I came across a good, brief article by Jered Smith in Ranger, TX that […]
Continue reading... April 19, 2009
Impossible to Renew the Fallen
“For in the case of those who have once been enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, and then have fallen away, it is impossible to renew them again […]
Continue reading... April 10, 2009
Easter in the Bible
This Sunday is when many religious people celebrate Easter. Easter is used to commemorate the resurrection of Christ. Just when this day began to be observed is unknown. The practice is absent from the pages of the Bible. However, we do have one mention of Easter in the Bible: “And when [Herod] had apprehended [Peter], […]
Continue reading... April 6, 2009
Book Review: The Man of Galilee
In The Man of Galilee, Atticus Haygood sets out to show the reader that Jesus is the Son of God. He directs his writing toward the skeptic, and presents arguments that can be used to show the deity of Christ to someone before they believe that the Bible is the word of God. Haygood addresses […]
Continue reading... April 3, 2009
Hearers and Doers
“Therefore, putting aside all filthiness and all that remains of wickedness, in humility receive the word implanted, which is able to save your souls. But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves” (James 1:21-22). James made a contrast between those who are hearers only and those who are doers. […]
Continue reading... April 1, 2009
Doctrine of Baptisms
After rebuking his audience for their lack of spiritual growth, the Hebrew writer told them they needed to leave the elementary teachings – those things that made up the foundation of their faith – and press on to maturity (Hebrews 6:1). Included in this foundation was the “instruction about washings” or the “doctrine of baptisms” […]
Continue reading... April 1, 2009
Jerusalem’s Failings
The prophet Zephaniah warned of the coming judgment against Jerusalem. It would be good for us to consider the reasons why judgment was coming. We can be punished, just as they were, for the same failings. So how did Jerusalem fail? “She heeded no voice, she accepted no instruction. She did not trust in the […]
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