On January 14, 2009, The Christian Science Monitor posted an article about the growing trend in this country of those who claim to be Christians deciding on their own what they will believe instead of relying on some church or denomination. The following paragraph does a fair job summarizing the main points in the article: […]
Continue reading... January 13, 2009
The Deity of Christ in Hebrews 1
Jesus is the Son of God (Matthew 3:17). While He was on the earth “all the fullness of Deity [dwelt] in bodily form” (Colossians 2:9). Yet there are some who reject the Deity of Christ, claiming that He surrendered His Deity when He came to earth. The Hebrew writer appealed to his audience to not […]
Continue reading... January 10, 2009
Three Tabernacles
Luke recorded the Transfiguration of Jesus (Luke 9:28-36). Jesus went up on a mountain with Peter, James, and John. The three disciples fell asleep and awoke to find Jesus talking with Moses and Elijah. This would have been an incredible sight for the disciples – Jesus their Master with two of the great figures of […]
Continue reading... January 4, 2009
Bible Reading Plan
Have you made a resolution to spend more time reading your Bible? Or would you just like to have a more structured plan in reading through the word of God? Bible study is important. But sadly it’s something that we often neglect as time goes on. Even with the work I do in preparing sermons […]
Continue reading... January 1, 2009
The Passing of Time
God is eternal, having existed before the creation of the universe (Genesis 1:1; Psalm 102:27). Therefore, He is not bound by time as we are. He created time as a framework for our lives. Naturally, we tend to think of the passing of time as inevitable. But one day time will be destroyed (done away […]
Continue reading... January 1, 2009
How Jesus Became Like Us
Jesus came to earth in order to save man from sin (Matthew 1:21; Luke 19:10). This was God’s plan from the beginning (Ephesians 3:11) and was put in motion shortly after sin entered the world (Genesis 3:15). In order to save us, Jesus first had to be made like us. “Therefore, He had to be […]
Continue reading... January 1, 2009
The Gods That Men Serve
There is “one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all” (Ephesians 4:6). But there are “many gods” that men serve (1 Corinthians 8:5). The “one God” is the true and living God. The “many gods” are the false gods that arise from the mind of man. God […]
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