Hello, and God bless you in the glorious name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! I’m so excited to be sharing the wonderful Word of God with you, and in this teaching I’ll be covering several points regarding the life of Stephen as set forth in the book of Acts. The Bible is full of accounts of great men …
Is Too Much Knowledge a Bad Thing?
FAQ: I have been a Christian for many years, and have frequently shared the Word I know with other Christians. When I sensed that they were not basing their beliefs on the written Word of God, I called them back to it as the only standard for faith and practice. Far more often than I ever would have expected, they …
God’s Favorite Vegetable
Nutrients are essential in our physical life to enable us to grow and to sustain us. A baby lives primarily on water and milk. As the baby grows, he begins to add solid foods into his diet, working his way up to meat. But we do not exist on water alone, or only milk or bread or meat. We need …
Belonging to the Truth
“What is truth?” That is the question every human being will at one time or another have to face, and answer. Those who choose to face it in this lifetime, and who come to God for the answer, will be set free by the truth, and eventually gain everlasting life. Those who do not choose to come to grips with …
Be a Rock in a Hard Place
In the fall of 1972, while on a tour of the Bible Lands, I stood on Mars Hill in Athens, Greece, where the Apostle Paul preached his magnificent discourse recorded in Acts 17. That was back in the days when “pet rocks” were the rage, so as a memento I took home a palm-sized piece of that rocky hill. My …
You Are The Only You God Has
The title of this teaching is You Are The Only You God Has. I have also put four other sort-of subtitles on it. The Power of One—that is one God, one Lord, one you The Human Element Choose Life For Such A Time As This I am going to ask you as you read this transcription to ask the Lord …
Does God Have Absolute Foreknowledge?
Practical Consequences of Wrong Doctrine Integral to understanding the subject matter set forth in this book is understanding how, “in the beginning,” God decided He would relate to human beings. Once upon an eternity, when God was all by Himself, and free to do anything He wanted, He sovereignly decided to create human beings with genuine free will. By definition, …
The Word of God and Harry Potter
The fact that any Christians would not recognize J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books (and the corresponding movies) as a ploy of the Devil to introduce witchcraft to millions of people, especially children, is a sad testimony to the dearth of biblical knowledge in the Church today. The fact that some go so far as to endorse the books as advancing good-versus-evil …
Satan Started as a Star
Let us now look at the privileged position in which Lucifer began his existence, because understanding his relationship with God and the manner in which he lost it will help us appreciate Jesus Christ and his road to glory. Whereas Jesus began his earthly life in humility and ended it in ignominy, Satan began in glory and will end in …
Are Angels Real?
What does the Bible say about angels? A lot! Why? Because God is love, and the world is a war zone. The chief combatants are God and Satan, and what they are fighting over is you. Yes, people are the prize, the spoils of war, if you will. God wants to win people so He can love them, bless them, …