To understand the Kinsman Redeemer, you need to understand something about the culture of the time in both the Christian and Hebrew Scriptures. The people had certain beliefs sometimes based on the Word and sometimes not. For instance, if someone was born blind they believed that the person may have been reincarnated and came back blind for past misdeeds. John …
How Many Were Crucified with Jesus?
It is commonly believed that our Lord Jesus Christ was crucified along with two other men and that his cross was between theirs. This belief has been portrayed in many different ways, including pictures, television, movies, bumper stickers, crosses along the roadside, and crosses in church yards. If we look more deeply into the Word of God, however, we learn …
What Is True Baptism?
When you read the title of this booklet, did you immediately think of water? If so, your response is like that of the vast majority of Christians. But the question we must ask is why the word “baptize,” which actually means “to dip” or “to immerse,” has become almost solely associated with water, when, biblically speaking, there are other “liquid” …
Which Parts of the Bible Are Written to You?
In regard to the quality of day-by-day life for a Christian, the subject of the administrations in Scripture is, in my opinion, perhaps more important than any other general biblical topic. Why? Because the understanding or misunderstanding of it affects many vital subjects critical to emotional health, starting with whether or not salvation is permanent. “What does the Bible say?” …
What Is The Secret?
What is The Secret that I hear about on television and which is now a book/movie? FAQ: What is “The Secret” that I hear about on television and which is now the title of both a book and a movie? Its proponents are calling it a global phenomenon. The Secret web site says that it reveals the most powerful law …
What Did Jesus Know and When Did He Know It?
During the summer of 1973, corrupt political practice was on the front page of every newspaper in the United States of America. Under investigation by a special Senate sub-committee was the President himself, Richard Milhouse Nixon. He had engineered what became known as the “Watergate” cover-up, and the committee was grilling his associates under the bright lights of the television …
The Birthday of the Church
FAQ: I have heard it said that the Day of Pentecost (in Acts 2:1 and following) was the “birthday of the Church”? Words have specific meanings, and in any biblical discussion or exposition, defining our terms is critical. The three key words in the above question are “Pentecost,” “birthday,” and “Church.” Let’s start with the “Church.” The Greek word for “church” …
The Birth of the Church
“God set the stage for the Lord Jesus Christ to pull off what is actually the second most monumental event in the history of mankind.” There is no question that the resurrection of Jesus Christ stands alone as the most pivotal moment in human history. God Almighty, The Promise keeper of all promise keepers, kept His Word and infused the …
Parts of the Bible That Are Written to You
In regard to the quality of day-by-day life for a Christian, the subject of the administrations in Scripture is, in my opinion, perhaps more important than any other general biblical topic. Why? Because the understanding or misunderstanding of it affects many vital subjects critical to emotional health, starting with whether or not salvation is permanent. “What does the Bible say?” …
Judgment Day May 21, 2011???
So says Harold Camping, a radio preacher who claims to have calculated this ominous date from information in the Bible. There are so many biblical holes in his theory that space prohibits even listing them. Suffice it to say that there is a primary reason why Camping, many others before him, and many other Bible teachers today who are expounding …