FAQ: In listening to two Christians having a disagreement about a personal matter, I’ve often heard one say to the other, “Stop judging me,” or “Stop being judgmental,” as if that is always wrong. What does the Bible say about judging one another? You and I live in a war zone, amidst the battle between the two gods, the God …
Stretching for the Lord
What I would like you to do first is standup. This will be simple (after all, now that this is a transcription you are sitting at a computer and not driving). We are going to do one stretch—I really want you to do this. As I have been teaching this live, I have asked people to really participate in this. …
Stephen, An Imitator of Christ
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 …
Where Are the dead?
[An excerpt from Chapter Four of our book: Is There Death After Life?] A Grave Question Orthodox Christian teaching is that at death the soul departs to one of two literal places, “heaven” or “hell.” But this doctrine does not account for those believers who died prior to the resurrection of Jesus Christ. We believe Charles F. Baker’s work titled …
The Sacrifice of Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ was the “Passover Lamb” who was sacrificed for our sins. In this article, I want to focus on the definition of a “sacrifice.” We will examine what it was that Jesus sacrificed, what were the benefits to him (and thereby to us) for his doing so, and what it will look like for us to follow in his …
Jesus Christ and You
Hello and God bless you! The lordship of Jesus Christ is our key to eternal life because of: Romans 10:9 and 10 (9) That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. (10) For it is with your heart that you believe and …
