Of all the words found in the Holy Scriptures, two stand out among the most hated by those who claim oneness with the Almighty: “if” and “works.”  These are two of God’s “fine print” utterances He arranged to be printed and preserved for those who would spend eternity with Him in paradise.  These believers search […]

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was (a) God.  All things were made by the Word, and without Him was not anything made that was made.  In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.  The light shines in the darkness and the […]

In the eighth chapter of the Apostle John’s Gospel we find Jesus of Nazareth talking with two groups of Jews in Jerusalem’s Temple complex.  After debating with a contingent of scribes and Pharisees He then turned His attention to the others within the large crowd.  We pick up the narrative in verse 30 where we […]

“If you believe in Jesus Christ you have the Holy Spirit.”  This radio statement sent a spiritual chill down my spiritual spine early Sunday morning as I left home to do some work.  As He has done so many times before, God had me turn on the car radio at the exact instant the afore-mentioned […]

In Deuteronomy 28:28 the Almighty warned those who are called by His name that, if they did not continue to strictly obey His Law, He would afflict them with a variety of mental problems.  Though not spelled out in this passage, God’s absence from the hearts of people enables Satan to unleash upon a society […]

One of the curses God promised to place on those who profess Him as their God, but refuse to obey His Law, concerns the mind.  Students of history know that, beginning anciently and extending into modern times, is the fact that nations tend to take on the mental and moral characteristics of their leaders.  And […]

Recently I came across a television broadcast in which a young man from another country was being interviewed on a news program. He looked into the camera and asked the question that became the title of this series: “America, what happened to you?” He was, of course, referring to the rotting abyss into which this […]

The Lord’s Word contains numerous instances in which people, as well as objects, were anointed. Many were physically anointed with a special type of oil which God had blessed. Others were anointed spiritually without the use of the oil. The anointings denoted the application of Holy Spirit power which, in many cases, involved either articles […]

Such words as “anoint,” “anointed” and “anointing” are mentioned approximately 150 times in the Holy Scriptures.  The New Testament contains twenty-two references to the act that has played such an important role in the service of the Lord throughout history.  The custom has several application and serves several purposes, most of them spiritual in nature. […]