The Holy Spirit is the power of the Godhead which is comprised of the Father and the Son.  It is through the limitless, omnipotent, omnipresent power of the Spirit that God (Heb.–“Elohim”– “Gods”) renewed the surface of the earth (Gen. 1:2-25/ Ps. 104:30) and created man (Gen. 1:26-31/ Job 33:4). It is through the power […]

In John 7:38-39 we find Jesus speaking to some of the Jews who had gathered in Jerusalem to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles.  On the final day of the feast He said: “If any man thirst (for righteousness–Mat. 5:6), let him come unto Me and drink.  He that believes in Me, as the Scripture says, […]

The Lord’s Testament (testimony) is known as the Holy Bible, was written to, for and about Israel.  In it, the only time Gentiles are mentioned  is when they came into contact with Israelites.  The Hebrew word for Gentiles is “goiim,” which means “heathen.”  Jesus called a Gentile woman a “dog.”  She was no different from […]

In Jeremiah 31:31-34 the Almighty prophesied that the day would come when He would make a NEW COVENANT with Israel.  This covenant would not be like the covenant (Law) He had made with their ancestors who refused to live by it.  However, the difference in the two covenants would not involve content–the Ten Commandments.  The […]

The question expressed in the title was answered generations ago by the founders of the many cults (denominations) that comprise professing Christendom.  Their parishioners, assuming that they were being taught the Truth, and not willing to “prove all things” concerning spiritual matters (1 Thes. 5:21), embraced the popular notion that Gentiles had replaced Israelites in […]

In Ephesians 2:20 the Apostle Paul tells us that the New Testament Church is founded upon the teachings of both the PROPHETS and the APOSTLES, neither of which is designated as superior to the other.  The original apostles taught the church directly out of the Old Testament–the New Testament would not come into existence until […]

At the end of part 2 of this series I made a passing reference to the last 5 verses of the 6th chapter of the Apostle Paul’s 2nd letter to the church at Corinth where he commanded that they rid themselves individually and corporately of sin (adultery) that had been allowed to take place within […]

In his second letter to the Apostle Timothy, Paul wrote this: “Nevertheless the foundation of God stands sure, having this seal (as surety).  The Lord knows them that are His …. (2 Tim. 2:19).  At Christian baptism one becomes a BEGOTTON son of God and He SEALS (calls) the convert.  He will not withdraw His […]

A “covenant” is defined as a formal and binding agreement entered into by two or more persons or parties–a compact.  In the religious world the fact that it takes at least two to covenant” is rejected.  Another word for covenant is “contract”–an agreement between two or more parties, each of which guarantees to meet its […]

As I watched the scenes commemorating the deaths of hundreds of thousands of young Americans who had gone to war for …. what?  Why did they fight?  Why were they called upon to risk everything?  Why did they die?  The answer can be summed up in one word: SIN–personal and national sin.  Since the debacle […]