Series focal passage: 1 Corinthians chapter 2.  The Apostle Paul is writing to the church at Corinth about God’s mysterious wisdom and the fact that true saints are given access to that wisdom and are allowed to share in the glory that results from believing and obeying It.  Man must have unquestioning faith in order […]

In the second chapter of the Apostle Paul’s first letter to the church at Corinth he makes several incredible statements.  In verse 6 he writes that he and his fellow apostles spoke and wrote only what those who were perfect (mature) could understand and believe.  He also pointed out that what they proclaimed was contrary […]

In the previous posting we were introduced to the concept of Biblical mysteries, of which there are several which we will be examining individually over the coming days.  In the New Testament the word “mystery” (plural-“mystereon”) is used 27 times.  The serious student of the Holy Bible learns early on that God and His Son […]

In the 4th chapter of Mark’s gospel we find Jesus speaking to “great multitudes” of people (vs 1) who had followed Him out of Capernaum to the nearby shore of the Sea of Galilee (also called the Sea of Capernaum).  Finding Himself surrounded and unable to address the huge crowd, He and the disciples got […]

In Ephesians 5:20 the Apostle Paul, who received his gospel by revelation from Jesus Christ, told the people in the church at Ephesus to follow God as His dear children, to walk in love (1:1,2) and to “GIVE THANKS ALWAYS FOR ALL THINGS to God the Father in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.”  […]

In the 10th chapter of Apostle Mark’s gospel we find a story that highlights God’s great love for His most prized creation–man.  This story, though often preached, is rarely presented from God’s perspective, and never in the Institutional Church.     “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son (so) […]

America and the other nations that comprise modern day Israel–Britain and the Jewish nation–are in deep, deep trouble.  They have told God to sit down and shut up, that they have everything under control.  What they have is more trouble than they can handle, with more and worse on the way.  The question is, why? […]

Where Satan’s darkness reigns supreme, God always provides light in the form of a man, or men who put forth His light–His Holy Word.  Jesus called Himself “… the light of the world.”  Note that He also called His disciples “… the light of the world” (Jn. 9:5/ Mat. 5:14).  He and they were the […]

According to Webster’s Concise Dictionary of the English Language, Encyclopedic Edition, “liberal” has several possible applications.  The definition that applies most directly to this series is: “Not restricted to the literal meaning” (of a statement, rule, law, etc.).  Obviously, this allows for many different interpretations or meanings of a written or spoken statement, rule, law, […]

For the true child of God this life is nothing more than a way station, a place to prepare for something far greater.  Mankind’s earthly life is like military boot camp.  For a few short years his life is rough and tumble in the spiritual sense.  Satan is always on the attack, tempting and calling […]