In the seventh chapter of Mark’s Gospel we find the Lord using the word “hypocrite” and defining one of the most vile sins known to man. In verses six through nine the Lord goes into detail concerning His take on what the Jews had been doing since days of old. He notes that their words […]

In the first two postings of this series we laid the foundation for directing the praise of men toward God through obedience. Though this information is vital, it is useless unless we 1) understand exactly what it is we must obey in order for God to be praised for our obedience and 2) show the […]

Ancient Israel had been given a commission from her God: “Go and be my light of righteousness (obedience) to the Gentile world.” She had been commissioned with bringing praise to the Creator of all that was, is or ever will be. Moses had told the people specifically chosen for this important task: “For the Lord […]

The transition from slavery to freedom was an offer the 12 tribes of Israel could not reject. Along with a “mixed multitude” of believing Gentiles (captives of Egypt’s mighty war machine–Exo. 12:38), they exited Egypt with Moses in front of them and The Word, later to become Jesus of Nazareth, behind them (1 Cor. 10:4/ […]

In the 21st chapter of Luke’s Gospel we find Jesus speaking to His disciples (20:45) who were among a group of Jews who had been asking Him questions. Within the group were Jewish religious leaders who routinely followed Him, watching and listening, trying to catch Him in His Words or acts. Their goal was to […]

Jesus Christ prophesied of a time when the world would be in a state of terror, death and destruction that would be worse than all of the previous curses He had placed on mankind–COMBINED (Mat. 24:21). This 3 1/2 year period is prophesied to take place just prior to His return to earth. He called […]

The modern day translation of Christ’s life-changing statement is this: “In order to live with Me and My Father eternally in our earthly kingdom, one must live one’s earthly life as I lived My earthly life.” That statement, though stated in other words, are found throughout the Holy Scriptures. For example, “Be you holy for […]

Recently I watched several globally-known preachers call Jesus Christ (Old Testament–“the Word”) a liar while laughing at those like myself who believe what He said about the subject under discussion. The Scripture being ridiculed was what Jesus said as recorded in the Gospel of John (10:30). Here we find that He has been talking with […]

In Acts 3:19 we find a statement that, for some 1900 years, has been misunderstood by salvation seekers who, as the saying goes, have placed the cart before the horse. The mistake concerns which came first–forgiveness of sins or conversion of souls. Let us read the verse and allow the Words themselves to answer the […]

“He’ll always say, ‘I forgive.’” So goes the age-old song that could be painted on the cross that can be found on every church property throughout the world. The question is, ARE THE WORDS IN THE POPULAR SONG TRUE? Does He ALWAYS forgive the sin for which a parishioner has repented? Is forgiveness automatic upon […]