America came on the global scene in a blaze of glory.  She would be God’s “light to the Gentile (heathen) nations as had her ancient ancestors–the House of Israel.  In short order she was the world’s premiere nation, leading the world in every category, including the spreading of God’s Word around the globe.  What Americal […]

Human beings are born with a spiritual need–a “compartment” that is like a vacuum.  When it finds itself empty it demands to be filled.  And it always is.  The same is true for nations, which are obviously filled with human beings.  Two facts are evident to the one who studies human nature as it relates […]

The word “end” is mentioned numerous times in the Holy Scriptures.  In each case the meaning of the word depends on two factors: 1) the context in which it is used and 2) who is using the word and from what mindset the user is speaking or writing.  The honest speaker or writer will search […]

Religion is in the air–again.  The latest version began a few weeks ago at Asbury University.  It began with a regular church session that did not end.  Word spread.  Other students caught the fever.  People began to come in from the surrounding areas.  Then the outbreak began to spread to other areas of the nation, […]

“______ is a four letter word” is an expression that, for generations, has referred to something negative.  For example, relative to salvation, the word “work(s)” falls into the four-letter bracket, meaning that the subject is to be avoided at all costs.  As a result, any reference to salvation requiring anything more than faith is labeled […]

Is there a difference between those in the church who are sanctified and those who are not?  Who decides which is which?  What is the significance of sanctification?  Can the sanctified be identified?  These questions will be answered in this posting for which we will use the first eight verses of the Apostle Paul’s first […]

The two most holy ministers in the history of mankind began their first recorded ministerial statements using the exact same Words.  In part one of this series I noted that John the Baptist, whom Jesus Himself called “holy,” began his Biblically-recorded ministry with this statement: “REPENT, FOR THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS AT HAND (Mat.3:2). In […]

God and His Law are one in the same in the sense that His Law (Genesis to Revelation) is  Jehovah Himself in written form.  Jesus of Nazareth was the Law in human form–a God made flesh whose pre-human name was the Word (Jn. 1:1-4,14).  Jesus fulfilled the Law by “walking” (living) the Law.  For this […]

In the natural world the practice of quarantining people infected with communicable diseases has saved millions of lives in the past and continues to do so today.  This is not a new idea.  In Bible times those who were infectious were made to remain “outside the camp” as long as they were a danger to […]

In the fourth chapter of the Book of Genesis we find that Adam and Eve’s first son, Cain, has sinned against God.  God is speaking with him concerning his sin, saying to him in verse seven that if he (Cain) truly repented of his sin, God would forgive him and all would be forgiven.  However, […]