Why do salvation seekers adamantly insist on hearing about the Lord Jesus, but adamantly refuse to hear what He said?   Sunday School children know that Jesus died to save mankind.  But neither they nor their teacher, nor their pastor can explain what must be done in order to qualify for salvation.  I recently watched a […]

Which is more important relative to salvation, the message or the Messenger?  The answer depends upon whom one asks.  If the typical man in the pew is asked that question the answer will be the latter.  The other 99.99% of professing Christendom will agree with him.  Are they right? Not long after the founding of […]

“What has happened to the United States of America?” is a common refrain heard around the world.  One segment of the world’s population is expressing sadness while the other is downright giddy over what is transpiring in the “land of the brave and home of the free” for all to see.  The answer to the […]

Let it be known that, among God’s true saints, the writings of the Old Testament prophets are as relevant today as they were anciently.  The Apostle Peter calls those prophets “holy men of old” who “spoke as they were moved upon by the Holy Spirit” (2 Pet. 1:21).  The Apostle Paul used the Old Testament […]

The essence of Biblical (not church) conversion is voiced in this statement found in 2 Corinthians 5:21: JESUS BECAME OUR SINS SO THAT WE COULD BECOME HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS.  Let that sink in.  THE REASON HE TOOK OUR PAST SINS IS SO THAT WE COULD SPEND THE REMAINDER OF OUR LIVES MANIFESTING HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS.  Having received […]

In 1 Samuel 8 we find that the prophet was getting on in years and his sons, whom he had made judges, were not what the people wanted them to be.  Instead of asking God to correct the situation, the people asked Samuel to appoint a king over them so that they could be like […]

In Romans 13:2 and 2 Corinthians 6:7 respectively we are told to take on the armor of light and righteousness.  Note that to do so is a matter of personal choice.  God’s light and righteousness refer to His Word, each one of which we are commanded to believe and obey (to “live by”-Mat. 4:4), and […]

In Ephesians 6:10-17 the Apostle Paul wrote about being “strong IN the Lord and IN the power of His might.”  In 1 Thessalonians 4:16 we find that during the resurrection of God’s first-fruits, the “dead IN Christ” (not in church) will rise first.  Following this, those still alive IN Christ at His coming will join […]

In Ephesians 2:2 the Apostle Paul refers to Satan the devil (enemy) as “the prince of the powers of the air.”  The previous series highlighted the various works of those powers as his fallen angels tempt mankind and, when allowed to enter into them, wreak havoc in the life of their helpless, unwitting hosts.  Human […]

Iniquity–Lawlessness (sin)–separates man from God, leaving him without help in the face of Satan’s relentless temptations to rebel against God (Isa. 59:2).  Jesus of Nazareth was no exception.  Until the instant of His death, the devil and his minions were tempting Him to give in, to take the easy way out, to defy the Father’s […]