Believing in Creator God has never been difficult for me. What is hard to imagine is that someone could see the beauty and majesty of the mountains or swim in the ocean, so magnificent and complex,……
Yes, I know. In Matthew, Mark, Luke and John we see “The Gospel According to…”, but in the Acts of the Apostles we see the gospel in action. The Gospel: the “good newsR……
Christ declared, “My kingdom is not of this world. . . . My kingdom is not of this realm” (John 18:36). Far from setting Himself up as a rival to Caesar, He was saying that the church belongs to a different, higher realm than any earthly government, and therefore she poses no threat to Caesar’srightfulauthority. …
Christ declared, “My kingdom is not of this world. . . . My kingdom is not of this realm.” (John 18:36). Far from setting Himself up as a rival to Caesar, He was saying that the church belongs to a different, higher realm than any earthly government, and therefore she poses no threat to Caesar’srightfulauthority. …
“Please God; don’t please people.” This statement has been continually drilled into me. We tie this to the idea of obedience and the statement first uttered by the apostles Peter and John: “Whether……
Lying is not only sinful, it’s also self-perpetuating. Deception always begets more deception because the only way to sustain a falsehood is with more and more lies. That’s certainly the case with the popular lies we’ve been considering in this series. The postmodern lie thattruth is relativeis often defended and reinforced by another lie that …
Three chapters in the New Testament are dedicated to the gifts of the Spirit, and over one hundred references to Spiritual gifts. These gifts were promised to the church, as we read: “Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you” (Luke 24:49) . And this promise was fulfilled on the Day of Pente…
After the resurrection of Jesus, He appeared to the disciples, saying, “Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you. And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit’” (John 20:21-22) . Fifty days later, on Pentecost ( Shavuot ), Jesus told His…