It is an amazing, magical story of wise men traveling, following a star, till eventually it leads them to the newly born King. Like all stories in the Word, it is filled with heavenly wisdom, wisdom for the angels. It is a story for us here on earth as well, …
There are, in the Bible, some very dire forecasts or prophecies. The Apocalypse, also called the Book of Revelation, speaks of some terrible events. Consider this vision seen by John on Patmos: I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun …
If we are to be happy in life, it is important that we bring ourselves to accept fully and without question the supremacy of Divine law. The laws laid down in the Word are not mere suggestions to be accepted or rejected on personal whim. They are, rather, the laws …
There are many ways of helping people, of being nice and kind to them, and benefiting them. We can donate to “charities,” whereby the money that we donate is used to benefit people in various ways. We can also help people directly, giving them things or even money when they …
None of us are without fault, without sin. We have all done things for which we are or should be ashamed. Worse than that, we are mostly likely continuing to do certain things we know to be wrong. How do we handle this? How do we handle the guilt? Those …
The importance of the Ten Commandments is made obvious time and time again throughout the Word. It is obvious from the fact that these commandments were the first part of the Old Testament to be written down. The Lord wrote these commandments on two tables of stone, and He did …
Consider the cleansing of the Temple. Once the Lord God Jesus Christ went into the Temple in Jerusalem and cast out those who sold and bought, overthrowing the tables and seats of the money-changers and sellers of doves (Matt. 21:12). Was He angry? To those present, He must certainly have …
One of the fundamental teachings of the New Testament is that how we live is important. It is not enough to simply read and believe. We need to actually do what the Lord tells us. Otherwise, our so-called Christianity is empty and hypocritical. The path of salvation, preached by our …
This is something you hear quite often. It carries the message that life is short and then is over, so you might as well have fun and enjoy it while you can. There is nothing new about this idea. In the Old Testament, in Isaiah, we read: “Let us eat …
When a prayer in a church includes the phrase, “For the sake of Thy Son,” there is one thing that is obvious. The prayer is not to the Son Himself. It is a prayer to the Father for the sake of His Son. Therein lies a problem. Yes, the phrase …
