Our citizenship in God’s glorious kingdom is not determined by external acts of dos and don’ts; it is not what we eat or drink. We are a spiritual kingdom of believer-priests living in satan’s kingdom. Our righteousness is an ever-present possession because Christ indwells us. It is His righteousness imputed to us because of the cross where the Father was…
Childlike closeness is central to the believer’s son-ship with Father God. This is the heart of the Gospel. By faith in the cross-work of Christ, we are adopted by God as His children. At salvation, God restores the believer and we are called “privileged to God,” our “Abba” (Romans 8:15; Galatians 4:6). Christ had the unique position and power to…
In the quest for economic security, things seem to be more valuable than family. A nicer car, a larger home seem more important than parental support of children The Hebrew word for “family” is “mishpahah“, which implies a family consisting of father, mother, children, community/neighbors, and God, plus the extended family of relatives. Family solidarity is the hallmark of a…
God is sovereign over the universe and human affairs. Divine sovereignty and human freedom co-exist. I really like the statement in Daniel 4:35: “All the inhabitants of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does what He wants with the army of heaven and the inhabitants of the earth. There is no one who can hold back His hand…
Humanity is created in the image of God, and lives in a reality (or world) created by God, therefore humanity is not excused, rather condemned for denying the existence of God (i.e. the existence of earth, stars, sun, moon, heavens, intelligent design, the complexity of every biological life-form, etc.), therefore, man is without excuse. The evidence for God is literally…
Law 1: Identity law Law 2: Non-contradiction Law 3: Excluded middle Identity – 1Truth is 2absolute – untruth is absolute. 3Neither can be the other. Therefore, non-contradiction is “neither can be the other.” So, all three are absolutes. Human Logic is based on reality – patterned after reality. “God, our Creator, gave us truth. We added untruth.” The principles of…
Christ’s First Coming (called the “First Advent”) was rejected by the Jews, and destruction followed in 70 A.D. by Titus. Likewise, when the dispensation of the Gentiles (non-Jews) is completed, Christ will come again (called the “Second Coming”) and destroy Gentile nations. Christ, at His Second Coming will, by the Word of His mouth – a mere breath, something less…
Formal Equivalence “Word for word” or “literal” translation of Scripture is termed the principle of formal equivalence as it develops and reveals as nearly as possible the structural usage of the original languages. It seeks to represent each word of the original text with an exact equivalent word in our modern English that most closely represents the original intent of…
In the Old Testament Levitical offerings, animal blood was the basis for setting up a representative analogy, or a teaching aid. Remember, in ancient times most people could not read. The animal blood in itself had no value but was used to demonstrate the future sacrifice of the innocent Lamb of God (Christ) on the cross. Therefore, whenever the blood…
Eternity may be considered as: Illusion; both the future and the past simultaneously present; time is a means to measure eternity as endlessness – infinity; time is a creation by God with which to allow/cause us to understand God as always eternal – a means of thinking – an intellectual concept for perception; human-mind interpretations. We cannot know something about…
Our sin nature covets praise of peers, approval of others, our approbation lust runs wild… until we are slaves to it. Examples: The self-righteous person, those with an inferiority complex, and self-centered individuals. Egotism: power lust, the need to be seen. Bullying: internal conflict and misplaced aggressions. If you want to eliminate trouble in one step, do this: Kill your…
Satan is the ruler of this world, as referenced in the Scripture verses below. Adam and Eve and indeed, by default, all of us, were the intended rulers of the world. When Adam and Eve sinned, they handed over the keys, as it were, to the world, thereby placing control and rulership in the hands of satan (Unless his name…
The “I want nothing to do with organized religion” argument is based on the rules and corruption of human-created religion, and this argument is valid. God Himself stands apart from organized religion. Religion is humans trying to gain the approval of God by working their way toward something better. Grace, on the other hand, is what God freely does for…
Every human being on Earth needs to understand ‘the sin we’re in’ and the resultant need for a Savior who is Christ the Lord. Every human being needs to understand that each of us sin, and our sin is an insult to the veracity (conformity to facts; accuracy) of God. Every human being needs to realize that they are hopeless…
THE BREATH OF GOD The Word of God was literally “breathed” into the writers of scripture by God the Holy Spirit. This breath is the same breath that God breathes into every human being at physical birth. His breath gives life to all creation, including His “living” (the original Greek is literally “alive”) Word – the Bible (Heb. 4:12). All…
Socialism is the human attempt to provide a utopian economy with political, social and environmental ‘perfection.’ But only Jesus Christ will accomplish a perfect environment at His Second Coming. If a free society is to remain free there must be a strong military, to protect the freedom of human volition. Therefore, every citizen must know and understand the Divine Gift…
The New World Order. Socialism is a human attempt to provide a utopian economy. Socialism reduces people to the lowest common denominator. Socialism is a human philosophy designed to gain power for a few ‘enlightened elite’ based upon class warfare, jealousy, envy, greed, laziness — by monetary seduction, and equality. Remedies for equality simply create more inequalities. Socialistic ideology advocates…
Apostasy is defined as “One who has fallen away from the consistent, daily intake of God’s Word.” In times of apostasy, society turns its back on God and in so doing, depends more and more on government. As a result, the government becomes too big and too powerful. The more society depends on the government, the more power the government…
THINGS FOR EVERY AMERICAN TO THINK ABOUT MORALITY IS TRUE Americans, in general, have lost their sense of objective moral truth. Sentiment is not an excuse for compatibility with truth. Truth is not a relative thing. The compromise of truth negates objectivity. Without absolute truth there can be no certainty. Without certainty there can be no right, no wrong. Without…
(The seriousness of this study cannot be overstated.) Originally written November 2017; updates come regularly. “THIS TIMELY MESSAGE IS OF SUPREME IMPORTANCE. THE PRESERVATION OF OUR FREEDOM AS INDIVIDUALS, AND OUR REPUBLIC AS A NATION, ARE AT STAKE – THE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE.” — C. S. Craig. What is really going on behind the scenes as portrayed by the…
THE QUESTION OF UNANSWERED PRAYER AND THE ADDICTED WHO FEEL DEJECTED ARE THE OBJECT OF THIS STUDY. THE DEFINITION OF FAITH: CONFIDENCE IN THE INTEGRITY OF GOD! We believe in a transcendent God, all-powerful, yet personable. But, so much about life cannot be understood rationally, especially unanswered prayer. Can we talk? I’m not certain that prayer is as complex as…
Heaven — The Kingdom of God, is based on my study outline on Heaven, as well as various books and publications by some of the greatest teachers of the Word of God over the last 100 years. Let us begin our Journey to the Kingdom of Heaven … we shall travel a long distance in a short amount of time….
Since everyone has a human nature that sins, everyone has a sin nature. We all have addictions — many kinds, and another one, too! A Lifelong, close friend — Leroy Wyatt (now with the Lord), confided in me often — just about every time we got together. The one statement I remember most of all was this: “Chancey (My friends…
Let’s begin with God! Life begins and ends with God! To leave God out of life’s equation is the epitome of arrogance. We Americans must look inward and we must look back to God if we are to preserve our freedom. The conscience and direction of our Western civilization is dramatically declining in subtle ways. Americans seem to be…
FOOD FOR THOUGHT, PRAYER AND MEDITATION “Love works no ill to his neighbor: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law” (Romans 13:10). Let us walk honestly in the day, not in strife and envying, but let us walk together with brotherly love and Christian Integrity. You cannot dislike a brother and pretend to his face that you love…
Please open God’s Word of Truth to 1 Peter 5:5-11 and read these verses from your own Bible so that you don’t just read this study. The idea of Bible study is just that — study. Study of Scripture is for your edification and your own personal benefit — it is listening to the Holy Spirit as you study. Bible…
From generation to generation, history, vocabulary (word definitions and usage), education (or a lack of education), philosophy, new scientific discoveries, and technological advances all contribute to change the future and the history of the way we think and develop our intellectualism. Having said this, there is and always has been three basic systems of human perception: Empiricism – reality through what…
You can be at peace with God, right now, right where you are: “Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ (Romans 5:1). “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved” (Acts 16:31). Thank you, Father for sending Jesus Christ your only begotten Son to die in our place on the Cross….
Someone once wrote: “Who can understand the motives of love? Love does not do according to reason: love has its own reason for loving that even reason does not understand.” The Word of God is alive (living) and powerful, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of the soul and the spirit, and of the joints…
Before you begin any Bible study, as a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ, be sure that you have named all your known sins (1 John 1:9) so that you will be in fellowship with the Lord, under the control of the indwelling Holy Spirit, who teaches us all things, and brings all things to our remembrance (John 14:26). If…
… a thought for prayer and quiet meditation. Think and listen: PEACE IN THE VALLEY No circumstance of life is greater than the Plan of God for the believer’s life. God’s Word in us, and sustains us under pressure. Our function as believers is spiritual growth through the inhale and the exhale of God’s Word (studying and meditating upon His…
History repeats itself because human nature is the same in every generation since Adam. National freedom in every civilization is dependent on two primary characteristics: virtue and respect. The rise from bondage to freedom and prosperity is a costly one. The fall from prosperity to bondage is even more costly. Everything in life has a price! Men must be willing…
When it comes to a clear understanding and thorough presentation of Bible Prophecy, no scholar has produced a better resource than JOHN F. WALVOORD, in his book entitled: “EVERY PROPHECY of the BIBLE,” Chariot Victor Publishing, a division of Cook Communications, Colorado Springs, Colorado. WOTM recommends this important book on prophecy for every believer and Pastor/Teacher. The WOTM “Statement of Faith”…
When the believer really loves and appreciates the Lord, the believer is thirsty for God’s Word. The Bible is the Mind of Christ (2 Corinthians 2:16). If you want to think like Christ, then you need to know the Mind of Christ. The Mind of Christ is Divine Viewpoint. “Thirty minutes a day keeps the devil away!” (John 17:15-17) Thirty…
Are you good enough to get to Heaven? How ‘good’ is good enough? If you can be good enough to please God, then why did God send His Son to the Cross, to die in your place? Many people believe that doing good deeds and trying every way they can to be a good person will win the (approval)…
The Doctrine of Forgiveness may be defined as: letting go of resentment; excusing a guilty person of trespass; release from payment; forgetting an offense, never throwing it back on the person again; and finally, it means loving those who mock us, bully us, talk about us and malign us behind our backs. Forgiveness is contrary to our nature — we…
TOLERANCE If disagreement did not exist, then tolerance would be unnecessary. Real differences exist between real people, therefore tolerance is a necessity to co-existence. Dialogue between persons of differing viewpoints requires respect, not agreement. Tolerance, as used here (and not how it is used and abused today), is best defined as: we agree to disagree with respect. The understanding by…
The Cross is the centrality of life. Philosophy insists on the power and virtue of man by reason. World religions promise favor by the gods for virtuous acts (people earning favor from the ‘gods’). Christianity on the other hand is God’s Plan for the human race, which has three phases: Phase One: God provided salvation for the human race by…
God’s Principles By Categories (Topics & Concepts) The Purpose of teaching categorically is to help you (the born-again believer) erect a Grace Place in your soul for application of Bible truths to the details of life. Categorical study organizes God’s Truth’s into a systematic format. In other words: we learn different pieces of the puzzle, one piece at a time…
Skeptics believe in something, even if that belief is nothing — therefore, there is a believer in every skeptic. World religions are the assimilation of human viewpoint whereby humanity creates their own god and their own salvation. The subject of God as the source of moral authority has more implicating evidence than any other source. A divine source, more than…
Right after birth, the new born baby soon learns that crying will get it what it wants. Since it cannot talk, crying is also the baby’s only way to communicate that it is wet, or hungry, or something is wrong. When over-sensitive parents overreact to every little peep from their precious possession, they soon learn that that was a mistake….
RELATIONSHIPS — A WORD OR TWO By C. S. Craig One of the many mysteries of God is the chance encounters that form our relationships, even our destiny. Separate and unique individuals that happened to meet at a place in time, a chance moment that brought them face to face. Eventually, they would become one flesh. She would be fulfilled…
What is the meaning of words? What is the meaning of meaning? Questions search for answers. Answers create more questions. The cycle is endless because knowledge is an endless river flowing from God the source of all knowledge. A look at the meaning of words requires the study of numerous categories of knowledge. It requires thought. Thought requires vocabulary. The…
The Late Chester McCalley, a Linguist of the Original Languages and Expository Teacher, in his book entitled “The Foundations of Our Great Salvation” wrote:“The more Grace is used, the more it increases.” He went on to say: “Appropriating God’s Grace is like having your bank account increase every time you withdraw money.” In John 1:16, Grace is exchanged for Grace;…
WHAT IS TRUTH? It is not that Christianity is good as much as it is Truth is good. The result of truth is good. Truth comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God. Truth originates with God. Truth is the criteria for establishing truth. Jesus Christ IS Truth. Truth redeemed mankind and the truths of God’s Word are…
America’s spiritual heritage is on the brink of cultural disaster. The greatest tragedy is: while the naturalist and the liberal slander and mock the Christian faith, they destroy their own freedom and their own soul by the weight of their own liberal humanism. Christianity can never be annihilated because it’s Savior (Christ) has risen from the dead. If one says…
The memories of impressions on our lives have been scattered by the winds that blow across our memory banks. Some of these impressions were made by circumstances involving perhaps tragedy, shock, a pleasant surprise, or a fantastic adventure. Other memories were perhaps made from a book, a teacher, a parent, friend or pet. Memories are imprinted by emotional experiences such as happy love and sad…
Our society is being unwittingly reborn; our culture subtly reshaped; and reality redefined. The fog of liberalism/progressivism has, like the mist, quietly submerged us in neutrality. Today there seems to be a vacuum at the center of our hearts where truth was once the cherished possession of our heritage. The center of life must be Truth. The pursuit of knowledge…