Wrong Heroes, Wrong Priorities In today’s hero-laden world, Americans look for style over substance. They look to celebrities, YouTube stars, social media “influencers,” even video game voice actors as their heroes, instead of the greatest hero of them all — Jesus Christ.Celebrities, of all things, for the past 50 or more years have changed minds and swayed opinions. This is…
Just Imagine We like to imagine a harmonious universe where all is well. We can go there if we know Christ. We like to imagine a labyrinth where we can lose ourselves as much as become either a spectator or a participant in all we make believe. We somehow want to, for a time, surrender to the inextricable. We want…
The Gospel – The Heritage of Humanity The Gospel is the heritage of the entire human race. There is no village so small or isolated from God’s view that God cannot see — God provides the message of the cross of Christ wherever God sees positive volition toward Himself. God is fair and just to every person regardless of geography,…
The Absolute Character of God After salvation, the Holy Spirit, through God’s Word, leads the human soul and spirit into the marvelous light of God’s plan, converting doctrine from something merely understood into full comprehension for our advance, for our application, and for our increasing faith. The Holy Spirit is imperceptible in His behind-the scenes-work of glorifying our Lord Jesus…
I AM That I AM Our ability to comprehend God — Father, Son, Holy Spirit (The Trinity) — is limited. God is infinite — we are finite. God is immortality — we are mortal. God is absolute — we are relative. God is eternal — we are limited to time. However, there is a major difference between eternal life and…
The Cross and Why It Matters Our Lord was born for the transgressors (Matthew 1:21), lived for the transgressors (Matthew 20:28), and died for the transgressors (Romans 5:18). The two thieves represent the believer and unbeliever, with Christ in the middle as the mediator between God and man (1 Timothy 2:5), but also as the barrier between God and man…
Thoughts to Ponder in Your Walk With The Lord READ, PROCESS, LINGER… The nature of society is reflected by each individual. There are no dead people, there are only dead bodies. Body and soul are intrinsic so that we do not feel locked in. We are in Christ so we do not feel locked out. Life changes and we must…
Thought to Ponder in Your Walk with the Lord READ, PROCESS, LINGER… We are living creatures designed to contain and express ourselves. We cannot be empty or void. Though created perfect, Adam and Eve defaulted and the human race was immediately thrust into angelic warfare. Most people are not sorry for the wrong they’ve done, they are sorry they got…
Paradise and the Underworld Before we begin, we need to clarify “Hell” or “Hades” and other terms, because some have been used interchangeably, which resulted in a lot of unnecessary confusion (to the point that some even teach that “Christ went to Hell and was tortured by demons for three days”). The translators of the English Bible from the original…
Categorical Instruction God’s Principles By Categories (Topics & Concepts) The purpose of teaching the Word of God 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 Truths into a systematic format. In other words, we learn different pieces of the…
Principalities, Powers, and the Mystery Doctrines We need to understand from Scripture that Satan has organized one-third of the angels (perhaps billions), who chose to follow him instead of God, into various ranks. Satan, as General (leader) of the army of demons, has organized his demon army by rank and file. They constantly interfere in the lives of believers (but…
The Ruler-Prince Jesus Christ Our Prince-Ruler, Our Ruler-Prince During His First Advent, Christ (Messiah) earned the title “King of kings and Lord of lords” (1 Timothy 6:15). Our Lord Jesus Christ defeated Satan at the cross. For winning the strategic victory in the angelic warfare, God the Father gave Him the title above all titles and caused the humanity of…
Mind and Reason 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, a friend, or a pet. Memories imprint by…
Inner Peace The First Step to Peace with God is Faith in the Cross-work and Resurrection of Jesus Christ as Payment in Full for Your Sins Walk in the peace of God’s light—Bible doctrine and God will conform you to the image of Christ. You must discipline yourself to study, learn, and apply. Stick with it. The rewards are beyond…
The Essence of God Let’s look at who and what God is. ◊ God is sovereign. That is, He has supreme volition. He has always existed. He is the supreme being of the universe (Deuteronomy 4:39; 1 Samuel 2:6-8; 1 Chronicles 29:11; 2 Chronicles 20:6; Psalm 47:2; 83:18; 93:1; Isaiah 45:5-6; Matthew 6:13; Acts 17:24; Hebrews 8:10; Revelation 4:2-3). God is eternal, having…
The Deity of Christ – Part Two The doctrine of The Deity of Jesus Christ the Son of God is the most important doctrine in the Bible. A study of the deity of Christ cannot exceed God’s own presentation from His divine viewpoint, which is manifested in Scripture. Therefore, the Word of God must be presented and accepted as inerrant,…
The Deity of Christ – Part One The Deity and Humanity of Jesus Christ is the most important doctrine in the Bible. Occultism surrounds the deity of Christ as Eternal God, and failure of the occult to distinguish between the Deity of Christ and the Humanity of Christ. Satan always attacks the Deity of Christ and the Cross of Christ. The…
The Faithfulness of God God’s perfect character is His holiness—His absolute integrity. His integrity consists of His perfect righteousness and His perfect justice. Because God is absolute, He is perfectly faithful. Jesus Christ (the Son) satisfied the righteousness and the justice of the Father on the cross. This satisfaction is called “propitiation.” When Jesus died for you, He paid your…
The Doctrine of God The Doctrine of God — A Systematic Approach The Bible assumes the existence of God; it does not attempt to prove God’s existence, it simply states “In the beginning God” (Genesis 1:1; John 1:1). God’s existence is presupposed. “The fool has said in his heart, ‘There is no God,’” (Psalm 14:1). Denial of God is due…
Grace Grace Glorifies God We cannot even begin to know our Great God and Savior until we understand grace. The word grace in the Greek is charis. Charis means limitless and/or measureless. Grace is God’s plan for believers before, during, and after salvation, as outlined below: Basically, there are three parts to God’s plan for mankind. Part One: Salvation –…