Speaking in Tongues
In order to clarify a Bible doctrine which sometimes is easy to misunderstand, we will here present it in brief. In the early church the teaching about the phenomenon of the Holy Spirit’s gift of speaking in foreign languages is presented in Acts chapter two. Shortly after Jesus the crucified Savior rose from the tomb […]
You Follow Me
We find in the New Testament in the last chapter of John’s gospel a very central and essential lesson. We may miss it because the final two paragraphs address a different subject. The Apostle Peter was turning away from the risen Lord to determine to return to his former occupation of fishing and all the […]
OUR AGELESS GOD LOVES HIS PEOPLE
What blessed promises we have from God that no god from any other religion could give to us! For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. John 3:17 What no eye has seen, nor ear heard or man […]
Solid Christianity
Christianity came to us in the first century. It began with the teaching of John the Baptist to prepare the chosen Hebrew people with essential repentance of sin. After which the promised Messiah was manifest and his holy blood sacrifice on the cross was paid. Even the whole canon of the Bible was written and […]
What’s Wrong with This?
This earthly life offers us much that may attract us to what seems to be a treasure and calls us to devote our best energies to acquire it. Its fascination may be fun, or recognition, wealth, Olympic gold, some special deliverance, or anything that offers escape from a doubtful future, come what may. Are we […]
Know This
Since our universe was created by an almighty Creator God, humanity must give him all due respect. He has not left us alone. At the time of his choosing, he came to earth in the form of Jesus Christ, fully God and fully human, without a human father, to teach us the truth. Seeing how […]
FORGIVENESS ONCE AND FOR ALL
Under the Law of Moses sins could be covered at the temple in Jerusalem by the sacrifice of the blood of clean animals. Hebrews 9:22 says “Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins.” But the Hebrews could not be faithful in the Old Covenant so the New Testament records the coming […]
God’s Divine Power
‘God’s divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence.’ (2 Peter 1:3) For centuries, mostly after A.D.300, councils of certain Italians conferred and established various new doctrines of their own determination. These unauthorized requirements are […]
Salvation History
Forgiveness and new life began with God’s favor upon one Abraham, a Shemite, living among Chaldeans thousands of years ago. Briefly put, we know about him from the Bible that he was to be the first of God’s chosen people, the Hebrews. ‘Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.’ He won […]
The Place of Honor for Mary
The gospels begin by recording the genealogy of Joseph from Abraham to the time of Christ. God announced to Joseph that he had made his promised wife Mary to have a son by his own Spirit. Mary, then a virgin, was called ‘favored one’ and it was announced to her by the angel Gabriel that […]