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Category Archives: The Bible
What Satan Does to Some Who Hear God’s Word: Theft
“The Wiles of the Devil” (post #16) “Those by the wayside are the ones who hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.” (Luke 8:12, N.K.J.V.) The … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, Bible Study, Demons, Evangelism, God's Guidance, Salvation, Satan, Scripture, Series: "The Wiles of the Devil", Spiritual Warfare, The Bible, The Devil, The Gospel, Witnessing
Tagged Satan stealing the word from our heart, sowing the seed of the gospel, the four different types of soil, the parable of the soil, the parable of the sower
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The Gap Theory
“How Old Is the Earth?” series (post #5) Genesis 1:1 tells us that in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. But right on the heels of that we get Genesis 1:2, which tells us that the earth … Continue reading
Posted in Angels, Bible Study, Creation, Demons, Dinosaurs, God's Word, Satan, Scripture, Series: "How Old is the Earth?", The Bible, The Devil
Tagged creation, Genesis 1:2 and Isaiah 45:18, Is the gap theory scriptural?, problems with the gap theory, the gap theory, the gap theory and the Scofield study bible, Thomas Chalmers and the gap theory, Was the earth of Genesis 1:1 destroyed?, Was there a pre-Adamic race?, Which famous preachers taught the gap theory?
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What Jesus Taught About the Age of the Earth
“How Old Is the Earth?” series (post #4) There is no passage in which Jesus provides the exact age of the earth. There are, however, multiple passages in which He verifies the Genesis account of history by referencing various stories … Continue reading
What the Sabbath Teaches Us About the Days of Creation
“How Old Is the Earth?” series (post #3) Did you know that #4 of the famous 10 commandments tells us something about the age of the earth? Do you remember which commandment that is? It’s the one about keeping the … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, Creation, God's Work, Scripture, Series: "How Old is the Earth?", The Bible, The Old Testament Law, The Sabbath
Tagged Is Sunday the Sabbath?, Is the Sabbath for Christians?, Should Christians keep the Sabbath?, the Christian Sabbath, the command to keep the Sabbath, the need for rest, What the Sabbath shows us about the days of creation
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Adam & Eve Lived Through Days 6 & 7
“How Old Is the Earth?” series (post #2) The Bible teaches that the days of the creation week, as described in Genesis chapter 1, were literal 24-hour days. Need proof of that? Then hang with me for this series entitled … Continue reading
The Hebrew Word “Yom”
“How Old Is the Earth?” series (post #1) I am in the “young earth” camp. That means that I believe the earth, not to mention the rest of the universe, is less than 10,000 years old. Yes, I am a … Continue reading
Were Adam & Eve Real People?
The attempts to dodge a literal reading of the Genesis account of creation began in earnest with the rise of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution and have continued unceasingly ever since. In recent years these attempts have been used by … Continue reading
Posted in Atheism, Bible Study, Creation, Current Events, Doubt, God's Word, Homosexuality, Marriage, Scripture, The Bible
Tagged Did Adam and Eve really exist?, Genesis, Should we take Genesis chapters 1 and 2 literally?, Were Adam and Eve real people?, what Jesus said about Adam and Eve, what Luke said about Adam, what Paul said about Adam and Eve
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Jesus: The Cosmic Santa Claus
“The Jesus You Know” series (post #5) I was licensed to preach in October of 1992 and formally ordained into the ministry in February of 1993. Upon my ordination, I began my first pastorate. So, if we do the math, … Continue reading
Posted in Balance, Belief, Bible Study, Covetousness, Desires, Doctrine, Faith, Giving, God's Will, God's Word, Money, Needs, Prayer, Prayer Requests, Preaching, Problems, Prosperity, Scripture, Series: "The Jesus You Know", The Bible
Tagged Bible facts that refute the prosperity gospel, Did Jesus heal everybody?, health and wealth preachers, Joel Osteen, Kenneth Copeland, little gods heresy, name it and claim it, possibility thinking, prosperity preachers, Richard Roberts, seed faith giving heresy, the positive confession movement, the prosperity gospel, the word of faith movement, verses health and wealth preachers use, verses prosperity preachers use
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Jesus: The Compassionate Liberal
“The Jesus You Know” series (post #4) It is remarkable how Jesus can be so many different things to so many different people. Thus far in this series, we’ve seen Him as the white supremacist’s sanction for segregation and the … Continue reading
Posted in Balance, Capital Punishment, Current Events, Extending Forgiveness, Money, Politics, Scripture, Series: "The Jesus You Know", Stewardship, The Bible, The Death Penalty, The Sermon On The Mount
Tagged Jesus as a liberal, what Jesus taught about capital punishment, what Jesus taught about health care, what Jesus taught about homosexuality, what Jesus taught about illegal immigration, what Jesus taught about the poor, what Jesus taught about the separation of church and state, what Jesus taught about transgenderism, what Jesus taught about war, what Jesus taught about wealth
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3 Quick Reminders about Homosexuality
One of the rationalizations that homosexuals use for their sin is, “If homosexuality is a sin, why didn’t Jesus preach against it?” The implication of this question is that all those “non-Jesus” Bible passages that condemn homosexuality aren’t as perfectly … Continue reading
Posted in Choices, God's Word, Homosexuality, Scripture, Sex, Sin, The Bible, The Old Testament Law, The Sermon On The Mount
Tagged Bible passages that condemn homosexuality, Did Jesus preach against homosexuality?, Homosexuality, homosexuality in the law and the prophets, What did Jesus teach about homosexuality?, what Paul taught about homosexuality
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The Disciple's Road 