What does the Bible say about the origin of man and the universe? The Bible, from cover to cover, consistently reveals that God created everything by His Word.  There is no dispute among Bible believers about that.  However, when we read the Genesis account and see that He finished in…

Vision for the Church is not programs, plans, and projects. It is not more things for the Pastor to do. Vision for the church is seeing what the Lord, the Head of the church would like us to be – what it would look like if all of us members…

13¶Your words have been stout against me, saith the Lord. Yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee? 14 Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the…

  Tithing and Christian Liberty Recently, I was involved in a discussion about whether Christians should tithe, or rather, whether we are obligated to tithe. This issue is actually much more complicated than it may first appear, encompassing, among others, the following questions: Is tithing a timeless principle that predates…

Malachi 3:5-12 Interpretation Verses 5-6 are a continuation and parallel of verses 1-4 where God says He shall suddenly come as a refiner and a cleaner. He promises to purify the sons of Levi – the result being that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness. Verse…

Malachi 3:5-12 Notes v. 6 For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.  Micah 3:12-4:7 Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of…

According to the Bible, James chapter four, if we purpose to be a friend of the world, we put ourselves in the position of God's enemy. What does it mean to be a friend of the world and how can we avoid fighting against God? https://youtu.be/4DgMXol0sXg James and his letter…

What Patience is not - hot temper, biting my tongue, complaining, passive aggressive. What patience is - the longsuffering of God produced in me through the indwelling Holy Spirit. How do I get patience? Not by establishing standards for my behavior, but by walking in the Spirit. Experiencing the rivers…

In the letter to the Ephesians, Paul repeatedly uses the metaphor of taking off one garment and donning another in its place – putting off and putting on. (4:22, 24, 25, 31) In 6:11 he instructs us to put on the whole armor of God… My thought regarding the armor…

Which Bible Version? I recently heard a man preach “What you have is a translation of a translation...” - not precisely true (we have a translation of a copy of a copy…) and hardly inspiring faith in the Bible. Do we have the Words of God or not? (In his…