“Walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh” (Galatians 5:16) said the Apostle Paul. The Scriptural command is echoed repeatedly: “walk by the Spirit” (Galatians 5:16), “live according to the Spirit” (Romans 8:5), and “set the mind on the Spirit” (Romans 8:6). Since those words were penned, it has …
In the New Testament, “hell” is the translator’s word of choice for three different Greek terms: gehenna (Strong’s G1067), tartaroo (Strong’s G5020), and hades (Strong’s G86). It is by means of these words that the Lord God communicates the most sobering and terrifying truth in the Bible. All three terms refer to a place where …
My hope is in the Most High God, God Almighty, Jesus Christ. I hope in the Bible, that it is God’s direct revelation to all men, that it is incapable of lying or containing falsity in its original manuscripts. I hope that God is a living God, fully conscious of all things, incapable of ignorance. …
Throughout the New Testament the Holy Spirit regularly compares and contrasts “law” and “grace.” By the apostle John, the Spirit delicately balances the two when he says that “the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ” (John 1:17). One shocking feature of this passage is its impressive use of the …
Out of the eighteen times the word “forgiveness” appears in the English Standard Version of the Holy Bible, seventeen of them unmistakably express this motif: men are the sinners and God is the forgiver. Accounts of men who forgave are scarce in the Bible, but accounts of the God who forgives are ubiquitous. When man …
How different is current-day USA from Nazi Germany of World War II? Is the killing of Jews fundamentally different than the killing of unborn babies? The award-winning “180″ documentary from Living Waters shows the appalling similarities between abortion and Hitler’s agenda.
Yesterday (October 2nd, 2011), I was baptized for the second time in my life at Mount Morris Community Church by Pastor Eldon Busenitz. It was exciting to publicly proclaim the great things Jesus Christ has done for me, namely on the cross. I was nervous and excited to tell my testimony before God and His people. It …
Psalm 25:14 The friendship1 of the LORD is for those who fear him, and he makes known to them his covenant. 1 ESV footnote: “secret counsel” Oh God, I too want to partake of your friendship, and the secret counsel that you give to those who fear you. I have read about Brother Lawrence, who experienced …
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