Tradition Or Truth?

AN EXAMINATION OF THE LORD’S PRAYER — PART 2

Published on 2011-07-31 13:14:00

After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver [...]

An Examination Of “The Lord’s Prayer” — Part 1

Published on 2011-06-11 14:14:47

Prayer is an integral aspect to the Christian walk. It is how we communicate our thanks, requests, and praise to Him. It is a personal thing, in which God and the individual praying have communion through Jesus Christ. Throughout the Bible, and particularly the New Testament, we read a great deal about prayers and praying. [...]

The Antichrist: Who And When?

Published on 2011-05-24 15:51:00

Since the early days of Christianity, scholars and layfolk have been on the alert for the Antichrist. The Antichrist is, according to most theological prognosticators, an individual who takes over the world in the End Times, the exact antithesis of God. Some have suggested that it will be Satan himself indwelling a human being and [...]

The Last Days: When Are They?

Published on 2011-05-14 10:46:21

In this era of political upheaval all over the world, of constant wars, of famine, disease, earthquakes, storms, and more widespread abandonment of God’s principles, many people are proclaiming our era as “the Last Days”. There is a great deal of debate over this. The return of Jesus Christ has been predicted for countless dates [...]

Writing On The Earth

Published on 2010-12-27 04:14:15

For a little change of pace, let’s back away from blasting tradition and just take a look at something fascinating in Scripture. We’re all familiar with the story of the adulteress who was brought before Jesus in John 8:2-11: And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came [...]

The Sacrifice of Fools

Published on 2010-12-10 18:18:41

Ecclesiastes 5:1 — Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil. (KJV) The subject of this entire blog is to clarify, through Scripture, the difference between the tradition of men and [...]

Jude and Eternal Security

Published on 2010-11-25 08:51:24

Jude is a very short epistle, in some Bibles only occupying the space of a single page. But it is a powerful epistle, and filled with poetic analogies. In this epistle, Jude (or Judas), brother of James, writes to the church warning them about false teachers. Beloved, while I was making every effort to write [...]

What Is II Timothy 2:15 Really Saying?

Published on 2010-11-10 17:18:54

In II Timothy 2:15, the apostle Paul gives advice to a young preacher whom he has been mentoring. Among this advice, he gives a nugget of wisdom which, due to the archaic verbiage of the King James Version, is all too often misunderstood. I take the following from the KJV: Study to shew thyself approved [...]

Lucifer: Satan’s Proper Name?

Published on 2010-11-06 06:59:08

Isaiah 14:12 is the one and only place in Scripture that contains the name “Lucifer”. To point out how rare this reference is, I might also add that the KJV and perhaps a couple other versions are the only Bible translations that contain the name at all. From this one reference in Isaiah, people take [...]

Cornelius, Baptism, and the Holy Spirit

Published on 2010-10-26 09:18:57

We now return to the topic of baptism and salvation. “Faith only” proponents often point to the story of Cornelius in their attempt to defend their mode of salvation. “Cornelius received the Holy Spirit before being baptized,” they say. “That proves he was saved before baptism.” Does it? THE POINT OF CORNELIUS’ STORY For the [...]