I was thinking recently about how many times the Bible talks about saints seeing other saints they have known but not seen for a long time. I started making a list and it kept growing and growing. The list is far from complete. There are likely so many others, but take time to look at these and see just how often God…

So, you think you are a student of the Bible? Let me ask you a question. How many of these Bible characters do you remember? Epaenetus, Amplias, Andronicus, Junia, Urbanus, Apelles, Aristobulus, Herodion, Narcissus, Persis, Rufus, Julia, Tryphena, Tryphosa, Asyncritus, Patrobas, Phlegon, Hermas, Philololgus, Lympas, Gaius, Erastus and Quartus? This is not a copy of the names copied from some obscure genealogical…

Mark chapter eleven records that time when the Jewish leaders came to Jesus and asked Him a great question all religious leaders should be asked. Their motives for asking the question were wrong, but their question gives great insight into the path to have a relationship with God. The question was, “By what authority are You doing these things? And who gave…

I am not sure what the British people thought when they read the King James Version in the early seventeenth century. In places it probably made more sense to them than it does to us who read the English Bible published in 1611. Look at one verse and then let’s look at it together. It says, “See then that ye walk circumspectly,…

Sometimes we fail to understand faith and the role that it plays in our lives. Thankfully, the Bible describes the source of our faith as coming from what God says. Paul says, “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (Rom. 10:17). This is why the Great Commission Jesus gave just before His ascension is so important.…

Sometimes I stand in awe of how clearly and simply God reveals truth to us and how often we fail to see it. God loves us so much that He gave His Son to save us, and He is not trying to make the path to heaven hidden in some mystical way. He gives us deep, profound truth about so many things,…

In Paul’s description of the fact that the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil, there is a truth that can so easily be overlooked. We read his words and compare ourselves to the wealth of those in Palm Beach and then conclude that what is said has little to do with us. Look at the context of…

It was two weeks ago that we spent time looking at Paul and his love for the lost. That article ended with a long list that showed his heart when he established the church in Thessalonica. The last paragraph indicated we would write more later. Paul’s life imitated the life of Jesus, and Paul encouraged others to do likewise (1 Cor. 11:1).…