The expression “We know” is found 53 times in the Bible. Only five of those are in the Old Testament, which leaves 48 in the New Testament. Of those 48, one New Testament author uses 30 of them. Who would you guess that is? The apostle John is the inspired penman who writes “we know” thirty times—13 of the 30 are in his account of…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 4)
Can you imagine getting to see Moses? That would be pretty special! The 80-year-old man who led God’s people out of Egypt, through the Red Sea, to Mount Sinai, through the wilderness, to the Promised Land, and wrote the first five books of the Bible! Yes, seeing him would be a treat! Can you imagine getting to see Elijah? The man of trusting prayer, who cared for…
It is the responsibility of every responsible Bible student to “[handle] aright the word of truth” (2 Tim. 2:15, ASV). Handling it “aright” clearly warns against handling it “a-wrong.” Therefore, we must recognize that we have no authority to “go beyond” (ESV) or even “think beyond what is written” (1 Cor. 4:6). We have no authority to “speak” beyond what is written,…
You keep trying to tempt me to sin against my God! Sometimes it looks really good! Sometimes I think it wouldn’t be that big of a deal! Sometimes I think about the fact that no one would even know about it! Sometimes I see how close I can get without crossing that line! Sometimes I let my emotions and what feels good get the better of me. Sometimes…
When Jesus was on this earth, “He knew what was in man” (John 2:25). He knew their hearts and their thoughts (Matt. 9:4), without them saying a thing to Him. That should not surprise us, as God “looks at the heart” (1 Sam. 16:7), and He “alone know[s] the hearts of all” (1 Kgs. 8:39; Acts 1:24). Now, we could read those verses and…
What have we learned from the Bible so far? Notice that this is not what a church would have us to believe or what a group of men have set out as a belief system. These are Bible certainties that we can know by simply reading the Bible. Bible certainty #1: ALL Scripture in the Old Testament and New Testament is inspired…
What a smart girl! Instead of listening to what so many in the world would have her to believe, the 9-year-old young lady used the brain that God gave her and figured it out on her own. She came out of worship on Sunday and said, “If Adam and Eve were the first people, and they had children, and then those had children, then…
How beautiful is God’s design for His church! Everything that we know and need to know about it is found in His beautiful Scriptures! The church was planned by Jesus (Eph. 3:9-11), built by Jesus (Matt. 16:18), purchased by Jesus (Acts 20:28), started by Jesus (Acts 2:22-47), is loved by Jesus (Eph. 5:25), is governed by Jesus (Col. 3:17), is shepherded by Jesus (Heb.…