On the night before His crucifixion, Jesus met with His twelve apostles in a large upper room to eat the Passover meal. From there, they would go to the Garden of Gethsemane, but Judas left the upper room gathering before Jesus and the eleven left. How would Judas know where to find them, so that he could betray Jesus? It’s possible that someone told him…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 52)
5-2-12
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What is that? What is 5-2-12? Is that a date? No! Is it a combination? No! In Matthew 14, there were 5,000 men (what a large crowd!) following Jesus, who did not have anything to eat. (Can you imagine how much food it would take to feed 5,000 men, plus women, children and a bunch of growing boys?!) But they found some food—5 loaves of bread and 2 fish. That’s hardly…
The key word in Mark’s account of the gospel (at least the term that appears over and over in the book) is the word “immediately.” It is a fun exercise to trace that word through the book of Mark. But knowing how often it appears in that book makes it intriguing to see the word used repeatedly in other books, where it…
For nearly 2,000 years, men have been trying to predict the date when Christ will return a second time, judge the world and usher in eternity. Some of the more well-known predicters have been among the Jehovah’s Witnesses, prophesying dates in 1874, 1914 and 1925 (among some of the dates they have suggested). A more modern effort was made by a man named Harold…
Jesus wanted His disciples to know what the church (i.e., the kingdom) would be like, describing its many aspects through parables, including its immeasurable value. In one parable, Jesus said that His church is “like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls” (Matt. 13:45). Do you know anyone who is searching for truth? What a beautiful pearl! But notice what Jesus said this merchant found. He “found one…
It is critically important to understand things in the Bible in the way that they were written to be understood. There are some religious teachers who would suggest that the baptism of fire is a good thing and something for which we should long. However, that is not what Scripture teaches. Let’s study what the Bible says in Matthew 3:11. The Bible…
If a snake came and talked to you and offered you a piece of food that your Physician had forbidden you to eat, would you give in? Sometimes we are quick to judge. First, we may think, “Who in the world would pay attention to a talking snake?” (Yet, we have another man in the Bible arguing with a talking donkey.) Second, we may think, “Staying…
I may have misheard this. The morning traffic report on the radio said that there was an accident on the Beeline Highway at Lake Worth Road. Some people would completely disregard because they’re not on the road that day. Others would believe the report, as it is coming from a professional who knows what he’s talking about—why question him? Still others would realize that those two…