It is remarkable how intertwined Biblical truths are. To fully understand one opens the door to better understanding of another truth found in His word. This is true concerning the truth about the resurrection and the nature of the kingdom Jesus promised to establish. There is no way the idea of a future millennial reign of Jesus in Jerusalem where He will…

In a Bible class that was discussing the topic of homosexuality, a 13-year-old girl asked, “What about someone who really doesn’t want to have those feelings but can’t seem to stop them?”  That is such a great question, for there are many who are struggling with homosexual desires but they don’t want to be.  How can they stop?  What can they do?…

One day, a man was asked to recite a story from the Bible. So, he chose to tell one of the parables, his favorite parable—the story of the Good Samaritan. “Once there was this man traveling from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among thorns. And the thorns sprung up and choked him, and as he was going on, he didn’t have…

Our Lord promised those disciples in the first century that the kingdom would come in their lifetime. Read the following words carefully as though you were standing in the presence of Jesus. What would you have understood when He said, “Assuredly, I say to you that there are some standing here who will not taste death till they see the kingdom of…

When one studies through the Bible and investigates all that God has to say about the topic of homosexuality and same-sex marriage, the careful student will find that, without exception, every mention of homosexuality in Scripture is a prohibition or condemnation from God.  That is not intended to be unkind in any way, but it is merely to state the reality of…

If you were told exactly what to do to inherit eternal life, would you do it? In the case of the rich young ruler, he did not (Mark 10:17-25). As Jesus was preparing for a journey, the young man runs up to Jesus, bows and asks what he should do to inherit eternal life. Jesus responded with, seemingly, the standard answer, most…

There were eighty-four divinely sent messengers who proclaimed that the kingdom of heaven was about to be established. Beginning with John the Baptist (Matt. 3:2), then with Jesus (Matt. 4:17), then the twelve apostles (Matt. 10:7), and finally the 70 disciples Jesus sent out, the message was, “The kingdom of heaven is at hand.” No one can deny that those in the…

When one claims to speak (or write) what “God says,” obligation is placed upon that person to do just that—speak what God says and only what God says.  The apostle Peter wrote, “If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God” (1 Pet. 4:11, NIV).  The intent of these articles is not to present personal…