God is mankind’s deepest need, but they often fail to see this need as clearly as they should, and many do not see that they need God at all. Many we come in contact with think, “I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have need of nothing” (Rev. 3:17-18). How could something so obvious and so important be so hard to…

How often have you heard these words of Jesus in Bible classes and sermons? “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matt. 11:28). They touch our hearts, but they may become even more powerful when we look at the words preceding His invitation. Before giving His invitation, He spoke to the Father.…

What does it mean when the Bible talks about death as “sleep”?  Does it mean that the person who dies goes into a state of unconsciousness?  Does it mean that the soul itself enters a state of sleep until the return of Jesus?  Or is it talking metaphorically about the body as being “asleep”?  Let’s examine the Scripture to understand this matter.…

“I have found in David the son of Jesse a man after my heart, who will do all my will” (Acts 13:22b). This beautiful compliment, “a man after My own heart” is one that should characterize every person who wears the name of Christ. David loved the word of God, “Oh how I love your law!” (Psa. 119:97). This psalm, if not…

Judging by the topics discussed in the epistles, almost every congregation had to deal with the problem brought into the church by those whose past religion demanded that for one to be saved he had to be circumcised. The problem really surfaced when uncircumcised Gentiles became members. At first the church was entirely Jewish, but when Saul/Paul led the persecution of the…

It is interesting to consider who God used to write the books in His Bible.  It is intriguing that He would use a converted tax collector (a highly despised class of people) to write the first book of the New Testament.  But such is the nature of God.  To see that nature even deeper, consider who God used to write the second…

The gospel, meaning the good news, is a word that is used throughout the New Testament. It was used in talking about the good news of the kingdom (Matt. 4:23). Mark starts his account of the life of the Christ this way: “The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God” (Mark. 1:1). The Bible also mentions “the gospel…

When we read the story of the prodigal son, we are so impressed that the father ran to meet him and immediately gave him such blessings. Have you considered that when Jesus lived on this earth, He showed the same kind of love for the wayward? He was Immanuel, God with us, and to see Him was to see the Father (John…