Life.  It is the one thing (no matter who we are) that we all have in common.  But, have you ever stopped to think about it?  At some point in our existence on this earth, the thought will likely cross each person’s mind—What is life all about? That’s an important question—don’t you think?  But, once you’ve asked the question, how do you…

Is there a God? That is a question that must be answered!  But it cannot be answered based upon personal opinions or feelings on the matter, for that is completely subjective (and thus, in the end, unreliable).  Obviously, not everyone believes in God.  But what does the evidence show?  Would it surprise you to know that the evidence for the existence of…

Is there anything special about the Bible?  If so, can it be proven? There are certainly many different beliefs today about the Bible, but this is another topic that cannot be settled by personal opinions or feelings.  What does the evidence (if there is any) show (if anything)?  It may surprise you to know that the evidence for the divine origin of…

Sometimes when people look at the Bible, they get a bit overwhelmed.  They see a book with over a thousand pages and with some unfamiliar names and terminology in it.  They have likely heard people talk about trying to read and understand the Bible, and they allow what they hear to shape their own expectations.  Truthfully, they are just not really sure…

Who is Jesus? That is a question that everyone must face!  But we cannot base our conclusions on the various opinions of our modern day, for people have all sorts of different ideas about Jesus today.  What does the evidence show?  It is historically verified that Jesus of Nazareth really lived on this earth and had a tremendous impact on mankind.  (The…

The legendary Frank Sinatra expressed it this way in 1958: “To love and be loved—That’s what life’s all about!”  If that’s true of a human relationship, what about when that love comes from the Almighty God of heaven?  How deep and breathtaking can you imagine His love would be?  There is no way to fully wrap our minds around the enormity of…

In all facets of life, it is essential to learn and to know who has authority.  In the schoolhouse, it is essential to know who has authority.  In the home, it is essential to know who has authority.  On the sports field, it is essential to know who has authority.  In the workplace, it is essential to know who has authority.  We…

Jesus Christ truly has all authority (Matt. 28:18), and it is His word that is going to judge all of mankind at the end of time (John 12:48)!  When Jesus ascended into heaven, He sent the Holy Spirit to His apostles to remind them of His words and to guide them into all truth (John 14:26; 16:13), as they recorded the words…

The Bible is no ordinary book!  The Bible is the inspired Word of the Almighty God of heaven, in which He reveals to us His will for our lives today!  No, that’s not an ordinary book!  That’s an extraordinary book!  Thus, our response cannot be merely ordinary or superficial.  What expectations does God have of us when it comes to His Word?…

It may seem strange to some people that the church is even included in a study like this—some may think such is out of place.  However, when we come to understand what the Scripture teaches about the church, we see how empty and incomplete such a study would be without investigating the church that we read about in the Bible. First, we…

What is the church? That’s a very good question.  It is helpful to understand that the church is not the building.  The walls, roof, windows and doors do not comprise the church.  And, it is helpful to understand that the church is not some ecclesiastical (or hierarchical) institution that makes and disseminates laws and rules for people to follow.  That is not…

What if you were going to try to find the church of the New Testament today—the one that we read about in the pages of our Bible?  How could you go about identifying it?  Is there any way to know for sure, in one’s examination of “churches” today, if a “church” that he finds is actually the one that Jesus established?  As…

If you went on a search today of the various kinds of “churches” that are around, you would certainly encounter many different groups teaching and practicing many different things.  Would there be a way to differentiate among them and identify the church that began in the New Testament?  The Lord, in His wisdom, provided numerous identifying marks for His church, which help…

If someone had a desire to search for a church to attend today, it is likely that he would get on the internet and search for “churches near me.”  What would those search results look like?  There would be dozens (maybe hundreds) of different “churches” that would be listed—all with very different names.  But, does the name of the church matter all…

God created man with an instinctive need to worship.  When man worships God as the Lord has instructed, there is something intensely thrilling and satisfying about being in His presence.  But here’s the question: Does it really matter how a person worships?  Can a person worship God in any way that he chooses and in any way that feels good, and that…

The Lord designed His church to be very distinct.  He placed a number of identifying marks for His church in Scripture, in order for man to be able to identify it when he finds it and to restore it as He desired it to be.  One very recognizable characteristic of the Lord’s church is its worship.  It is quite noticeable today that…

The church of the New Testament was vitally important and incomparably valuable to Jesus!  He had planned for it before the Creation (Eph. 3:10-11).  He came to this earth and promised to build it Himself (Matt. 16:18).  He ensured its coming by purchasing it with His own blood (Acts 20:28).  He sent the Holy Spirit to establish it in Acts 2 (2:32-47). …

When God first created mankind in the Garden of Eden, they enjoyed a perfect relationship with God, dwelling together with Him without any barriers.  Adam and Eve “heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day” (Gen. 3:8).  But something happened.  Man did something (called “sin”) that changed that intimate relationship.  And ever since…

You will not find two things that are more polar opposite than “God” and “sin.”  Sin is the most devastating disease on the face of the earth, because of who it afflicts and because of its eternal consequences.  “Sin” separates man from his “God,” because sin is contrary to the holy nature of God (Hab. 1:13).  Yet, even though man sins by…

There is no Bible doctrine more important than salvation, for this concerns one’s spiritual condition, the state of one’s relationship with God and the eternal destiny of one’s soul.  This is not a matter that can be taken lightly, nor should we just assume that what others have told us is Biblically accurate.  There is only one place that we can turn…

From the moment that Adam and Eve sinned in the beginning, God began to reveal His plan to save man from his sins.  His plan centered around the sending of His Son to pay the ultimate price, by sacrificing Himself on the cross in our place and bearing all of our sins upon Himself (John 3:16; Eph. 5:2; 1 Pet. 2:24).  God…

The pursuit of salvation from sins ought to be the most important undertaking in any person’s life.  But salvation does not come by following a strategy devised by a religious leader or some church.  Salvation is only obtained by finding and following the plan designed by the God of heaven.  In order to be saved from sins, one must believe that Jesus…

When one begins to walk down a path, the ultimate goal is to reach the destination.  There will be things to see and do along the way, but the true objective is to take each of the necessary steps in order to reach the goal.  The path that leads to salvation from sin is very similar to that.  The ultimate objective is…

The subject of baptism is one of the most thrilling in all of the Bible, and yet it is one of the most widely disputed in the religious world.  Does baptism have anything to do with our salvation?  Must one be baptized in order to be saved and to go to heaven?  Let us not look to man or a church for…

There are some people who are very good at giving directions—they can tell you where something is and how to get there.  Thankfully, we have a God who is “perfect in knowledge” (Job 37:16), for “His way is perfect” (Psa. 18:30).  When He tells us where something is and how to get there (especially the most important directions of all, which concern…

When one is baptized into Christ and becomes a Christian, he begins a new life (Rom. 6:4), in which he is to set aside his old way of life (2 Cor. 5:17; Eph. 4:22) and excitedly pursue his new life in Christ and his new relationship with his Savior and Lord.  Jesus summarized His expectations and made this promise, “Be faithful unto…

There is a tremendously thrilling event that is still to take place in the future.  The day is going to come when Jesus Himself will return from heaven.  What does the Bible have to say about that final day? First, the Bible teaches that the second coming of Jesus Christ is certain. Jesus Himself promised, “I will come again” (John 14:1-3).  The…

We have covered a lot of ground in this series of studies.  In our quest to understand life and what it’s all about, we have not sought the wisdom of man or the wisdom of the world.  Such wisdom is too varied, too limited and, truthfully, has no authority in providing the absolute truth that is so vitally needed.  The only source…