Written by Walter Martin First Peter 2:24 says of Christ, “He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.” One of the primary rules of biblical interpretation which must never be violated is context. What is the context in 1 Peter 2? Answer: salvation. There is no way to interpret it in any other sense. The verse is talking about…
There are many songs about how broken we are as Christians, as I am sure you have heard. We sing it in praise songs in church, read about it on blogs and in books, and we hear it from the pulpit. We’re all so broken and a mess…but are we? If you are a believer in Jesus Christ, you are NOT broken. In fact, God calls you a saint. For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no…
“My husband and I have been going to a Baptist church that describes itself as ‘old-fashioned, independent, fundamental, KJV Bible-believing & preaching.’ My husband loves this church and wants us to become members, but there are a few things that have been bothering me. The first thing, my husband met with the pastor about a month ago for lunch and the pastor was explaining their beliefs to my husband. Apparently he went on and on about how this is a…
Did you know we are considered “blessed” when others hate us? Yes, many hate God and His followers. They hate His ways and all those who teach them. As most of you know, I have many who hate me and hate what I teach. They tell me they hate me and write all types of swear words about and to me. They make up fake Instagram and Facebook accounts by stealing my picture, name, and moniker and pretend that I…
Written by Paul Harvey in 1965 “If I were the devil … If I were the Prince of Darkness, I’d want to engulf the whole world in darkness. And I’d have a third of it’s real estate, and four-fifths of its population, but I wouldn’t be happy until I had seized the ripest apple on the tree — Thee. So I’d set about however necessary to take over the United States. I’d subvert the churches first — I’d begin with…
Last Sunday, our pastor preached about Joseph. He’s my favorite Old Testament character. His faults are never shared and only his strengths. He went through many trials and suffering but we are never told of his complaining and God was with him. He was a wise man. His brothers treated him horribly and sold him into slavery. Then he was put into prison for years for false accusations. His life was terrible! BUT God moved in miraculous ways to use…
People who are blinded to the ways of the Lord have accused me of teaching things that are similar to those in The Handmaid’s Tale. I had never heard of this movie before so I read what it was about on Wikipedia and this is a portion of what it said: “The authorities take Kate to a training facility with several other women, where she and her companions receive training to become Handmaids—concubines for one of the privileged but barren…
As believers in Jesus Christ, we are promised that we will suffer persecution. The evil in the world is controlled by the prince of the power of the air (Satan) so evil will continue until Christ’s return. We must remember that everything on this earth is a spiritual battle being waged in the heavenlies (Ephesians 6:12), as we hear of the tragedies that are going on around us. One woman in the chat room shared her experience with us of…
Gluttony is an acceptable sin in our culture. You can see it in the waistlines of many of the preachers of our day and those in the congregation. I have honestly never heard a sermon preached from the pulpit against gluttony, have you? I asked the women in the chat room if any of them have heard one and no one said that they had. “Gluttony, after all, is food worship. It’s table idolatry. It’s more about the direction of…
Written by Ronda Hinzman We Christians hypocritically talk out of both sides of our mouth. We love to quote Philippians 4:19 and many other similar verses, then in the next breath say that even though we know what God’s Word tells us about His promises and how we are to raise our children, we just can’t afford to have very many (if any) children, nor can we afford for the wife to stay home and raise the children because it’s…