As Newborn Babes
In 1 Peter 2:2, the apostle says, “Like newborn babes, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation.” (NASB)
A.T. Robertson, among other scholars, believed that the word “newborn” likely meant that Peter was writing to those who were new...
Read More Worshiping in the Dark
The presence of evil in our world is surely an enigma that we’ll never be able to fully explain in this life. The question, “Why do bad things happen to good people?” has been asked for centuries and our modern age has supplied no better answers than those of the...
Read More Marriage Matters
…the Lord has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth,
Against whom you have dealt treacherously,
Though she is your companion and wife by covenant.
—Malachi 2:14
“Oh, what a feeling!” –was for several years the slogan of the Toyota car company. Sadly, many go into marriage thinking that love...
Read More God’s Guide to Spiritual Maturity
Like so many passages, Hebrews 5:11-14 is a treasure trove for personal application. This passage particularly provides a number of principles regarding spiritual growth and maturity. Consider just a few applications. (more...)...
Read More The Impartiality of God
To list all the attributes of God, much less to fully understand them, is a difficult if not impossible task. I know that God is omnipotent, omnipresent, omnivisual, and omniscient, but I can’t get my feeble mind around it all. He is a God of grace, mercy, righteousness, peace, love,...
Read More Did God “Roll Forward” the Sins of Israel?
Ever since I became a Christian, I have heard it taught that God “rolled forward” the sins of Israel until the time of Christ. Is this true? When God said, “I forgive you,” did He mean it? Or did God mean to say, “I forgive you—but only in theory or...
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