A continuous challenge of faith is to view God as He has actually revealed Himself in Scripture. Since He is a person—not a philosophy or a fantasy—a Biblically-based belief in Him necessitates an accurate faith that expresses itself in practical ways in our…
The Bible is full of beatitudes. The book of Revelation alone has seven in it. The greatest sermon in human history begins with an entire octave of beatitudes (Matthew 5:3-10). The very first word in the book of Psalms is “blessed”. Psalm 40:4 pronounces…
One of Edgar Guest’s more famous poems begins with the line “I’d rather see a sermon.” Like sheep, humans need a leader to follow; like young students in school, humans need a pattern to imitate. When Jesus was asked “Who is my neighbor?”…
Though David was never called a friend of God (like Abraham was), he was described as a man after God’s own heart (1st Samuel 13:14). His passion for God, especially before his adultery with Bathsheba and its devastating impact on his life (2nd…
Because He is eternal, God does not have the same perception of time as humanity does. One day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day (2nd Peter 3:8); therefore, there were occasions which arose…
According to Jesus, a fear-filled disciple is a disciple of little faith (Matthew 8:26). The fearful are doomed (Revelation 21:8). Send article as PDF
