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This coming Sunday is Mother’s Day and one of the best examples of Godly mothers in the Bible is found in 2 Timothy 1:5 (NIV): I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also. Paul uses…

Despite what some may claim, Christians are being persecuted in America. That might be hard to hear, but it’s true. Even though the United States is, arguably, the freest nation on the planet, and offers the First Amendment protection, Christians still face already-and-increasing persecution. When making such a factual statement you will inevitably be met by a…

Most people have a hard time with the book of Revelation. It is the most controversial book in all of Scripture and interpretations range far and wide. A lot of people are scared to study it either because they fear that the things discussed are coming upon them or they are afraid of the controversy…

Paul’s letter to the Galatians dates from the time of the early Jew/Gentile controversy. Paul is emotionally worked up. In fact, he is downright furious at misguided attempts to shackle the Gentile believers with Old Covenant Law. Galatians was written to a group of churches in the region of Galatia (located in modern day Turkey)….

Some mistakenly view covenants like contracts, and while there are some similarities, covenants go much deeper. Contracts are typically entered by one or both parties for personal gain. Contracts have expectations that each person meets, and if those conditions are not met, the contract is void. Contracts are for a set period of time. Covenants…

Our Wednesday Evening Adult Bible Study is currently going through the book of Galatians. The main theme of this book is justification by faith apart from works of the law. However, as with any book in the Bible, there are numerous side lessons or lessons within lessons that are very practical for Christians today. We…

Jeremiah 31:31-34 The days are coming,” declares the Lord,“when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah. 32 It will not be like the covenant I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they broke my…

Mark 2:23–28 demonstrates how, the more Jesus shows His authority, the more the Pharisees resent Him and take notice of His unorthodox ways. This is the first time in Mark’s gospel that the Pharisees directly confront Jesus and they confront Him over their belief that the disciples are breaking the Sabbath command. The Law’s Sabbath-day…

1 Corinthians 3:16-17 Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst? 17 If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person; for God’s temple is sacred, and you together are that temple. Being the temple of God means that we, as Christians, those who have been…

Now Deborah, a prophet, the wife of Lappidoth, was leading[a] Israel at that time. 5 She held court under the Palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, and the Israelites went up to her to have their disputes decided. What we see in Deborah’s story is a great example of…