Exodus 20:7, You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain. The above commandment prohibits speech that defames the sanctity of the Lord’s Name. The most obvious sin in this regard involves the use of “Jesus” or “God” in cursing.…
Although the world teaches that any power greater than one’s self can be “god,” the Bible clearly teaches that there is only one true God who is worthy of worship. Exodus 20:1-6, Then God spoke all these words, saying, 2 ”I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of…
Consider this challenging statement—One can oppose and even disbelieve the truth of the Bible, but one cannot disprove any measurable fact mentioned in the Bible. Religious skeptics and Christians scholars alike have scrutinized measurable facts in the Bible related to geographical locations, significant people, and historical events. After centuries of intense and sometimes hostile examination,…
Into your hands I commit my spirit; redeem me, O Lord, the God of truth.–Psalm 31:5– Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” –John 14:6– But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes,he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he…
Sufficient Scripture, Sufficient God or Deficient Scripture, Deficient God Do you trust the Bible as the authority for all spiritual matters and also believe that the Bible is more than sufficient to deal with all aspects of life and relationships? If you answer “yes,” then you are on solid biblical ground as the following passages demonstrate. (Psalm 119,…
Most believers in Christ would agree, at least in theory, that Christ-honoring discipleship is based solely on the Bible. In practice, however, it is another matter. Surprisingly, true believers who trust the Bible completely regarding eternal salvation do not always trust the Bible’s sufficiency to deal with challenges of everyday life. Yet, if the Bible is not…
Followers of Christ have a glorious position before God, since He has “raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus” (Ephesians 2:6). Yet, Christians may yield to temptation and purposefully sin in spite of their exalted position in Christ. How can that be? To begin with, Christians today face…
For the Audience of ONE1 What distinguished the first Christians from the world around them? It certainly wasn’t their buildings—they had none. It wasn’t their programs—they had none. It wasn’t their political power—they had none. Read Acts 2 and Acts 4 and you see a radical difference in the church, a profound transformation in the…
Believers who follow Christ wholeheartedly know they must cease living for self (Luke 9:23-24) in order to love others (1 Corinthians 10:24, 13:5) and look after others’ interests (Philippians 2:3-4). Luke 9:23-24, And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. 24 For whoever would save his…
Self-esteem teaching contradicts God’s Word. Yet, for decades, Christian organizations and schools, pastors, teachers, publishers, and denominational leaders have embraced self-esteem teaching in spite of its false claims and disregard of scriptural truth. On the other hand, discerning believers have publicly and consistently exposed the false teaching that undergirds the self-esteem movement. The choice in…