Evidence of the Holy Spirit in Ephesians 5:18-21

Ephesians 5:18-21 “And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus [...]

Six Reasons for Christ’s First Coming (Hebrews 2:9-17)

Six Reasons for Christ’s First Coming (Hebrews 2:9-17) During the Christmas season many people give at least lip service to Christ. This includes numerous individuals who are either irreligious or apathetic towards God. But there is something about the babe in a manger that sometimes softens people. They do not allow it to change them, [...]

Seven “I Can’s” Through Christ

Seven “I Can’s” Through Christ In John 15:5 Jesus emphatically declares “I am the vine, ye are the branches … without me ye can do nothing.” In Philippians 4, the Apostle Paul looks at the other side of that coin and tells the child of God what he can do, through Christ, stating with equal [...]

Contrast and Comparison Between Lot and Abraham

A Comparison and Contrast of Lot and Abraham There are some invaluable lessons to be learned by comparing and contrasting the lives of Abraham and Lot. Leaving Ur of the Chaldees, Abraham and Lot traveled a similar path physically. But because of the choices they made, they traveled a very different path spiritually, and arrived [...]

The Six Days of Creation: Literal or Symbolic

The Six Days of Creation: Literal or Symbolic Much discussion has generated from the first chapter of Genesis. One of the heated debates involves the “six days” of creation. Are these days literal, twenty-four hour days, or are they “ages” or “periods of time?” Often, 2 Peter 3:8 (“one day is with the Lord as [...]

The Wisdom of The Preacher

“The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.” Thus begins the book of Ecclesiastes. This Preacher, David’s son, the king, is Solomon. When Solomon became king he asked God for “… an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad …” (1 Kings 3:7-9). God [...]