Grounded in Faith, Rooted in Truth, Guided by God’s Word
The laying on of hands is an act in which one person places his hands upon the body of another person with some definite spiritual purpose. The laying on of hands has great significance as a religious rite or ceremony in the Bible and in the history of the Christian church. As a matter of … Read more
The Olivet Discourse is a sermon that Jesus preached from the Mount of Olives, just east of Jerusalem, three days before His crucifixion. The Olivet discourse is recorded in its most complete form in Matthew 24:1-25, and in more abbreviated forms in Mark 13 and Luke 21. Jesus preached this sermon to a select group … Read more
The next big event in God’s program for all believers is the coming of Christ to take them to be with Himself. Most theologians call this event the Rapture of the Church. But does the Bible give us any details on what will happen at the second coming of Christ? Yes, it does. The apostle … Read more
The Bible mentions several covenants that God made with certain individuals or a group of people, such as the covenant in Eden (Genesis 2:15-17), the covenant with Adam (Genesis 2:14-21, the covenant with Noah (Genesis 9:1-9), the covenant with Abraham, etc. But unlike the first three which were God’s general provisions for the entire human … Read more
The best-known covenant in the Bible is the one God made with Moses on Mount Sinai. This is the second of the theocratic covenants (after the one with Abraham) that elaborates on how God relates to His people as their sovereign Lord. Unlike the Abrahamic Covenant, the Mosaic Covenant was conditional as it is introduced … Read more
Ruth is one of the most significant books in the Old Testament for the Church. It explains like no other book in the Bible, the role and mission of the Kinsman Redeemer. This book is also an essential prerequisite to understanding the Book of Revelation. Before attempting to study Revelation 5, you need to understand … Read more
The account of Jesus’ temptation recorded in Matthew 4:1-11 and in Luke 4:1-13 was not only God’s way of showing that Jesus was the perfect man, it also exposed the tactics of the enemy and reveals to us how we can overcome when we are tempted. From the high and holy experience of blessing at … Read more
Whether the Jews have a right to their land has been the subject of dispute among many nations up until today. Some say that the Jews have occupied land that wasn’t theirs and that the occupation must be stopped. However, the Jews claim that the land originally belonged to them and they have every right … Read more
Whenever we hear the words praise and worship, it is always in a church setting. Praise and worship is that part of a church service when the congregation offers songs of praise and adoration to God. Two months ago I published an article on what praise is all about. In this post, I will be … Read more
Next to the Master Teacher Himself (Jesus Christ), the apostle Paul is probably the most eloquent and persuasive teacher in the Bible. Paul is so significant a figure in the New Testament and in the church’s history that he has been called the second founder of Christianity. This, of course, is not true, for it … Read more