What does faith mean to you? Maybe it means having a complete trust or confidence in someone or something? Me too. In the case of the Bible, faith means to have a strong trust in God, the Bible being evidence, or...
Baptism is a physical happening with symbolic meaning. Perhaps the clearest place in which Scripture explains this is Romans 6. Here we find – “All of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death. We were therefore...
“And there shall be no more curse…” Revelation 22:4 The English word “gospel” comes from two words in Old English: “good” and “spel” (which means story or message), hence “good story”. The Greek word it is translated from in the New...
Once more Jesus is by the Sea of Galilee and “when he saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart to the other side.” “And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.” How Jesus must...
I am not a scientist. As is probably true with most people, I can read or hear about the latest discoveries in science, but I often don’t fully understand them. It would be ridiculous for me, with a limited knowledge of...
And now we come to another scene. Jesus is still in Capernaum, and the multitude is there, as ever. On this occasion it fills the room where Jesus is; it overflows into the street or courtyard. The crowd is more mixed...
When men call themselves “strangers and pilgrims”, they plainly indicate that they are seeking a country where they will be at home. This was the position of the forefathers of the Israelites, as shown by (Hebrews 11:13-16). What were they looking...
Perhaps you would have difficulty in expressing clearly any hope you may have concerning the future. You do not often think about it or talk about it to your friends. Yet definite information concerning the future can be obtained in the...
If I ask this question of almost any minister or clergyman, he will reply, “Yes”. If I listen to sermons I gather the same answer. If I consult religious literature, I am assured that I have a never-dying soul to save...
Long before Jesus was born, it was prophesied that in the town of Bethlehem a Jewish child would be born, who would become King of Israel. He would be the Son of God, son of a virgin, descended from Abraham and...
