While Saul was still king of Israel, God chose David to be the next king. David was a young shepherd boy when God sent the prophet Samuel to Jesse’s house to anoint the future king. Samuel was surprised that God did...
The ancestry of Jesus is provided for us in two places in the Bible – Matthew 1 and Luke 3. Matthew 1:1-16 lists it this way: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Judah, Perez, Hezron, Ram, Amminadab, Nahshon, Salmon, Boaz, Obed, Jesse, David, Solomon,...
The Bible word “soul” as we have it in English, is a translation of three Hebrew words and one Greek word. The most common words are “nephesh” in the Hebrew and “psuche” in the Greek. “Nephesh” occurs 754 times and “psuche”...
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16 This passage speaks of faith, hope and love: God’s love in providing Jesus as a...
The fruits of the spirit I hear you ask… what are they? The most famous Bible verse about the Fruits of the Spirit is in Galatians, where the apostle Paul gives us a list of nine fruits. Paul was into making...
Some would say that faith is only for those who are simple or weak and need a crutch to get through life. Some would seem to say that in this world we live in today, atheism is a form of higher...