Consider What the Bible Says About Salvation If you ask someone, “What must I do to be saved?” or “How do I become a Christian?” a common and perhaps frequent answer is you have to ask Jesus into your heart. While this isn’t entirely incorrect, it isn’t fully correct either. It’s also an answer that […]
Consider the Life and Legend of Job Among those who care about such things there is a debate as to the veracity of the story of Job. Succinctly, was Job a real person or is the book about him a work of fiction? Supporting evidence that Job wasn’t a real person: Supporting evidence that Job […]
Integrate Faith, Family, Work, and Leisure Most people compartmentalize their lives. They have a work part and a home part. They have a social part and a leisure part. They also may have a faith part and even a church part. This is an error. They need to integrate their parts. The result is holistic […]
Belief versus Practice James writes about faith and deeds. It’s a convicting passage that talks about the importance of belief and action. Both are important. They balance each other. We must pursue them with equal attention. One without the other leads to a distorted perspective. We need faith and deeds (James 2:14-26). Faith The Bible […]
Jesus is sleeping in a boat; the disciples are crossing the lake. A major strong whips up and the disciples are overwhelmed—remember that several of them were fishermen, so it must have been a bad one to scare them. In a panic, they wake up Jesus. He says, “You have little faith; why are you […]
Luke Bible Study, Day 14 Today’s passage: Luke 7:1–17 Focus verse: “Lord, don’t trouble yourself, for I do not deserve to have you come under my roof.” (Luke 7:6) A military leader, a centurion, wants Jesus to heal his dying servant, a valued attendant. However, the centurion doesn’t approach Jesus himself. Instead, he wants someone […]
The Prophet Speaks Truth, but the People Won’t Listen The prophet Micah gives some strong words from God to his chosen people. Although Micah’s proclamation—his prophecy—should convict them, instead they take offense. At one point the people even tell him to stop talking—they say, “Stop it Micah”—as if his silence would keep God’s plans from […]
Luke Bible Study, Day 1 Today’s passage: Luke 1:1–4 Focus verse: . . . so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught. (Luke 1:4) It’s easy to miss the first four verses in the book of Luke. In many Bibles, this passage carries the heading of “Introduction.” Most people skip introductions. I know. […]
Don’t Be Fooled by Fake Definitions Too many people who call themselves a Christian aren’t. Not really. For one reason or another, they grab on to the title. But they fall short of what it means. In truth, they’re nothing more than a cultural Christian. They’re Christian in name only. The word Christian can be […]
The People of Israel Ask Samuel To Intercede for Them Throughout the Old Testament, the Philistines show up as a recurring nemesis for God’s chosen people, the nation of Israel. The Bible mentions the Philistines 191 times in seventeen of the Old Testament’s books. In most of these cases the Philistines are doing something to […]