Just a little bit of a run up to Acts 28 where we left off the last time. I found out that as I was beginning the Bible study last time, something struck me that I was leaving a piece of Acts the 26th chapter out. And then it was …
A question that frequently arises regards the sixth commandment: “Thou shalt not kill” in the King James Version (Exodus 20:13). Yet, a short time later, God commands Israel to kill the inhabitants of Canaan, including children. That God …
Acts 2 records the giving of the Holy Spirit on that notable Feast of Pentecost. In Peter's sermon that day, he explains the miraculous events by quoting Joel 2:28-32, a prophecy about the Day of the Lord. Peter, though, made use of it …
(20) Still another said, "I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come."
This is the most insignificant excuse of all, yet such excuses are used frequently. It is amazing that people allow themselves to be excluded from the Kingdom of God with such weak reasons. The man's abrupt, brusque, and impolite excuse …
Part One taught us that truth has a simple definition: The Word of God. But it is a definition with infinite implications, beginning with the fact that the apostle John introduces Jesus Christ as “The Word” in John 1:1. In Scripture, a deep truth appears as small words on a page, but however small, they still represent that deep truth. How do we find the correct deep truths? Many people misunderstand, thinking that they must seek it like seeking treasure. While something like that can be involved in finding the truth (for instance, we are advised to seek wisdom in Proverbs 8:17; see 3:13; …
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