Salvation
Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God (1 Corinthians 10:32)
Before Jesus came, God recognized only two races in the world—the Jewish race and Gentile race.
1 Corinthians 10:322 min read
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Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him
Just how close is the Rapture? The parable of Jesus in our opening text gives a key to the timing. It talks about a fig tree whose branches are still tender.
Matthew 24:32-342 min read
Teens
That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand (2 Thessalonians 2:2)
The expression, “the Day of Christ”, in our opening verse is wrongly assumed by many to generally mean “the last days.” There’s a difference between the Rapture of the Church, the Second Coming of Christ, and the Day of Christ.
2 Thessalonians 2:22 min read
Teens
In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed (1 Corinthians 15:52)
Someone once asked me, “What’s the last trump?
1 Corinthians 15:522 min read
Teens
And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them (John 17:26)
Does Jesus inspire you? If you read about Him in the Scriptures, you’ll surely be inspired. Glorious words came out of the lips of this man of Galilee.
John 17:262 min read
Teens
Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen (Romans 15:33)
In the Old Testament, God was often called the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
Romans 15:332 min read
Christian Living
He’s Coming with a Shout
How I look forward to the coming of the Lord, the Rapture of the Church! I hope you do too.
1 Thessalonians 4:16-182 min read
Teens
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge… (Hosea 4:6)
Two striking things are revealed to us in our theme verse: the first is the fact that God’s people can be destroyed and the second is the reason it’s possible for them…
Hosea 4:62 min read
Teens
Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature… (2 Peter 1:4)
When you were born again, you were catapulted from the domain of darkness into God’s marvelous light—the Kingdom of His LoveSon: “Giving thanks unto the Father, which…
2 Peter 1:42 min read
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Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might (Ephesians 6:10)
Notice the three words underlined in our opening verse; I’ll explain them one after the other.
Ephesians 6:102 min read
Teens
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel… (Luke 4:18)
While praying many years ago, precisely in 1981, I had some encounters with the Holy Spirit that changed my life.
Luke 4:182 min read
Teens
Eternal Life Has Brought Us Deathlessness
In our previous study, we reviewed the fact that eternal life has brought us agelessness, but in our study today, we’ll see that eternal life has brought to us even more—deathlessness!
Proverbs 12:282 min read