According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary “democracy” is: a : government by the people; especially : rule of the majority. b : a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections. Please understand that [...]
Ever since I became a Christian I have been fascinated by the way that professing believers have defined (and redefined) the term and concept of “grace.” Some folks define it as a type of shield that protects them from the wrath of GOD, almost using it as a license to continue in their sinful lives. [...]
Believers are constantly being accused by the accuser of committing the unpardonable sin or “blasphemy of the HOLY SPIRIT!” But what exactly is that? Have you ever thought that you had committed it? Let’s take a look in the Scriptures and see if we can gain a better understanding of this concept. The actual word [...]
Ever since I began walking with YESHUA questions regarding water baptism regeneration have come up. Most often it becomes an issue among those who were born into a Catholic family (or similar infant baptizing group), being baptized as an infant and then later in life having come to a saving knowledge of and faith in [...]
Lets consider what the Scriptures have to say about how we should walk with GOD: Genesis 5:22-24 says, “After he begot Methuselah, Enoch walked with God three hundred years, and had sons and daughters. 23So all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years. 24And Enoch walked with God; and he was not, [...]
The other day, when my son and grandson were studying the Scriptures together, my grandson (8 years old) asked his dad, “Will we see Judas in heaven?” A great question! Especially coming from an 8 year old! What do you think? Was it too late for him? Will we see Judas in The Kingdom? We [...]
I have been asked questions regarding “judging” and “jury duty” by Christians for years. The following is what I found that the Scriptures say about judging and how that might also apply to Christians serving on a jury. The concept of requiring people to judge others is a concept beginning early in the Scriptures. This [...]
A Question About The Law The following is a Q/A that I recently had with a young man. I thought that posting it might be beneficial to others as well… (A Fellow Believer whose privacy I will respect) wrote: I know that most churches believe that the Law was only for the old testament but [...]
Exodus 12:49 “One law shall be for the native-born and for the stranger who dwells among you.” Numbers 15:16 “One law and one custom shall be for you and for the stranger who dwells with you.” Numbers 15:29 “You shall have one law for him who sins unintentionally, for him who is native-born among the [...]
Which Law Do You Follow? Without doing an exhaustive study, it is fairly easy to see throughout the Holy Scriptures, two laws, two standards, two basis for life; The Law of YHWH; spoken and/or written. The law of man; spoken and/or written. For purposes of distinction let me suggest that the “law of man” is [...]
