If you have been around the church for any amount of time you have heard of “works.” Good works, good deeds, righteous acts, those things you do as a believer inspired by God to glorify God and serve our brothers and sisters. The Greek word for “works” is “ergon” from which we get the English …
Blasphemy, in a general sense, is the act of cursing, slandering, or insulting another person in a hateful way. In several states in the United States and in Britain, blasphemy is still a criminal offense, although it is rarely if ever prosecuted. More specifically, blasphemy is speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things, like taking …
The word “discern” or “discernment” in English Bible Translations comes from several different Hebrew and Greek words and their derivatives. Generally speaking, these words have meaning such as, to distinguish between, to judge, to separate out by careful evaluation and to have perception. Each particular context will determine what is being discerned. This article will narrow down …
Jesus said in Matthew 24:4, “Take heed that no one deceives you.” We are living in a day and age where deception is at an all-time high. False teachers and false prophets are running rampant and deceiving millions of “so called” Christians. Jesus knew this and that is why He warned us four times in …
The Ascension of Jesus Christ was the event after the resurrection where He left the earth and rose up gradually through the clouds returning to heaven. Jesus’ ascension into heaven was not merely an invisible move of His spirit, but an upward movement of His body that the Apostles could see with their eyes. Someone …
Biblical hope is anticipating something that is certain to come. It is not a wishful thinking, like saying, “I hope I live to a ripe old age.” The way we use hope in everyday language is different than what the Bible means by hope. Biblical hope is rooted in God (Psalm 42:5) and secured by …
The word deliverance is a biblical word that is misused in the church today. Deliverance “ministries” shift the blame for a believers sin on demons that must be exercised by the “minister.” They tell us that demons can possess genuine born again believers and torment them to the point where they need to be “delivered” …
One of the most repeated themes of praise in the Bible are the words, “His mercy endures forever.” In Psalm 136 alone, this refrain is repeated 26 times. God’s mercy has no limits, it is boundless, and when we think about that we are moved to say with David in 1 Chronicles 16:34, Oh, give …
There are so many wonderful titles in the New Testament by which Christians are described. We are called believers, disciples, witnesses, the elect, servants, saints, sheep, soldiers, priests, children of God, children of light, children of the day, among others. But there is one title that you don’t hear as often, the term “overcomer.” Of …
Election in the Old Testament The primary term for election in the Old Testament is “bachar” and it is used over 150 times. Numerous times the word is used of individuals in the Old Testament: Abraham (Nehemiah 9:7), Aaron (Psalm 105:26), David (1 Chronicles 28:4) and Solomon (1 Chronicles 28:6) to name a few. He chose …