Is The Bible To Be Taken Literally? “Thy word is true from the beginning.” (Psa. 119:160 KJV) Is the Bible to be taken literally? That is, do we take the text at face value whenever it's plain meaning makes sense? We all know that it makes no sense to believe that Jesus is a gate or a lion; these are figures of speech and, like parables, we interpret them spiritually rather … [Read more...] about Is The Bible To Be Taken Literally?
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What Would Jesus Really Do?
Oftentimes I hear people ask, what would Jesus do? Unfortunately, today people do not really know the character of Jesus. In order to know what someone would do in a particular circumstance or situation you must first know them. If we don’t know them personally, we will listen to what others say about them. The problem with that is people compare what religious people do and … [Read more...] about What Would Jesus Really Do?
Is God’s Love Unconditional?
Is God's Love Unconditional? “But from everlasting to everlasting the LORD's love is with those who fear him”. (Psa. 103:17) It is often said that God's love for believers is unconditional, meaning that He will love us and take us to heaven no matter what we do. Is this true? It is true that God showed unconditional love to the world in general, when He sent Jesus to die on … [Read more...] about Is God’s Love Unconditional?
The Golden Calf Today
In the old testament of the Bible Exodus 32, we read about how the Israelites who were the people and nation chosen to worship the living God fell into the "sin" of idol worship.Moses was instructed by God to to go up to Mount Sinai, where he was to give him the "Ten Commandments". Israel had been under slavery for a long time, and did not have any clear structure or … [Read more...] about The Golden Calf Today
In the Beginning was the Word
The Word in the context of John-1 is the divine entity - Jesus Christ, who existed in the beginning with God.While the Scripture in 2 Timothy refers to the "written" word of GodJohn 11 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made … [Read more...] about In the Beginning was the Word
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