The Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why has your face fallen? If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is for you, and you must rule over it.” Genesis 4:6-7 At some point in every person’s life, one will face rejection and in turn will reject others. It is inevitable. Mankind is at liberty to discern what to accept or not to accept and that is because humans were created with a conscious freewill

Spotting Counterfeit Claims And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human

THE LUKEWARM CHURCH & Lazy Leaders “And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God's creation. “I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth…” Revelation 3:14-16 LAODICEA There are times when I can clearly see that we are living in a Laodicean Age when it comes to t

Man vs. God Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. John 14:27 In a recent small group Bible study, this passage of Scripture stood out to me, and I immediately thought about the true meaning of the word peace that Jesus was passing along to his disciples as opposed to how it is interpreted today. For the past decade, I have used the word shalom as my closing for my

Scene of Circumcision in ancient Egypt. Old Kingdom, 6th Dynasty, reign of king Teti, ca. 2345 2333 BC. Tomb of Ankhmahor, Saqqara necropolis. Egypt Museum 9 And God said to Abraham, “As for you, you shall keep my covenant, you and your offspring after you throughout their generations. 10 This is my covenant, which you shall keep, between me and you and your offspring after you: Every male among you shall be circumcised. 11 You shall be circumcised in the flesh of your

Now a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, competent in the Scriptures. 25 He had been instructed in the way of the Lord. And being fervent in spirit, [ a ] he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John. 26 He began to speak boldly in the synagogue, but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately. Acts 18:24

So they said to him, “Who are you?” Jesus said to them, “Just what I have been telling you from the beginning. I have much to say about you and much to judge, but he who sent me is true, and I declare to the world what I have heard from him.” They did not understand that he had been speaking to them about the Father. So Jesus said to them, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he, and that I do nothing on my own authority, but speak just as the

The Glory of God & The Deception of Satan The glory of God is manifested throughout the pages of Scripture. The Creator reveals himself to humanity throughout time as we witness how he draws mankind closer and closer to his glory to the point that we are invited into relationship with him as glorified beings. God fully intended for humanity to walk alongside him as glorified humans, but that required a bond of trust between humankind and the Creator of the universe. The accou

ﬢבּקּ (dā·ḇǎq) At this they wept aloud again. Then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth clung to her. 15 “Look,” said Naomi, “your sister-in-law is going back to her people and her gods. Go back with her.” 16 But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. 17 Where you die I will die, Ruth 1:14-17a To Trust in God While st

What Is A Theocracy? A theocracy is a government that is focused on obedience to God. When God created the earth, the heavens and...