Power of Authority, Mk 1:22

In Mk 1:22 Jesus has authority both as God manifest in the flesh and as man.  His words have authority.  Authority is legal power.  A right to command or to act.  Power to influence or command thought, opinion, or behavior.  Jesus had the power of authority. We live in a...

Continue reading

Why Men Refuse Wisdom, Prov 8:1-36

Why Men Refuse Wisdom Prov 8:1-36 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO According to Proverbs 8:1-6, wisdom is pervasive in that it speaks in multiple public places where it could not possibly be missed.  Wisdom calls out to all men, even to the simple and to fools.  Wisdom welcomes any audience and gives...

Continue reading

My Words Do Good, Mic 2:7

In Mic 2:7, the Lord asks, “do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?”  Indeed, they do.  For us who desire to walk uprightly, God’s words are very good.  The key is that you must be walking uprightly.   These words are not good to anyone who...

Continue reading

We are Strangers, 1 Pet 2:11

According to 1 Pet 2:11, you and I are strangers and pilgrims in the earth.  When you live your life for Christ [Phil 1:21], when you are not conformed to this world, but transformed by the renewing of your mind [Rom 12:2], when you abstain from fleshly lusts [1 Pet...

Continue reading

God Declares the End from the Beginning, Is 46:10

Is 46:9-10 says, “… for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done…”.  The unique thing about the Bible is that God declares the...

Continue reading

The Paths of Wisdom, Prov 3:17

Ps 25:4 says, “Shew me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths.”  So, the Lord has some paths that we can find in the Bible and these are the paths upon which you and I should walk through this life.  Thus far, we have studied the paths of life, the paths...

Continue reading

The Paths of Light, Job 24:13

Ps 25:4 talks about the paths of the Lord.  The verse says, “Shew me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths.”  So, the Lord has some paths that we can find in the Bible and these are the paths upon which you and I should walk through this life.  We are...

Continue reading

Literal Darkness, Gen 1:2

Literal Darkness Gen 1:2 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.  There was nothing there before Heb 11:3 and Jn 1:3.  In the heaven there was a body of water, apparently surrounding the earth, and the earth was standing “out of the water.”...

Continue reading

Read This Law, Deut 31:11-13

Read This Law Deut. 31:11-13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Deut 31:11-13 Moses commanded the priests to read this law every seven years when all the people were gathered together at the feast of tabernacles.  He was referring to the exact words that were given to him by the Lord which...

Continue reading

The Originals, Ex 32:16

The Originals Ex. 32:16 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Often when you read a missionary, pastor or church’s statement of faith regarding the Bible, you will find mention of the originals, referring to the original autographs.  Generally, these statements will affirm that the person or church believes that God “inspired” the originals...

Continue reading