Here again, one of my favorite poets… My New Year Prayer ~ 2013 By Deborah Ann Belka I pray that this New Year, will ring in God’s peace I pray for a renewal of every heart that all hatred would … Continue reading
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The following was asked in a Christian Forum— “What do you guys think about the position of lowering yourself (sinning) for the greater good of God? Example: I have a friend who does drugs, drinks, goes to parties, is all … Continue reading
“Has it not been written in your Law, ‘I said you are gods?’” John 10: 34. That is Jesus’ response to some Jews who took offense at His claim to be God. They considered that to be blasphemy and wanted … Continue reading
The following is what I basically told a young man who asked these two questions: Would you consider it better to be taught about God or to find God? When I say this, I mean is it better to have … Continue reading
There are some groups who insist that there is only one name by which God is to be addressed. Yahweh is that name. Another group insists that He must be called Jehovah. Certainly, those are appropriate names for the Lord. … Continue reading
It is true and certain that after this earth is done away with, sin will never exist again. I believe that with all my heart because God says so. I can’t help but entertain thoughts, though, about how that will … Continue reading
Why can’t the members of the Westboro Baptist Church, located in Topeka, Kansas, see that they are wrong? They say their actions are in accordance with God’s disapproval of this country’s growing acceptance of the homosexual lifestyle and gay marriages. … Continue reading
As the Eternal Life, all things come from Him, through Him, and to Him. Indeed, it is His Life that has brought us into being. We are animated by His breath, first breathed into Adam. The Life, having lived our … Continue reading
More poetry from the mind of guest writer Deborah Ann Belka… Another Tragedy by Deborah Ann Belka Another tragedy . . . has rocked across our nation another senseless crime has gotten our undivided attention. As a country we … Continue reading
A thank you is given to Amazing Facts, a Christian ministry, for listing the following. Many of the numbers in the Bible have deeper prophetic or spiritual significance. Both in the Old and New Testaments, numbers reveal hidden concepts and … Continue reading
A thank you is given to Amazing Facts, a Christian ministry, for listing the following. Why cloak Bible prophecies in Symbols? Luke 8: 10. And He said, “To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom … Continue reading
A minister parked his car in a no-parking zone in a large city because he was short of time and couldn’t find a space with a meter. Then he put a note under the windshield wiper that read: “I have … Continue reading
If you’ve ever told a lie, stolen something, lusted in your heart after another who wasn’t your spouse, or spoken the Lord’s name in vain; then you are a liar, thief, adulterer, and a blasphemer. That makes you a sinner. … Continue reading
Jesus tells those who believe in Him, “If you were of the world, the world would love its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, because of this the world … Continue reading
Is baptism merely symbolic and nothing else? I wondered quite a while about this because of verses like “John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;” and “Repent, and let every … Continue reading
Today features a guest writer. The Heart of Forgiveness by Deborah Ann Belka I question those Christians, who say they love the Lord and yet to forgive others their hearts can’t get on board. They tithe and go to church, sometimes … Continue reading
I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying “Now the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren has been thrown down, he who … Continue reading
Improper form. An example that quickly comes to mind is the practice of “sprinkling” babies. This isn’t a true baptism for several reasons: (a) the baby isn’t repenting nor consenting because (b) the baby hasn’t any awareness of sin. It … Continue reading
Sunday morning, a mother went in to wake her son and tell him it was time to get ready for church, to which he replied, “I’m not going.” “Why not?” she asked. I’ll give you two good reasons,” he said. … Continue reading
If you forgive the sins of any, their sins have been forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they have been retained. John 20: 23 During Jesus’ time on earth, the Jews wanted to stone Him because He … Continue reading
No longer will there be in it an infant who lives but a few days, or an old man who does not live out his days. For the youth will die at the age of one hundred, and the one … Continue reading