Human parents want their children to look up to them. They think they deserve to be loved. That includes being respected and obeyed. Why? Because it is an expectation that comes naturally to them. After all, they’re the ones who … Continue reading
Category Archives: God
Words have meaning. Impossible means impossible. Therefore God can’t do the impossible. Now, when I say that, I know this bit of scripture will come to mind from Luke 1: 37. It says, “Nothing is impossible with God.” So am … Continue reading
From “God is the same; yesterday, today, and forever” (Hebrews 13: 8) and “God is the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows” (James 1: 17), we learn that God’s character is unchangeable. Nor is … Continue reading
I’ve often thought that if God appeared, spoke to me, and performed miracles like He did with those in the Bible, nothing could tempt me to live other than a godly life. With that kind of a witness, nothing could … Continue reading
On one hand we can test God, as is instructed in Malachi 3: 10. It says, “Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and … Continue reading
I believe Adam and Eve knew God to be not a spirit but a physical person; not simply because God carried on conversations with them, but that when He walked in the garden, He made physical noise that the two … Continue reading
It seems to me that when we seek God, we’re seeking to know and ultimately have a relationship with God the Father. It’s not that He’s more powerful than God the Son or God the Spirit, or that having a … Continue reading
He is the greatest; the epitome of all there is. Nothing else that exists comes close to His stature and excellence. So why… what is it that prompts God to say, “I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God? … Continue reading
When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her [Elizabeth] womb. Luke 1: 41. “Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.” John 1:29. Jesus called John the Baptist the greatest prophet. It is … 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
We don’t know everything about our heavenly Father, obviously. And really, we don’t even know a lot about Him. Only glimpses. So we thank Him for the gift of eternal intimacy that we will have with Him to learn more. … Continue reading
All things, though we haven’t seen all, are subjected to us. That is a promise made to us from the Builder of all things. But why this standing promise? Why is God helping us get to where we should be? After … Continue reading
I hear from unbelievers, a lot, that they too are God’s children. They usually tell me this when they want me to know that God cares about them as much as He cares about me. That’s true; no argument there. … Continue reading
God knew of His mercy. That He would be a merciful God on behalf of His human-being creation was a foregone conclusion. His mercy He would make the most of; knowing that He would allow sin to come into being. … Continue reading
The wrath of God isn’t like the wrath of a human. It is not about revenge, as we know it. I say this knowing full well that God says in Romans 12: 19 that “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay.” … Continue reading
It seems that before the foundation of this world was laid, God in His wisdom granted that the world would search for Him. But He also knew that in its sinful wisdom, humanity would invent its own religions and gods, … Continue reading
As Christians, we are God’s chosen ones to hold and communicate His oracles of truth; to be His light in this dark world; to illuminate His holy character. Because we are chosen, all of heaven’s resources are available to us. … Continue reading
There are stories in the Bible, particularly in the Old Testament, wherein God commanded that communities, even countries, be wiped out. I’m talking men, women, and children. Usually this was done through His chosen people; at the time, the army … Continue reading
Rightly so, we Christians want to know God’s will for our lives. Does He want me to go here, go there, do this, do that? We turn to Him for guidance in the particulars of our lives because we believe … Continue reading
Three in one. One in three. Hard to understand, and rejected by the other two monotheistic religions—Judaism and Islam. But we Christians are adamant that there are three persons – the Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit – that together … Continue reading
God’s righteousness is clean, pure, good, just, loving, true, and right. It is who He is. It is what He does. It is what we should seek. To help us on this journey, Jesus, who detested sin, allowed Himself to … Continue reading