Many passages in scripture talk about existence beyond death. Some passages though talk about resurrection, a bodily existence beyond death. This is even more common in the Old Testament than maybe people think. In Genesis 22, which is not very far into the Bible, Abraham almost sacrifices his son and then God himself provides the […]

I was talking to someone about God’s revelation this week, and I mentioned to him something that I have said before. God wants to be known, but He hides Himself. On purpose, He doesn’t make it as easy as possible for us to see Him. He is very easy to see. However, He doesn’t jump […]

When you get to the end of your life and there was little value to your life, what kind of education will that seem that you received? You knew math, could really talk about plants and animals, had computer skills big-time, and wrote flawless English, but skipped doing faithfully what God said. Did you get […]

How is it that you can serve another person, specifically another Christian, someone in your church? We are to serve one another, so let me give you some ideas. Provide a meal. You can invite someone over for a meal, bring them a meal, perhaps when someone is needy. You can watch their little kids […]

The words “service” and “worship” are closely related in Scripture. For instance, at the end of Romans 12:1 it mentions that presenting your bodies a living sacrifice is your reasonable “service.” The word “service” is the Greek word latreia, which speaks of the work done in the temple by the Levites or priests. It was […]

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” In Genesis 1:1 we see the start of time, “In the beginning,” space, “the heavens,” and matter, “the earth.” God originated them all out of nothing, as revealed by the word “created,” the Hebrew bara. Of course, God later created mankind out of matter, and […]