When studying through the Bible, the astute learner would observe that Deuteronomy, in many ways, is a repetition of Leviticus. However, just because much of it is the same as has been studied before does not mean that its text is worthless to the twenty-first century student. In addition to the law that is presented … Read more…
The church of Christ has been called unto a purpose by her precious Lord. Her purpose, as being His bride, is the same purpose with which He came into this world, and that is “to seek and to sake that which was lost” (Luke 19:10). Always she must be conscious of that obligation and faltering … Read more…
God has always demanded worship, and His deity allows this. Man cannot demand worship because that would be egotistical, arrogant, undue, and vain. However, God as being attributed with the nature that He encompasses is able to demand worship because He deserves it. In fact man was made with the intent of rendering service (including … Read more…
In the midst of John’s apocalyptic revelation, in which the saints of God are pictured victorious against the defeated forces of Satan, John recorded, “And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father’s name written in their foreheads. And I … Read more…
The fourth book in the canon of Holy Scripture gets its name from the two significant events that occurred according to God’s purpose for the immediate future. Now as Israel has received the law, it is within the mind of God to lead them to the border of Canaan and in to victory and conquest … Read more…
The book of Leviticus is one that is either misapplied or ignored by many students of the Bible today. In a survey of the Bible it may be given little attention, and when viewing God’s scheme of redemption through the Bible, it certainly is overlooked without hesitation. However, it, like every other book of the … Read more…
The book of Exodus is viewed by a variety of people in a variety of ways, sometimes in its proper setting and sometimes not. To many it is still a book of authority that should have precedence still in matters of governing the spiritual lives of men. Others perhaps take it to an opposite extreme … Read more…
The Genesis, “the beginning.” The first book recorded in the inspired, inerrant, and in comparable word of God, the holy scriptures. Its history, background, and placement in the Bible is of the utmost interest, especially given the ignorance so many in the world have regarding the events and topics that Genesis records. Genesis not only … Read more…
In Ephesians 3:14, Paul remarked, “For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ…” This statement came as result of his desire to ensure his motives not be misinterpreted. He easily could have appealed to their emotions for all he had suffered., but his intent was much deeper than … Read more…
Amos, the prophet, wrote to and worked among a heathen people. He was sent from his homeland of Tekoa, in the southern kingdom of Judah, to Bethel, in the northern kingdom of Israel, where the king, Jeroboam II, made his residence. Under the leadership of Jeroboam II, Israel had conquered her enemies, therefore allowing her … Read more…