God is Eternal Genesis 1:1 reveals to us various truths about God. Firstly, the verse tells us God is eternal. "In the beginning" God was already there. "Beginning" has to do with the beginning of time. "Time" is a part of creation. God existed before creation and time. Psalm 90:2, written by Moses, states, "Before the mountains were born, Or You gave birth to the earth a...

A God with no Beginning Genesis 1:1, which contains seven words in the Hebrew, states, "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." With profound brevity and without any fanfare, these seven words give us a very simple, clear, and unequivocal account of the seven days of creation and of how everything in the heavens and the earth came into existence. There is...

In the first article I showed that God has revealed Himself. Psalm 9:16 says, "TheLordhasmade Himself known." The Bible teaches that God's revelation of Himself is two-fold. God has revealed Himself by general revelation and God has revealed Himself by special revelation. In the first article I looked at God's revelation of Himself in general revelation. In this article I ...

If someone were to ask you : "can you prove from the Bible that there is a God?", what would be your answer? My answer would be : the Bible does not set out to prove there is a God. The Bible declares there is a God. Genesis 1:1 says, "In the beginning God." This God has chosen in accordance with His own will, good pleasure and the glory of His name to reveal Himself to us...

The question has been asked and will continue to be asked : Can a true Christian lose his salvation in Christ? Can a true Christian become an apostate? There are those who say, "yes", a true Christian can lose his salvation in Christ. There are those who say "no", a true Christian cannot lose his salvation in Christ. The answer given to these questions generally depends on...

God's people are in constant danger of becoming too familiar with His holy things. Familiarity can breed contempt. Much care needs to be taken to examine ourselves so that we are not casually treating with holy things. The consequences of doing so can be serious. Examples abound in the Bible to remind us. There is the tragic account of Nadab and Abihu, the eldest sons of ...

The doctrine of adoption in the order of salvation reveals God's glory. J I. Packer said of adoption that it is "the highest privilege that the gospel offers".1 John Murray offered similar sentiments when he wrote that adoption is the "apex of grace and privilege" in the gospel.2 Murray continued to point out that the grace of adoption is inconceivable had God not revealed...

I am following a new plan for my daily Bible reading in 2023. It's a chronological reading of the entire Word of God in one year. Many books have been written to help readers to appreciate the importance of understanding the "big picture" of the Biblical narrative. I am hoping to get from this plan a clearer overview of the events, covenants, and personalities in the Old T...

The 'Peace and Joy Principle' was taught recently by one of my Biblical Counselling lecturers Joe Propri, and it is a simple and incredibly helpful biblical truth - My peace and joy do not depend on anything but operating in the Spirit. In John 14:27, Christ says to His disciples "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let...

According to the Biblical gospel, all people of the world who believe and confess Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior are granted eternal life as a gift. "For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 6:23, NLT New Living Translation). This Scripture emphasizes that we actually earn death through our inherent si...