The Christmas season is once again upon us. And with another Christmas season comes another opportunity for us Christians to reflect upon and celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. In addition, the celebration of the incarnation of the Lord Jesus Christ at this time of year gives us another opportunity to give thanks to God. In this article, I will list ...

"Post tenebras lux" is the Latin phrase that means "After darkness, light" It was one of the rallying cries of the Protestant Reformation. This motto symbolized the rediscovery of Biblical truth in the 16th century after a period of spiritual darkness.It can be found inscribed on the famous Reformation Wall that was erected in Geneva, Switzerland to honor the Protestant Re...

The context of this verse is the death of Lazarus, the brother of Martha and Mary. Lazarus was Jesus' friend. Martha's message was, "Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick." Lazarus died and Jesus came four days later. He listened to Martha and Mary and entered into their grief. Even though Jesus knew what He was about to do, we are told, "Jesus wept." Jesus did not celebr...

"Justice means standing with the victims, not excusing the guilty." God has said to show no pity and do not support the murderer. (Deut.19:13; Prov.28:17). Today, there is a lot of excusing, justifying, and even financial support given to those charged with or found guilty of murder. There are those who even celebrate with great rejoicing when certain individuals are murde...

In the first article we looked at Gen.9:5-6. In the second article we looked at Cain's murder of Abel. In this article I want to set before you a series of verses with minor comments here and there. Exod.20:13, "You shall not commit murder." This is the sixth commandment, and its primary emphasis is on premeditated murder. Exod.21:12, "He who strikes a man so that he die...

In this final article I want to turn your attention to Romans chapter 13. But before I do, I am aware that the argument has been made that the laws against murder and for capital punishment belong in the Old Testament and do not apply to today. That argument is nonsense. God gave the law against murder when He made His covenant with Noah. This was a new beginning after the...

In the first article we looked at Gen.9:5-6 where God, in making a His covenant with Noah, instituted the death penalty for murder. In this second article we will look at Gen.4, which records for us the first crime after the fall of Adam. That first crime is murder : Cain murdered his brother, Abel. Interestingly, Cain's arrogant great grandson, Lamech, committed the secon...

From 2010 to 2024, 5,074 murders were committed in Trinidad Tobago. This country has a population of 1.4 million. TT's murder rate has placed it among the highest in the Caribbean and, by extension, the world. In 2022 2024, the murder rate exceeded 600. An article in the Trinidad Guardian in April, 2023, stated that TT is ranked as the 6th most criminal country in the wo...

Visitors to the Reformed Evangelical Church are immediately confronted with a graphic presentation of the Biblical gospel as they enter the sanctuary. Up on the wall behind the pulpit they see a rugged cross that splits the reference of 1 Corinthians 1:18 into two camps of people. On the left side of the cross, there is the bad news: "For the word of the cross [the gospel]...

In the last year there has been a resurgence in church attendance in the US[1] as well as the UK[2]. Surprisingly, this has been led by a younger generation who have become disillusioned by cultural secularism and even motivated by recent political events tied to the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Some of these people are returning after a long absence, while others are at...