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...

The first images from the James Webb Space Telescope were released on July 12th, 2022 with much fanfare. There was good reason to celebrate. This telescope comes after many years of planning and intricate design. So far, it has achieved its startup targets and is on track to discover radically new information about the universe. One NASA official set the expectations of sc...

If you are a parent who has been diligent in providing materially and emotionally for your child, I think you would be extremely hurt and disappointed if that child tells you to your face that he/she did not believe that you loved him/her. Imagine, then, how God may have felt when the Jews who had returned from the Babylonian captivity questioned His love for them. This wa...

Many people have been praying earnestly for God to bring an end to the Covid-19 pandemic. It has caused so much suffering, death, and disruption to people's livelihood and we are all eager to return to a normal living. Well, it seems that those prayers may have been answered - that is, if we are to believe the opinions of some medical practitioners that the Omicron and its...