Reading the biblical Book of Revelation is difficult for most people. The reasons are varied and very different. But one thing that oftentimes is clearly missing in the reading of this wonderful part of Scripture is what one writer called, “a fertile imagination.” Some people have it, while others do not. That writer went on […]
One of the questions that has often troubled the minds of good, Bible-believing people, is whether or not there will be “levels” or “degrees” of reward and punishment in the afterlife. Certainly we know that there will be both reward and punishment when this life is over, but many are curious about this particular aspect […]
by Daniel H. King, Sr. The case of King Manasseh in the Bible is one that has always troubled me. He is clearly marked out in Scripture as one of the most evil men who ever led the people of Israel. He is also noted for the fact that it was on his account that […]
What can we do to benefit God? Can we give him anything at all that is not already his? This is an age-old question. On the surface of it, it seems rather simple. But the truth which the answer to it encapsulates is profound, and profoundly important. Among others in the ancient world, the psalmist […]
In Peter’s message delivered at the home of Cornelius in Acts 10, the apostle drew attention to one of the special circumstances of the appearance of Jesus after his resurrection. He said, “Him God raised up on the third day, and showed him openly, not to all the people, but to witnesses chosen before by God” (vv. […]
If there was ever a generation of people that takes sin lightly, it is this generation of Americans. We seem to think that we can ignore or even spurn the laws of God and men and walk away clean without confronting any consequences at all. It may be that some governmental treatment of law-breaking encourages […]
In what is most assuredly one of the great moments of the Old Testament prophetic writings, the prophet Micah asks his people to contemplate what it is that the Lord ultimately wants from them. The assumption here is that the people seem to think that God wants more from them than they are able to […]
Human beings share many things with their Creator. They are like him in more ways than they would like to admit. God himself says that they are made in his image (Gen. 1:27). We can see that this is true in many ways. For example, we enjoy a capacity for logical thought, the ability to love […]
“It takes all sorts of people to make a world.” I have heard that expression all of my life. I have no idea who first coined the saying. But there is much truth in it, for it is indeed correct to say that there are all kinds of people in the world. No matter where […]
At that point in time when its first martyr Stephen was murdered and the outset of the horrible period of persecution of the early church at the hands of the zealous Pharisee named Saul, the church was confronted with a troublesome question. Would the new converts to Christianity be silenced by their enemies? Or, would […]