A biblical view of romantic love
The Bible refers to a number of types of love. God is described as love and it is his love that enables human beings to love as well. Love of …
Tax Collector Turns Disciple
Matthew’s gospel is the first book of the New Testament and the second part of the Christian Bible. It is 28 Chapters long and in it, Matthew, one of the …
Mustard Seed of Faith
Jesus taught that faith the size of a mustard seed was sufficient to move mountains. Many will say they lack that much faith as they have never moved a mountain. …
Restoring American Independence
No matter one’s political or religious persuasion, we can all agree that America, as we have known her, is in danger. The pressures of a long-endured economic downfall continue to …
Salvation in the Christian tradition
Christianity possesses a number of key concepts that must be understood in order to have a clear understanding of its teachings. Among the most essential concepts is that of salvation. …
How the Seventh-day Adventist Church came to be
Whenever a church organization is asked about their origins, most likely they will point to either Jesus Christ saying, “…Upon this rock I will build my church…” (Mt 16:18) or …
God and money at odds in the Bible
Despite the number of times Jesus is quoted as having spoken about money in the Bible, it’s not His primary focus. That being said, it is mentioned enough to cause …
Substantive Christian Faith
We were created for a Kingdom of faith and belief, not of doubt and fear. It wasn’t that Adam and Eve needed to doubt Satan, it was that they needed …
God’s Manifest Presence
The manifest presence of God is a tangible reality. It isn’t something you merely feel with your emotions but can feel physically as you can a hug or a kiss. …
A Biblical View of Mercy
There are many important concepts that are central to the Christian faith. One that lies at the very heart of Christianity is the idea of God’s mercy toward those he …
An Eastern European Easter tradition
The tradition of blessing food at Easter time is a Slavic tradition that was brought to the United States by immigrants from Poland, Ukraine, Russia and other Slavic countries. It …
Christianity and Politics Today
They say if you want to lose friends, just start talking about politics or religion. I doubt I’m going to be very popular after this article because I’m planning to …
How to live a Practical Christian Life.
When one speaks of practical Christian living, they think of something that is tangible and has direct application to how they are living today. Thus, one thinks “relevant.” But the …
Why believers are to obey the Great Commission
If the question was raised, “What is the Great Commission?,” it could be answered that the Great Commission is the command given by Christ Himself as recorded in Matthew 28:19-20 …
Why virginity is important to keep?
Virginity is a blessing and something to have, so as to give and share with someone special and decent. It is important to keep one’s virginity, for someday you will …
Scriptural Solutions for those Who Worry
The Bible has much to say on the subject of worry. Jesus, in particular, spoke often of the dangers of worry and what can be done to avoid it. Worrying …
The role of miracles, signs, and wonders in Christian theology
One of the areas where science and faith find themselves most at odds is with respect to the concept of miracles, signs, and wonders. Modern science relies upon the belief …
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Opening yourself up to the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is always there. The Holy Spirit wants people to be happy, help others and do good things. The trick is to be able to listen when the …
A Christian Doctrine of Angels
Angels are beings that have a rich history in the Christian tradition Throughout the Old and New Testaments, angels occur on a regular basis and are central to God’s work …
A lesson on biblical tithing
Since the first church was started, there have been arguments about the topic of giving tithes to the church. Tithe simply means increase. One argues that tithes are given based …
Jesus the eternal life
Hope is a tangible reality rather than an intangible desire Many see hope as something one musters up akin to positive thinking towards the desired goal. However, when Scripture speaks …
Tips for Christians on How to Love Atheists
Atheists are too often vilified by Christians. We perceive them as unusual enemies of God and consequently ourselves as the defenders of the faith. As a result, we do each …
The healing and care provided in the twenty-third Psalm
The 23rd Psalm is extremely an extremely familiar passage of scripture to most Christians. For those who have been raised in the church, it is often one of the first …
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How to be a Christian Witness
Being a witness is often misunderstood as something believers do for the sake of people who do not know Jesus. Instead, it is something believers are that is a benefit …
Feeling the Manifested Presence of God
David wrote in the Psalms that there is nowhere one can go where God’s Presence is absent. However, there is a marked difference between His limitless existence and His manifested Presence. …
Finding truth in the midst of a sea of false voices
The term “false prophet” has been grossly overused and ill-placed. It is used by most as a pronouncement against anyone who has a different doctrine or sometimes an erroneous doctrine. …
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God is Always Speaking
While even many Christians profess that they cannot hear God, God is speaking and once we learn how He speaks, we find that we have been hearing all along. Even …
Finding a Church to Call Home
Somehow this distorted idea that we church shop to find the best church where all our needs are met crept into American Christianity. When we come into a church with …
Finding the one true road of faith
The small town of Nags Head ensconced in the greater Outer Banks, North Carolina bears a name reflective of the piracy legend of old. It is said that the locals of Outer …
The Great Commission: Disciplining nations
Jesus commissioned the Church to disciple the nations. The meaning of this commission has been lost to much of the modern church. We have mistakenly translated this as go and …
Developing Good Christian Character
Character is born on the inside of a person and reflected outwardly. Jesus said that a tree is known by its fruit and that if it bears good fruit it …
Finding the truth and the way in Jesus
Who is Jesus? Is He a king, a teacher, a first-century Rabbi who had revolutionary disciples? Is He a man whose teachings were used to subjugate a wayward Empire? No …