Image by PIRO4D from Pixabay We react to many of our situations based on our perspective. Our mind, emotions, and everything in between has a large part to play in how we perceive our surroundings. Even our own senses can fool us. I am legally blind, and many times it’s…
Image by Gerald Friedrich from Pixabay What food was served at the Last Supper? Jesus celebrated the Passover with his disciples as his last meal (Luke 22:15). This makes it easy for us to know exactly what they ate on that night. Some scholars don’t believe it was the Passover…
Image by ar130405 from Pixabay Throughout these six posts on identity in Christ, I’ve just scratched the surface on showing you what God thinks of us when he saves us. I found that if I wrote a conclusion at the end of the last one, it would be way too…
Image by truthseeker08 from Pixabay Does Exodus 4:11 mean that God is responsible in every case for such defects as deafness and blindness? “But Moses said to the Lord, “Oh, my Lord, I am not eloquent, either in the past or since you have spoken to your servant, but I…
Image by Alfonso Cerezo from Pixabay Why does the apostle Paul describe himself as wretched? In most of Romans 7, Paul presents the person who tries to follow the law but fails every time. This person ends up doing what they don’t want to do, instead of what they know…
Image by S. Hermann & F. Richter from Pixabay What exactly is lust? How does looking at someone become lustful? Lust might be one of the subtlest of sins. Sometimes it’s hard to define the line between looking at a person because he or she is beautiful and looking at…
Image by ar130405 from Pixabay One of the biggest problems we have in our society today are people who steal identities. It’s almost like they wipe away everything that you are, as far as the government is concerned. In one moment, they can destroy the fact that you exist. We…
Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay In 2 Timothy 3:16, what is the meaning of the phrase “for correction”? Second Timothy 3:16-17 is a beautiful piece of Scripture that tells us all of the benefits not just of Paul’s writings, but of all of the Scriptures, Old and New Testaments. We…
Image by Bessi from Pixabay Although I’ve never experienced this, I love to watch citizens from other countries gain a new status as American citizens. I just find it fascinating the hours and time they must put into their studies to become American citizens. Sometimes I feel ashamed that I…
Image by Wendy Corniquet from Pixabay What does the Bible say about controlling your temper? The Bible has a lot to say about our anger and how to control it. Let’s begin with the Sermon on the Mount where Jesus speaks of anger. In Matthew 5:21-26, Jesus brings up the…