Image by Mauro Borghesi from Pixabay None of the characteristics of the Fruit of the Spirit happen in the world around us regularly. We would be more surprised to see any of these nine virtues are characteristics of the Spirit in our world. Even if we do find them in…
Were the Old Testament saints limited only to the Israelites according to the Bible or were any gentile nations included in the contract with God? When you say contract, you are probably referring to the covenant. The covenant itself was only for Israel. It was Israel that God was making…
Why are the Apocrypha not part of the Bible? Who decided they shouldn't count? The Apocrypha was never actually part of the Bible. Let me explain a little bit further. Even the Jewish people did not consider the Apocrypha to be part of Scripture. They saw the Apocrypha as Jewish…
What does Matthew 11:28 mean in terms of "I will give you rest"? “At that time Jesus declared, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for such was your…
Image by Mauro Borghesi from Pixabay How many situations have each of us been in that require God’s grace and power? It’s not easy to have patience with difficult people. Even more, how can we be kind to those who persecute us or treat us rudely? It’s a good thing…
Why should I even bother to read Revelations? It’s not like I can do anything about it anyways. There are several reasons why it’s important to read the book of Revelation. Revelation is a prophecy about Jesus’ supremacy even in the face of the end times. It is a book…
Image by Mauro Borghesi from Pixabay In my last Holiness Matters post, we discussed an introduction to the Fruit of the Spirit. We’ve had a good start into our study of how the Holy Spirit transforms and cultivates his work in us. We will begin with the first three characteristics…
In 1 Kings 21:7, is Jezebel a wife that belittles or mistreats her husband or is she a wife who encourages King Ahab, her husband? I don’t know if we can judge the tone of her voice or the tone of her comment here. Jezebel tends to be associated with…
What does the Bible say you have to do to be married? I can’t find any scriptures about what constitutes a ceremony… (signing marriage licenses, having witnesses, a priest) etc .. is all this just a cultural tradition? This is a really interesting question because as far as I have…
What Bible verse said, “whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine…”? This saying is found as Jesus teaches about end times events, specifically the final judgment when he comes back to the earth to sit on his throne (Matthew 25:31-46). Some people talk about this as…