Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay I know about the Holy Spirit but do I feel different when I have the Holy Spirit? You receive the Holy Spirit at the moment of salvation. The Bible teaches that God seals us with the Holy Spirit as salvation (Ephesians 1:13-14). When you…
Image by Joshua Choate from Pixabay There’s something amazing about being in God’s presence. But think about it from a human relationship. When you meet that special someone, there’s nowhere else you’d rather be. You want to be with them all the time. God is no different. When he created…
Image by Quang Nguyen vinh from Pixabay What is the meaning of 153 fish in John 21? In John 21:11, John records the number of fish caught miraculously by the disciples when they obeyed the voice of Jesus. One hundred fifty-three fish lay in the unbroken nets of the fisherman…
Image by Bela Geletneky from Pixabay What is the "acceptable day of the LORD" as quoted in Isaiah 61:2? Isaiah 61 is all about the Day of the Lord. The New Testament partially fulfills this day when Jesus comes in his incarnation. It will be completely fulfilled after the end…
Image by Keli Black from Pixabay What are some Bible verses that comfort you when you feel like the world is falling apart? This is a great question. Between all the things that are culminating in this year of 2020, there is no other time then I enjoy what the…
When does the Bible say the pre-tribulation rapture will happen? The short answer is in the title, before the tribulation. To be more precise, the New Testament outlines the sequence of end times events, but not the specifics. Jesus teaches that no one knows when these things will happen (Matthew…
Image by skeeze from Pixabay What were the legal consequences of "I appeal to Caesar!" in Acts 25:11? This event in the book of Acts has been coming for a long time. It goes the whole way back to Acts 22-23 when Paul was in Jerusalem. As he spoke to…
Image by Thomas Ulrich from Pixabay Is the book of Acts historically accurate? When Luke wrote the two-volume set of Luke-Acts, he opened by explaining to someone named Theophilus, to whom the books were written, that the endeavored to, write an orderly account” after interviewing eyewitnesses to the life of…
Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay What does it mean that Jesus will come in the clouds (Revelation 1:7)? This is a reference to the second coming of Christ. It all starts when he calls himself the Son of Man in the Gospels. Most scholars believe it’s a reference to the…
Image by Mediamodifier from Pixabay In this season of voting and choosing candidates, I want to take a few posts to share some of my biblically political views on the world. You won’t find my personal views here. But you will find the perspective of a preacher and pastor when…