The idea of a loving God sending people to hell for eternity is not easy to accept. Why would God, who is full of mercy and grace, send people to a place of torment for ever and ever for not trusting in Jesus even though they are nice people, or never heard of Jesus, or were sincerely trying to find... Read More
The concepts in the New Testament were not derived out of thin air. Amos 3:7 says, "Surely the Lord God does nothing unless He reveals His secret counsel to His servants the prophets." What is mentioned in the New Testament is revealed in the Old Testament either clearly or in types and figures. Gen... Read More
Before we can decide whether or not miracles can happen, we must first define what a miracle is. Basically, a miracle is an event that cannot be normally explained through the laws of nature. In the context of Christianity, miracles are the product and the work of God who created the natural laws as... Read More
What the New Age Movement does. It is a sponge that attempts to absorb all religions, cultures, and governments. It seeks to unify all systems into one spiritual, socio-economic unity. It uses various means to have mystical experiences with God and/or nature and/or self. Some of the methods were des... Read More
There is one God in one person, Make Sure of All Things, p 188. There is no Trinity, Let God be True, p. 100-101; Make Sure of All Things, p.386. The Holy Spirit is a force, not alive, Reasoning from the Scriptures, 1985, pp. 406-407. The Holy Spirit is God's impersonal active force, The Watchtower,... Read More
" As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that iswith child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all." The two distinquishing marks of this verse are 'thou knowest not'; and the vastness of God mentioned. As thou knowest not wh... Read More
"I have longed for Thy salvation, O Lord; and Thy law is my delight." word for law - law; I have longed for Thy salvation, O Lord - study of 'I have' in ths Psalm, 36th of the 37 times used in this Psalm 119; David has done such a personal note throughou tthis Psalm. May it echo in our own hearts an... Read More
MEMORISE: ‘In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.’ (Gen 1:1) READ: Genesis 1:1-5 Today’s text reveals certain things I believe will be a blessing to you. After introducing God at the very beginning, it talks about the problems of the earth – formless, empty and dark. Then the spirit ... Read More
MEMORISE: ‘Not slothful in business, fervent in spirit: serving the Lord…’ (Rom 12:11) READ: Proverbs 24: 30-34 God intends for his children to prosper and have good success. 3 John 2 says: ‘Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.’ Thi... Read More
[Fall of Rome] In one year great provinces such as Spain and Gaul were destroyed. The inhabitants, long accustomed to peace, congregated mostly in the cities for the sake of the ease and pleasure afforded there, saw the armies which had so long guarded their frontiers disappear; the cities were wipe... Read More
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