The known world around Jerusalem and Israel in the first century was a conquered world. It all started with the Babylonians in circa 586 BC, followed by the Persians in circa 539 BC, the Greek’s in circa 332 BC, then the Roman Empire in circa 63 BC. In the time of Jesus, under the Roman…

There are followers of Jesus that make one or more of the following claims: I’m not going to spend any time naming denominations or groups that make these claims, instead I’m going to encourage you to determine what you believe and to assess the denominations or groups that you associate yourself with accordingly. Whenever we…

John 1:1-18 is one of those sections in the Bible that just makes my jaw drop every time I read it. I cannot read this and imagine anyone writing it except under the divine influence of God’s Holy Spirit, and that is exactly what John did.

I have to admit, I look at the church today with all it’s different denominations, arguing over doctrines, egotistical leaders and congregation members and have to ask “is this even possible?”.

There is an abundance in the church today of people doing exactly what Paul was correcting the Corinthians for, however, it is more subtle than following a particular person.

Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me. Revelation 3:20 NIV There are those verses that we, as Christians, hear often and are used to seeing. I think Revelation 3:20 is…

Many things have counterfeits: Christianity is no exception. What Satan cannot destroy he copies, like the Pied Piper first leading away the rats and then the children with an attractive tune.

“Can I lose my salvation?” This is a topic that I see come up a lot, mainly on social media. Some people ask this question looking for an answer and others simply post stating that you can or can’t while citing their reasons for their belief. Where do I stand? I don’t just believe that…

There can be no doubt that prophecy has it’s place in the Bible, but should we expect to find prophets today bringing the same kinds of messages as those in the Old Testament, such as Isaiah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel?

In 2 Chronicles 20 we find the account of King Jehoshaphat when Judah was faced with an invasion from the Moabites, Ammonites and Meunites. Some people came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army is coming against you from Edom, from the other side of the Dead Sea. It is already in Hazezon Tamar” (that is,…