Did you know that before Jesus started His earthly ministry, before He did a single miracle, God declared to the world that Jesus was His beloved Son in whom He was pleased? God was pleased with Jesus...  Read More

I was running late for high school football practice, and was missing the most important thing in my life—my cell phone. If you know me, I have a slight addiction to my phone. (I’m working on it; don’...  Read More

                                               There is nothing at all wrong with you.                                                                Song of Solomon 4:7 NCV “’Nana, ’nana, ’nana!” I ...  Read More

Believers can anticipate that they’ll be treated like Jesus on the day of judgment. We will not be judged for our sins, nor will God even mention them or bring them up. We can have confidence that we ...  Read More

Everyone, both believer and unbeliever, will appear at the final judgment (2 Corinthians 5:10; Romans 14:10; 1 Peter 4:17a; Matthew 12:36). However, some argue that there are two judgments; one for be...  Read More

Growing up, the Lord’s Supper was always a time of examining my past and feeling bad about myself. The lights were dimmed, and the preacher always made us make sure we were “right” with God before tak...  Read More

Although we’re forgiven of all sins, we can still grieve the Spirit and quench the Spirit. Ephesians 4:30 tells us not to grieve the Holy Spirit. This doesn’t mean that the Holy Spirit is mad at you o...  Read More

The New Testament speaks of a sin that’s unforgivable—blasphemy of the Holy Spirit (Mark 3:29). This is simply the lifelong rejection of Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. This sin is described as etern...  Read More

To “give an account” is to tell God if you believed in Him or not. In Romans 14:12, Paul says that everyone will give an account of himself. The verse before said that everyone shall bow to God (14:11...  Read More

The story of Ananias and Sapphira lying about money and falling dead is found in Acts 5:1-11. As you read this story, you notice a few things. First, the passage never says that God killed them. Inste...  Read More

Some quote Hebrews 6 in order to say that believers can fall away or walk away from their salvation. But as always, context is our friend. And we’ll see that Hebrews 6:4-8 is not talking to those who ...  Read More

A passage in Matthew 7 has led many believers to doubt whether they’re saved. Jesus is teaching there about how to tell a false teacher from a true one (Matthew 7:15). He then contrasts good trees bea...  Read More