Jesus, the Sin Breaker

In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice. Prov 29.6 Sin is likened to something that traps a man. But before a man is trapped in a snare, he must first get lured in by the bait. Every good hunter or fisher knows...

In God’s Presence

When Peter and John stood before the Jewish council after the healing of the lame man, the Scriptures record that the rulers “marveled, and they realized that they had been with Jesus.” This statement cites a misconception that prevails in the minds of believers and...

The Day of Pentecost

Acts 2:1-13 The word Pentecost means “fiftieth day”. It signifies the start of the Jewish holiday that occurred 50 days after Passover. It was also known as the Festival of Weeks (Deut 16:10) and the Festival of Harvest (Exod 23:16). Every Jewish adult male was...

Wait, Not Haste

I don’t know about you, but at times I’ve got a tendency to try to “force” the hand of God to act. I confess that there are those periods in my life when I’m not so thrilled about the Lord’s timing. Of course, when the dust of my emotion clears, and I read the...

Jesus, The Hero Of The Untouchables

Jesus Christ came to this earth to save sinners, not destroy them. Theology has misrepresented the teaching of Scripture about the mission of Jesus. Some have portrayed an angry God; others a racist God. Today, to be “politically correct” (which is usually Biblically...