Discovering Biblical Truth
Matthew 5:5 "Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth." As a young man I heard this verse explained in a youth group sermon. The leader stated the "Christian" man or woman would not be an aggressive, violent or abusive to others. Okay...... seems legit. Then we got the "turn the other cheek"... Continue Reading →
My experience of the winter solstice/ Christmas practice is as follows: 1. I was lied to repeatedly by those I trusted about a mystical figure. 2. Further coercion techniques were used to gain compliance and behavior modification based on this fictitious system. 3. When the truth was discovered I was taught to perpetuate the lie... Continue Reading →
Genesis 10:8-12 "And Cush begat Nimrod (we shall rebel): he began to be a mighty one in the earth. (The words state that Nimrod ‘began’ H2490 חָלַל chalal (chaw-lal') v. (properly) to bore. to begin (as if by an "opening wedge"). To defile. This indicates that there was a process by which Nimrod could traverse... Continue Reading →
Genesis 38 tells us “they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day..” Couple things jump out to me first of all but you can “hear a voice walking” is very intriguing and a topic for another ‘consider this’ edition… For consideration today is the idea... Continue Reading →
The Exodus of the Israelites from the land of Egypt here’s a visual story for us today. First we have salvation by the blood of the lamb. And, as Paul writes in the New Testament, it was not of themselves but by the hand of God so that no one else could boast. What happen... Continue Reading →
Omicron ˈoʊmɪkrɒn, ˈɒmɪkrɒn, oʊˈmaɪkrɒn is the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet. Wikipedia states that this letter is derived from the Phoenician letter ayin. Prior to the Greek there was the Hebrew ayin. In the system of Greek numerals omikron has a value of 70. Any guess as to the value of the Hebrew letter numerically speaking? You guessed it 70!... Continue Reading →
Revelation 14:6 "And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people." Anything jump out to you? ... the everlasting gospel .... that caught my eye! Mr. Webster defined this word... Continue Reading →
Wine in scripture is doctrine. As defined by Webster doctrine is “a stated principle or set of beliefs”. Similar words are teaching, instruction and direction. Here comes the interesting part ….. Jesus says in John 7:16 that his doctrine is “not mine but His who sent me.” Also, Jesus states plainly in Matthew 5:18 that... Continue Reading →
According to Webster’s dictionary a Christian is one who follows Jesus Christ and His teachings, and a church, being a building where the religious service is held. But the initial question goes a bit deeper than the elementary definitions. The general public seems to have a predisposition or mindset of what Christianity is all about.... Continue Reading →
Berean Breadcrumbs 