THE HOLY CITY

“AND (THE HOLY CITY) HAD A WALL GREAT AND HIGH, AND HAD TWELVE GATES, AND AT THE GATES TWELVE ANGELS, AND NAMES WRITTEN THEREON, WHICH ARE THE NAMES OF THE TWELVE TRIBES OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL.” (REVELATION 21:12). HAVEN’T YOU NOTICED? THERE IS NO...

WHERE AND WHEN DOES GOD BEGIN HIS JUDGMENT?

“Judgment must begin at the house of God” (See I Peter 4:17).  When bringing harsh judgment upon the house of Judah for their sun worship and other gross sins, God commanded the destroying angels to “begin at my sanctuary.  Then they began...

MY PAST

It has been said, “Every sinner has a past, and every saint has a future!”  I am no exception.  But part of my past is that I was “chosen in Him before the foundation of the world” (See Ephesians 1:4).  “But God has chosen...

THE GOD OF ALL COMFORT

There is no excuse for a child of God, a follower of Jesus Christ, to be without uninterrupted peace of mind and contentment of heart each and every day of their life.  The apostle Paul wrote of how God was “the Father of mercies, and THE GOD OF ALL...

THEY CALL IT COMMON SENSE

If God imparted to you the spirit of Mozart or Beethoven, you would find yourself drawn to musical composition, wouldn’t you?  And if He imparted to you the spirit of a Rembrandt or Michelangelo you would find yourself possessed of artistic talent, right?  Well,...

WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES

When you transpose two numbers when writing down a phone number, that is a mistake. When you drive the wrong way down a one-way street, that is a mistake.  When you put salt on your cereal instead of sugar, that is a mistake.  Sin is not a mistake. It seems...

JESUS, THE AUTHOR AND FINISHER OF OUR FAITH!

I am convinced that the overwhelming majority of believers are utterly unaware that Jesus Christ is both the Author AND FINISHER of our faith. Many seem certain once they believe and confess Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior their salvation is then complete,...

“YOU ARE TOO DOGMATIC,” SAID THE PREACHER!

Some time ago I had a preacher contact me, telling me that I was too dogmatic and forceful in my speech and articles, that I needed to “tone down” my remarks. My reply to him was that I was not nearly dogmatic enough, or forceful enough in my language....

SLEEP/DEATH and DEATH/SLEEP

Have you ever noticed how those two terms – sleep and death – are used interchangeably throughout the entire Bible? All the prophets, all the apostles, and Jesus Christ when speaking of death, or the dead, say they sleep or are asleep. There are NO...

CLOSER TO TRUTH

Just as all high school students, even those with all D’s, will graduate as long as they stay in school, likewise all believers, even carnal ones, will inherit eternal life as long as they remain in Christ.  Just as some high school students graduate with...