What does the Bible say about suicide?  The Bible does not give a single direct command relative to suicide.  However, there are examples of suicide in the Bible. Abimelech (Judges 9:54) – was mortally wounded and he asked his armor-bearer to kill him to avoid disgrace. Samson (Judges 16:29–30) – pulled down the Philistine temple, […]

Jesus gave this parable to us.  Luke 18:9-14 “Also He spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: ‘Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, ‘God, I thank You that I […]

Who is our God? He is the creator of the universe.  He is king of the universe.  He is almighty.  He is all knowing. He is holy.  He is righteous. He is certainly worthy of our respect. In Revelation chapter 4, John was taken up into heaven and describes what he saw. “Immediately I was […]

Our God is a giver. God finds delight in generously giving blessing to us. When we talk about God’s grace, we are talking about His gifts to us. He first gave us a wonderful world with great beauty, filled with marvelous animals, beautify plants, majestic mountains, glorious sunsets and so much more.  Then He decided […]

A bondservant in biblical times was a person who was legally or willfully bound to serve a master.  Bondage and slavery are illegal in most societies today, but during the time of the writing of the Bible, bondage was common and accepted.  The writers of the Bible gave instruction on how bondservants were to conduct themselves. […]

Some people envision the devil as a red man with horns, a pointed tail and holding a pitchfork.  Instead, he is an unseen spirit that is opposed to God.  Just as we cannot see God but we know that He exists, we cannot see the devil but we know that he exists.  The name devil […]

When we compare the strength of ourselves to God the Father, we see the contrast between us.  He is all powerful having created the heavens and the earth. When we witness a storm with strong winds and violent lightning or feel a mighty earthquake, we get a small view of the power of God.  We […]

God has given each of us gifts or abilities.  Consider the gifts listed in Romans 12:6-8 “Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us prophesy in proportion to our faith; or ministry, let us use it in our ministering; he who teaches, […]

Peter and John had gone to the temple at the hour of prayer and saw a lame man asking for alms at the gate of the temple. Acts 3:6-8  “Then Peter said, ‘Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, […]

Some people are individuals who know-it-all.  They know everything, have a solution for everything, and claim to be able to do everything.  I remember many years ago a young man attended our assembly and claimed he was an excellent mechanic and could fix everything.  We let him work on our car but he failed and […]