You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes, nor figs from thistles, are they? Even so, every good tree bears good fruit; but the bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit. Every tree that does not… Continue reading Who Are We Supposed to Judge According to Their Fruit?
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300 Warriors of Gideon
Gideon and his men were camped at the spring of Harod, where the 135,000-strong army of the Midianites were just north of them. Gideon’s men of 32,000 was no match against them. However, God said, “You have too many men for me to deliver Midian into their hands, or Israel might boast against me, ‘My… Continue reading 300 Warriors of Gideon
How is physical death related to spiritual death?
The Bible has a great deal to say about death and, more importantly, what happens after death. Physical death and spiritual death are both a separation of one thing from another. Physical death is the separation of the soul from the body, and spiritual death is the separation of the soul from God. When understood in that way,… Continue reading How is physical death related to spiritual death?
Many Are Called, Few Are Chosen
But when the king came in to look over the dinner guests, he saw there a man not dressed in wedding clothes, and he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here without wedding clothes?’ And he was speechless. Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, and cast… Continue reading Many Are Called, Few Are Chosen
Comforting Bible verses for when you’re feeling lost
In the Bible, it was clear that man will not have an easy life. In fact, we can see the different ways in which man will be tested in the Bible, and it’s amazing how the stories in the Bible still mirror the society we live in today. But of course, as time goes by,… Continue reading Comforting Bible verses for when you’re feeling lost
What does it mean that everything is meaningless in Ecclesiastes?
Question: “What does it mean that everything is meaningless?” Answer: The book of Ecclesiastes starts out with a startling exclamation: “‘Meaningless! Meaningless!’says the Teacher.‘Utterly meaningless!Everything is meaningless’” (Ecclesiastes 1:2). Other translations have the word vanity or futility in place of meaningless. The point is the same: Solomon in his old age has found everything in this world to be empty and… Continue reading What does it mean that everything is meaningless in Ecclesiastes?
What Rest Does Jesus Promise?
Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. (Matthew 11:28) Just as man’s part in salvation is to come humbly, it is also to come in faith. Although finite minds cannot fully comprehend the truth, divine grace and human faith are inseparable in salvation. God sovereignly provides salvation, which includes the… Continue reading What Rest Does Jesus Promise?
5 Bible verses for when you feel discouraged after failing so many times
Failure is a normal part of life. As imperfect beings, we can never and should never expect that we’d always be perfect in everything we do. We’ll miss deadlines, fail to shoot the ball in the ring, make that wrong investment, break the flower vase, and fail to say “sorry” when we ought to say… Continue reading 5 Bible verses for when you feel discouraged after failing so many times
Jesus: Lord of the Sabbath
The Sabbath Does Not Restrict Service to God Or have you not read in the Law, that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath, and are innocent? But I say to you, that something greater than the temple is here. (Matthew 12:5–6) Jesus did not have to explain what He meant by saying that… Continue reading Jesus: Lord of the Sabbath
5 Bible verses on being set free
The Bible clearly and repeatedly tells us that we are already set free in Christ, and that we need to live this freedom out for His glory. This truth can be found in almost all of the New Testament, giving all of us Christians the strength and instruction that we need to live our lives… Continue reading 5 Bible verses on being set free