Author: Derek Rota

The central theme of the Bible is about the Friend who sticks closer than a brother, and that is the Lord Jesus Christ. However, the Scriptures also teaches several important principles when choosing friends. One of the most popular is to not be acquainted with people who engage in wrong things and activities. It is… Continue reading What Does the Bible Say about Choosing Friends?

Back in the Old Testament, in the book of Genesis, in the Garden of Eden, God created the entire universe in just six literal days. On the seventh day, He rested. When Abraham’s people, the Israelites went out of Egypt, God told them to keep the Sabbath, the seventh day holy. Why is Sabbath important?… Continue reading What Does the Bible Say about Rest?

Walking with someone means being together with them side-by-side as they walked. This should be done continuously so that it would be referred to as walking ‘with’ someone. However, when we talk about walking with God, no man can do that physically, considering that God is a Spirit. So how does man walk with God?… Continue reading What Does the Bible Say about Walking with God?

This is probably one of the most important questions man has ever asked from God. In the Gospel of John, a Pharisee named Nicodemus asked the Lord Jesus Christ about this, and this was His answer: “Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” The question now is how is… Continue reading What Does the Bible Say about Entering the Kingdom of God?

The Bible says that man’s heart is always geared towards destruction, wickedness and ungratefulness. The Scriptures teaches that someone who has trusted Christ as his only Savior has been born again, allowing his heart to start anew. One of the first things a new believer should learn is to be thankful. Having a sense of… Continue reading What Does the Bible Say about Thankfulness?

Prominent prophets, teachers and characters of the Bible often use symbolisms when talking complex things. One of the more common pictures in Scripture is the idea of sowing and reaping. As an agriculture nation, Israel knows very well the difficulty in sowing and reaping. They are also aware of the rewards that the harvest brings.… Continue reading What Does the Bible Say about Reaping What You Sow?

Death is a part of life. Although the Bible is a book about hope and faith, it talks about death almost as much as it talks about life. But no matter how much we say that death is normal and the natural course of things, it would still be painful if it takes away one… Continue reading What Does the Bible Say about Grief and Sorrow?

The family is an institution that God himself instituted way back in Genesis, at the Garden of Eden. Adam and Eve became the first husband and wife and they were joined by God himself. It is for this reason that marriage is a sacred union that should be done by a man and woman who… Continue reading What Does the Bible Say about Premarital Sex?

The Bible is pretty forward when talking about bad things, because God does not want to sugarcoat what’s evil. One of these things is envy. Envy works like this: if someone has something (or someone) and you wish you have it as well, that’s the simplest form of envy. However, envy does not come alone,… Continue reading What Does the Bible Say about Envy?

Deceit or deception is the oldest trick in the book when it comes to evil and wickedness. It was the weapon used by the serpent in leading mankind to fall into sin. Unfortunately, no matter how obvious some of the devil’s lies seem, people still fall into these traps. God’s enemy uses deceit in leading… Continue reading What Does the Bible Say about Deceit?