Category: Bible Study

How Can We Become Those Who Keep Pace with God’s Plan? John 2:7

Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water”; so they filled them to the brim. John 2:7 How can we become those who keep pace with God’s plan and be used in God’s history? It requires attending the service well, reading the Bible well, praying well, and meditating on the Word of God well.… Continue reading How Can We Become Those Who Keep Pace with God’s Plan? John 2:7

This Poor Widow Has Put More into the Treasury Than All the Others – Mark 12:42

Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents. Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “Truly… Continue reading This Poor Widow Has Put More into the Treasury Than All the Others – Mark 12:42

The Old Has Gone, the New is Here – 2 Corinthians 5:17

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 2 Corinthians 5:17 Believing in Jesus means freedom from sin, re-birth and salvation. Newly created people are restored to the image of God, becoming more and more like Christ Jesus. New creations love Jesus, understand Jesus’ love,… Continue reading The Old Has Gone, the New is Here – 2 Corinthians 5:17

Our Father in Heaven

This, then, is how you should pray: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name…” Matthew 6:9  We don’t know how to pray. This is our sorrow and limitation. The Lord is here to teach us to pray. Meditate on the meaning of this Lord’s Prayer a hundred times and look at it from all angles.… Continue reading Our Father in Heaven

God’s Standard of Judgment

Matthew 25: 31-46   This is the last parable about judgment. Judgment is inevitable to come. Are we living our daily life with the awareness of it? Judgment is like a shepherd separating his sheep from goats. This is a parable based on an agricultural background that Israelites could readily understand. Sheep and goats differ… Continue reading God’s Standard of Judgment

What are the different names of God and what do they mean?

Each of the many names of God describes a different aspect of His many-faceted character. Here are some of the better-known names of God in the Bible: EL, ELOAH: God “mighty, strong, prominent” (Nehemiah 9:17; Psalms 139:19) – etymologically, El appears to mean “power,” as in “I have the power to harm you” (Genesis 31:29).… Continue reading What are the different names of God and what do they mean?

Bear one another’s burdens

Galatians  6:1-5  This message teaches us how we should treat people. Paul had truly experienced God’s amazing grace and forgiveness though he was the worst of all sinners, witnessing Stephen’s death and afterward persecuting followers of Jesus furiously. Now he is teaching us the way of the gospel: bear one another’s burdens. It is easy… Continue reading Bear one another’s burdens

What Happened Before and After Creation? Genesis 1:2

Genesis 1 is profound. Although this chapter might seem to pertain only to the purely physical aspect of creation-  the evident and visible world brought into existence by our Almighty Creator – it also contains deep wisdom and insight into the spiritual world. How were things before creation?  The Bible expresses that the earth was formless,… Continue reading What Happened Before and After Creation? Genesis 1:2