Beware of Man’s Traditions

The early apostles constantly warned of false doctrines being taught to the new Christians. Since past is prologue and since there is nothing new under the sun, their warnings are valid for us in these last days. A great deception was already sweeping through the little congregations scattered over the Mediterranean world. Paul is warning…

Christ: From the Lamb to the Warrior-King

“Arm yourselves with the same mind” Intro: To know Christ and the power of his resurrection, to know Him as He is, we must cease to look at him after the flesh. In other words, though we have known Him in his fleshly encounter with the cross, which is indeed important, we should not continue to…

Life Out of Death–The Ultimate Paradox

A paradox is “a statement that seems contradictory or absurd but is actually valid or true.”  Life coming out of death is a paradox.    Yet any seed must lose its identity before it will spring back to life in another more glorious fruitful form.  The seed rots and dies in the moist earth and then,…

The Father Yahweh Revealed in Human Form

The Bible tells a big story about a God who is not far away, but One who steps into human history in ways people can see, hear, and even touch. The heart of this study is simple: the God we call the Father—Yahweh—has revealed Himself in human form throughout Scripture, and the New Testament shows that…

The Open Door and the Name We Dare Not Deny

Immortality Road Some doors in life swing open easily, while others remain stubbornly shut no matter how hard we push. But Scripture speaks of a door unlike any other—a door opened by Christ Himself, a door no human hand can close. That promise is not given to the casual believer, nor to those content with…