Accurate Head Knowledge Leads to Accurate Heart Knowledge
When most people think of love stories they tend to think of romantic movies and novels where the rugged 6’2, seductive male sweeps the petite, wide-eyed 5’0 girl off her feet. There are immense, intense, and obsessive feelings equally felt by both parties. There is a climax and resolution of their problems in 90 minutes... Continue Reading →
Last week I conducted a survey on what people thought about the Bible. I set out to survey ten and got forty instead, and I was pleasantly surprised by the responses. Most people used positive and fitting words to describe the Bible. There were a lot of answers like “the word of God” and “divinely... Continue Reading →
I want to stress what I came to understand – that I am a sinner, that Jesus Christ died for my sins and rose again, and I had to trust in Christ alone to save me, not my church attendance, good works, or Christian upbringing. https://youtu.be/BQq_f5FDPGY As my boss, Dr. Ramesh Richard says, "You think about... Continue Reading →
If Solomon was the wisest man in the whole world, why did he sin by following after other gods (1 Kings 1-10)? What does it mean to follow after other gods? Was Solomon a believer? How can a believer worship other gods? Does wisdom assure you will not sin? What does wisdom do then? What... Continue Reading →
Did Job sin? Was Job a believer? What precisely did he believe? What is the theme of the book of Job? Job did not sin in the context of the book of Job. Supporting Scripture for this is Job 1:22 and 2:10. Job was a believer. Job 1:1 says he was "fearing God and turning... Continue Reading →
What does it mean to be a man after God's own heart? How could God refer to David this way even though he transgressed significantly? I think a man after God’s own heart is someone who loves God, loves God’s law, loves God’s people, seeks the will of God above his own, and loves no... Continue Reading →
This post is on the study of faith in the book of Genesis. Although the word “faith” (and forms of it) is only found two times in the NASB, faith is a major theme. The reader sees the history of creation demonstrating God is the one Creator God, while man lacked faith in the Creator... Continue Reading →
Five Key Literary Themes Holiness required Purity required Man is unholy Man is impure Laws required These are my chosen themes because these are the truths that stood out to me and seem to remain and are abiding. God demands man be holy and pure, and yet man is unholy and impure. The law supplies... Continue Reading →
