Paul Writing His Epistles, painting attributed to Valentin de Boulogne, 17th century. Public Domain The Bible tells us that after Jesus had risen from the dead, He appeared again to the disciples, this time at the Tiberias Sea (the Sea of Galilee). He then found Peter had gone back to his old trade of fishing. When Simon Peter realized that it was … [Read more...]

More Christians have suffered for their faith in twentieth century than in any other time in church history. Persecution watchdog group Open Doors released a report in 2014 of countries where believers in Jesus Christ are most heavily persecuted. There has been genocide of Christians in Iraq and unfortunately the West has stood by and let it … [Read more...]

Response to Christian nursery nurse sacked for saying marriage is between a man and a woman According to Christian Concern, Sarah Mbuyi who worked at Newpark Childcare in Shepherd's Bush London was dismissed in January 2014 after a colleague raised the issue of what the Bible teaches on homosexuality. The colleague felt unhappy that she could not … [Read more...]

In his letter to the Romans, Paul answers this question emphatically: Of course not! (Romans 11:1) As far as his natural heritage is concerned, the apostle Paul was a Jew who belonged to the tribe of Benjamin, a heritage greatly esteemed among the Jews. From this tribe had come Israel’s first king, Saul (1 Samuel 10:20-24). The tribes of Benjamin … [Read more...]

The scriptural record about the blood begins in the Garden of Eden. Then the Lord made a covering for them by shedding the blood of an innocent animal, prophesying of the atonement that Jesus would make by shedding His blood for our sins. Even if we have sinned, we have confidence into the presence of the Lord, not because of anything we can do, … [Read more...]

When God confronted Adam with his sin, he blamed Eve and thereby forfeiting his God-given responsibility which led to a spirit of blame and irresponsibility entering the human race. The Bible says: “The man replied, ‘It was the woman You gave me who gave me the fruit, and I ate it’ (Genesis 3:12). In other words, Adam was telling God that because … [Read more...]

I was talking to a friend a few days ago and he asked me why God created the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil and then prohibit Adam and Eve to eat from it? In answering this question we need to realize that the Word of God is a progressive revelation of truth. God doesn’t give us everything we need to know about a particular event, subject, … [Read more...]

There are only two things that are certain to happen in any life. One is birth. The other is death. Everybody undergoes the experience of bereavement sooner or later. In fact death is the only appointment every man or woman must keep. Whether we are homeless, rich, poor, slave or free or something in between, the earth is no final resting place. So … [Read more...]

The prophet Jeremiah offers insight into the religious and political conditions of Judah during the last forty years before the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 B.C. What is to be noted is that throughout these years Jeremiah faced constant opposition from religious and political leaders. He suffered persecution but God divinely protected him to … [Read more...]

It’s no surprise that the church, and our nation, desperately need to hear “the voice of one crying in the wilderness” to awaken, convict, and restore. It was not so long ago that we were concerned about “the fall of America.” America cannot fall because she has already fallen. We are now picking up the pieces of a broken nation. America's moral … [Read more...]