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Salvation Requires Perseverance

Salvation Requires Perseverance

Understanding how salvation works is extremely important. Sadly, there’s much confusion and deception over this topic in Christianity today. I realize in an article of this length that I can’t possibly cover everything, but I hope merely to provide a biblically faithful, ...
Yahweh Speaks through the Bible and Prayer

Yahweh Speaks through the Bible and Prayer

At times, I complain that God does not talk to me. For some reason, I cannot seem to hear His voice. If I did hear His voice, what would it sound like amidst all the clamor that I have rolling around in my head? Which “voice” do I listen to? Many others fuss about the same ...
Follow After Wisdom

Follow After Wisdom

To be known as a person of good character is something to be proud of. As Christians, we endeavor to live a life that exemplifies the nature of God through His Son, Jesus. It takes a lot of work and commitment to live the way we are taught by the Scriptures. The Bible ...
Ways to Worship Yahweh

Ways to Worship Yahweh

When you think of worshipping Yahweh, what do you think of? How is it done? Most people would say the part of a church service of singing praises is the “worship” part of the service. This is true, but there is so much more to worship. We honor and worship Yahweh during the ...
Context

Context

During my undergraduate studies, there were many students in my dorm from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. My hometown was a small oil town in the Alleghany Mountains much north of Pittsburgh. There were clearly culture differences. One evening, I was using the pay phone located ...
I Will Be Ready for That

I Will Be Ready for That

How much time, effort, and money have you put into emergency readiness? In other words, do you have a blanket, flashlight, and prepackaged food in your vehicle in case you break down somewhere? Do you have dried food, a barrel of iodine infused water, and antibiotics stored ...
Time Periods in the Bible: Why We Need the OT for the Epistles

Time Periods in the Bible: Why We Need the OT for the Epistles

Editor’s Note: For more information on this important topic, please see Echoes of Scripture in the Letters of Paul by Richard Hays and Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament by Beale and Carson. In the previous article, we saw that the Gospels are ...
Is That You, God?

Is That You, God?

John 8:47   He who is of God hears the words of God; for this reason you do not hear them, because you are not of God.” The NABRE states it this way:  “…because you do not belong to God.” This is a very bold and startling statement, but it answers the question, “God, is ...