Sermons and Biblical Studies

A querist asks, “It would seem that death is all around us. Someone dies – you know the lifestyle they lived was not good, and you know their feelings about God were not good – does one pray for God’s mercy regarding that person?” As long as we are living here upon the earth, we … Continue reading “What About Praying In Behalf Of The Disobedient Dead? – Bible study”

Several years ago, a national dry goods association conducted a survey of sales representatives to determine how many sales calls each representative needed to make on a prospective client before convincing the client to place an order. The results were eye-opening. Forty-eight percent of the sales reps stopped calling if the customer did not buy … Continue reading “Brethren — Persistence Pays! – Bible study”

You heard it here first friends the end of the world the day of Christ’s revealing and God’s final judgment will occur on April 5, 2007. How does this writer know? I read it on the Internet, of course. An 80-year-old Sanford, North Carolina man named Frank J. Potter, is proclaiming Christ’s second coming via … Continue reading ““It Must Be True — We Read It On The Internet!” – Bible study”

A querist asks, “Is Psalm 110 a Messianic Psalm? The problem that Jesus posed to the Pharisees in Matthew 22:41-46, gives clear evidence that the Jews accepted Psalms 110 as being Messianic. Jesus was able to use the passage against the Jews, because they accepted David as the father of the Christ in ancestry. But … Continue reading “Psalm 110 – Is It Messianic? – Bible study”

The Lord’s Day is unlike any other day of the week. When John received his vision from the Lord of future events while exiled on the island of Patmos, he spoke of it as happening on “the Lord’s Day” (Revelation 1:10 – NKJV). The Lord is strongly identified with the first day of the week, … Continue reading “The First Day Of The Week – Just Whose Day Is It? – Bible study”

One day when the Pharisees saw Jesus eating with publicans and sinners, they asked Jesus’ disciples, “Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?” (Matthew 9:10-11). When Jesus heard what they said, He replied to them, “They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick” (Matthew 9:12). His reply provided them … Continue reading “I Will Have Mercy, And Not Sacrifice – Bible study”

A querist asks, “Does the phrase, ‘second death’ in the book of Revelation, imply in any way the doctrine of reincarnation?” The appeal to Scripture for the advocates who believe in reincarnation, is not surprising, since Satan himself knows and uses Scripture even though it is a perverted use (cf. Matthew 4:3-6). Knowing this, does … Continue reading “Does The Second Death Imply Reincarnation? – Bible study”

God has always been willing to reach out to sinful man (John 3:16-17; Romans 5:8; Titus 2:11; 2 Peter 3:9; cf. Ezekiel 33:11). As Christians, we can be assured that if we ask, we will receive; if we seek, we will find; if we knock, it will be opened to us (Matthew 7:7; cf. John … Continue reading “When God Will Not Hear Nor Answer – Bible study”

In Revelation Chapter 10, John was told by the angel to take the little book and “eat it up” (Revelation 10:8-10 KJV). Upon eating it, it would taste in his mouth as honey, but it would be bitter in his stomach. As with John, the prophet Ezekiel was given a similar command to master the … Continue reading “The Bible – “Let's Take It And Eat It Up” – Bible study”

A querist asks, “How did women in the Old Testament enter into a covenant relationship with God? What was the confirming sign of the binding agreement between women and God?” Through an obedient faith (the same kind of obedient faith as Abraham displayed when he submitted to circumcision) (Genesis 17:23-27). He did what God told … Continue reading “Old Testament Women And A Covenant Relationship With God – Bible study”