“Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.”-Luke 24:46-47 Jesus rose from the dead to give life to all those who trust and serve him (John
“For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.”-Luke 2:11 The last book of the Old Testament is Malachi. Four hundred years before the birth of Jesus, Malachi prophesied about a messenger who would come in the spirit of Elijah and prepare the way of
The events of the first six books of the Bible begin with the creation of the earth and end at about 1400 BC*. In Genesis chapter twelve, God put in motion his plan to bless all the nations of the earth through the descendants of Abraham. By the close of the book of Joshua, Abraham’s
“the Lord said to Abram, ‘Know for certain that your offspring will be sojourners in a land that is not theirs and will be servants there, and they will be afflicted for four hundred years.’”-Genesis 15:13 At the close of the book of Genesis, Abraham’s grandson Jacob (also named Israel) and his twelve sons moved
“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.”-Genesis 1:1 God’s book opens with the unseen LORD bringing what can be seen into existence. The word Genesis means beginnings. In the first book of the Bible, we learn the origins of human beings, sin, death, and God’s plan to bring his created beings back
“no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone’s own interpretation…but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.”-II Peter 1:20-21 Is there a God? If there is a God, can I know how to please him? The Bible resolves these mysteries. The Scriptures tell the story of God from creation to
Well, yes and/or no; but mainly no. The definitions for the term evangelical range from; “not a Roman Catholic” to “someone who likes Billy Graham.” The word has as many definitions as you can find definers (both religious and political). The constant thread running through them all goes something like this, “churches that stress the
“when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God,”-I Thessalonians 2:13 Why should I care what Bible translation I use? Aren’t they all the same? In reverse order, the answers are, “No.” and
When you go to a theatre to watch a play, you are given a playbill that lists the actors names, the roles they play, and a short description of each character. Here is a playbill for the book of Revelation. This is nothing like a complete list or commentary but my hope is it will