Believers are “His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them” (Eph. 2:10). We are expected to do good works, not only once or twice, but all our lives (cf 2 Cor. 5:14). The Apostle Paul served faithfully and in all holiness. He did not…
It was not only Paul who stood against the false doctrines, Jacob, Peter, John, Jude and others also wrote extensively on the subject and vehemently criticised the false teachings and teachers and defended the faith. And knowing all these, we still become ensnared by false teachings today because of the sweet and smart tongues of…
In the absence of Paul, the church of Corinth welcomed other preachers and believed in their teachings. Because of this, Paul wrote to them, “For is someone comes and proclaims another Jesus than the one we proclaimed, or if you received a different spirit from the one you received, or if you accept a different…
As the Israelites wandered in the desert, they became hungry. Then, God gave them manna. They ate the manna until they occupied the land of Canaan (cf. Jos. 5:12). But during their sojourn, the Israelites often looked back at their previous lives in Egypt. They frequently longed for their lives there and they grumbled at…
We find the name Diotrephes only once in the Bible. Even then, he was referred to in a bad way. John sent a letter to his friend Gaius. In that letter, John mentioned that he wished to visit Gaius, but that “Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not welcome us” (3 Jn. 1:9). This…
-Psalm 73:23 Asaph wrote the 73rd Psalm. He said he was stupid and arrogant and like a beast toward God. But he continued with the all-important word “nevertheless” saying that God was holding his right hand. How wonderful! We may not have anything to boast about. We may be stupid, arrogant, and know nothing of…
-Rev. 22:7, 12, 20 We tend to repeat points we want to get through. Be it letters, speeches or books, points which the author wants to get through are often repeated. Moreover, such points also always occupy the conclusion of anything. Jesus also spoke of His coming in several occasions in the Bible. In Revelations…
“If you make me an altar of stone, you shall not build it of hewn stones, if you wield your tool on it you profane it.” Ex. 20:25 The LORD instructed Moses to make Him an altar of stone where offerings were to be performed. But, the stone altar was not to be made of…
Cain was a worker of the ground and Abel was a keep of sheep. Both of them brought their produce to the LORD. Abel brought the firstborn and of their fat portions. And so, the LORD had regard for Abel and his offerings while He had no regard for Cain and his offerings. Because of…
Mat. 2:2 After Jesus was born, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem to pay homage. What these wise men saw was THE star, out of the many other stars in the heavens. There was a king in Jerusalem – king Herod. But the wise men said, “Where is the child who has been…