“Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch. (Genesis 6: 14)Gopher wood is wood that is cut and shaped with an axe. The ark of God was not to be a make shift raft. It...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end. . . For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live (John 5: 25).It is the spiritual death of fallen sinners that makes necessary an effectual,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“Then said they unto Him, what shall we do that we might work the works of God? Jesus answered them, this is the work of God that ye believe on Him whom he hath sent (John 6: 28-29).” This was that day which Daniel prophesied of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Genesis 4: 7Cain laid out on his altar the best he could of himself produce. He offered these things in pride fully expecting God’s favor and blessing. The Lord not only did not accept his offering but had no respect to it whatsoever....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Genesis 4: 16“Hereby know we that we dwell by him, and he in us, because he hath given us of His spirit. And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Savior of the world. (I John 4: 13-14)”This is not talking...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and by it, (God’s testimony of his gifts), he being dead yet speaketh (Hebrews...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
About 5,000 men sat on the side of a mountain in the lush grass and listened to the gracious words of Him who was the gospel incarnate. Having heard His precious words they ate their fill of a basket containing five barley loaves and two small...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The desire to be saved from hell is a natural desire motivated by fear and dread of punishment. Nobody wants to burn or spend eternity suffering. The desire to be saved from our sins and ourselves is a spiritual desire, a gift of God, and turns...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
John 5: 26-38 The miracles preserved in the scriptures are recorded to confirm the message of Christ (Hebrews 2:3-4, Acts 2: 22). To this end all of the strange visions of the prophets, ceremonies of the law, and even the lives and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
