Bible Studies

Since the Reformation in the 16th Century the teachings of the Apostle Paul and the Elder James have often been portrayed as being at odds with each other. Much time is spent by theologians and New Testament scholars trying to conclude whether there is a real conflict between the writings ...

But afterward they changed their minds and took back the slaves they had freed and enslaved them again. Jeremiah 34:11 In the thirty-fourth chapter of Jeremiah we find the tragic story of how many among the Israelites went back on their word and re-enslaved their fellow Israelites who they had ...

Jeremiah said, “The word of the LORD came to me: Hanamel son of Shallum your uncle is going to come to you and say, ‘Buy my field at Anathoth, because as nearest relative it is your right and duty to buy it.’ “Then, just as the LORD had said, my ...

I thought it would be helpful to clarify the difference between the biblical use of the term “deliverance” and the more modern term “deliverance ministry”. These two terms are not interchangeable, and have very different meanings and applications from each other. I will start with the Biblical term because it ...

“Since, therefore, the children share flesh and blood, he himself likewise shared the same things, so that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by the fear of death” ...

“I will place on his shoulder the key to the house of David; what he opens no-one can shut, and what he shuts no-one can open.” (Isaiah 22:22) This verse was originally part of a prophecy given to Isaiah concerning the raising up of Eliakim to a position of authority ...

At some time in their early childhood each of my children have found themselves with a broken toy or something of significance to them and each of them has reacted by saying, “Daddy can fix it.” More often than not they are wrong… I can’t fix it! It is usually ...

“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?And if I go and prepare a place for ...

Sunday afternoon I found myself under duress from a bad stomach bug, it meant I would be spending the next day off work. It then turned into two days, as the bug was pretty bad. It was as good a time as any to take a closer look at The ...

During the fourth watch of the night Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It's a ghost,” they said, and cried out in fear. But Jesus immediately said to them: "Take courage! It is I. Don't ...

The law was brought in so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more, so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord (Romans 5:20-21). In these verses Paul ...

Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God - the gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures regarding his Son, who as to his earthly life was a descendant of David, and who through the ...

The blessing of the Lord brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it (Proverbs 10:22). There are many passages in the bible that speak of God blessing people. The types of these blessings vary and include, among many other things, God’s loving kindness and storing up treasures in heaven ...

“…where can wisdom be found? Where does understanding dwell?” (Job 28:12) In the midst of his trials, and under harassment from his well-meaning but misguided friends, Job utters one of the most profound pieces of wisdom literature ever recorded. In this passage Job asks where man can find wisdom and ...

Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring - not only to those who are of the law but also to those who have the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all. As it ...

“How useless to spread a net where every bird can see it! These men lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush only themselves! Such are the paths of all who go after ill-gotten gain; it takes away the life of those who get it” (Proverbs 1:17-19 ). Here ...