Articles

• Created in the IMAGE OF GOD — What Does It Mean?

  The Bible says that human beings are “created in the likeness of God” or “created in God’s image.” What exactly does it mean to be created in the LORD’s likeness or image? While people are the only physical beings created in God’s image, is it possible that angels — decidedly spiritual beings — were also created in the Creator’s likeness? What does the Bible say on this intriguing topic?

• Law (Torah) — New Testament Believers are NOT Under the Law

  The Judaizers who infiltrated the Galatian assemblies wanted to put the believers back under the Old Testament Law, along with other religious traditions. A good modern example of this would be the legalists of the Hebrew Roots movement, who have infiltrated many churches and seminaries.

• Miracle or Divine Providence — What’s the Difference?

  Believers throw around the word ‘miracle’ a lot when what they really mean is divine providence. There’s a difference: With divine providence God is clearly involved with the event because what happens is just too coincidental (or whatever) and therefore it could be categorized as supernatural provision of some sort.

• KEY of KNOWLEDGE — What Is It?

  As you can see in verse 46, legalists lack the capacity or desire to set people free. On the contrary, they do the very opposite—they load people down with heavy and unnecessary burdens that they’re unwilling to help carry.

• Deny Yourself or Love Yourself — Which Is It? (Both)

  There are only two laws in Christianity with three applications: Love God and love others as you love yourself. Christ Himself taught this by quoting the Old Testament.

• Military Service — Is it Okay for Believers to Serve in the Armed Forces?

  Some hardcore pacifists are so unbalanced they argue that a true Christian should never participate in the military, even in cases where the God-ordained authorities require it. Just yesterday I ran into a couple of believers who adamantly advocated this position.

• Why Did God Allow Thousands of Years to Pass and for False Religions to Emerge Before Revealing the Truth?

  Genesis was written between 1445-1405 BC (almost 3500 years ago) by Moses and it shows that the LORD was revealed to Adam & Eve — the first humans — as soon as they had consciousness and spiritual understanding. This documented event predates Hinduism and any other human religion.

• GRACE — What Is God’s Grace? How Do You Receive It? How Do You Grow In It?

  What does ‘grace’ mean? How do you receive God’s grace (favor)? How do you grow in it, as the bible instructs us to do? Is God’s grace unconditional?

• Church of Christ — What Is It?

  The word ‘church’ in the Greek is ekklesia (ee-KLEE-see-ah), meaning “called out of ” or “the called-out ones.” It refers to people who have been called out of the darkness of this world and consecrated to the LORD via responding in faith & repentance to the good news of the message of Christ (Acts 20:21)…

• Trinity — Father/Son/Holy Spirit — Yes or No?

  “The Trinity” is a reference to God as Father/Son/Holy Spirit but, interestingly, the word “Trinity” does not appear in the Bible, which explains why I don’t use the term in my teachings. After all, if the LORD doesn’t use the term, why should I?