Bible Basics

For too many, the title of this article alone is a reality check. We’re so prone to run after all kinds of activities, material possessions, people and more in hopes …

“Who is Jesus Christ?” If you asked that question to a random group of people, you’d get a variety of answers. Some would say, “I don’t know.” Others would say, …

Do you ever wake up in the morning with a song stuck in your head? Some people call this an earworm. I’ve always hated that word, but at least the …

When my kids were younger, I loved taking them to the playground. I always found a noisy playground relaxing because, for that bit of time, my kids were totally occupied …

“Do you want to feel better right now and eliminate your stress? What if I told you that starting today, right this very moment you could begin living a better …

The little preschooler, the surly teenager, the middle-aged mom and the jolly grandpa all know it. If you ask someone to quote their favorite verse, our minds generally fly to …

When we think of the Christmas story, there are several characters that spring to mind. Mary, obviously and for good reason is probably top on our list. We often think …

While a right relationship with God does involve keeping his commands (aka rule-keeping), to say the point of Christianity is keeping the rules would be grossly inaccurate. Still, many assume Christianity …

Many times we miss out on God’s greatest blessings because we’re not spending time in a RELATIONSHIP with him. “But forget all that – it is nothing compared to what …

“…The Lord himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means ‘God …

Actions and reactions. Action – “a thing done.” ~ Webster Reaction – “a response to some treatment, situation, or stimulus.” ~ Webster In life, we all choose our own actions, …

How do you balance God’s need to judge sin with his love? This can be a tough one to work through, even for long-time God followers. On one hand, we …

“Hey! Don’t pick fights!” We can hear our teachers and parents echoing this advice from childhood. Chances are you have said these words to a young person as well. But …

Have you recently wondered, “Am I too bad for God to forgive me?” If so, what follows is for you. Messing up badly can be scary, especially when we consider …

Calvinism is still alive and well in the world. John Calvin, Calvinism’s founder, may be long gone to his reward, but Calvinism and its so-called “biblical” teachings still exist. Before …

21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. 22 Many will say …

How did King Saul die? This may not seem like a question worth pondering for some, but it is when you consider that the Bible provides two accounts of King …

The show “Bewitched” is a fascinating one. I have memories of watching this show growing up, seeing the witch as a good witch who saves the day in certain situations. …

My brother Chris has just emailed me several articles from some liberal Christians who are attacking what the real meaning of the crucifixion is all about. After reading some of …

Fallen Angels are not discussed in the Bible too much, seeing that the majority of angels in heaven have never “fallen from grace” and gone to the dark side. And …

This next topic is a very unpleasant one for many in the Body of Christ to talk about, much less ever fully accept in their walks with the Lord. Whether …

As you will see in the Scripture verses I will list in this article series, God the Father places an extremely high value on the pursuit of knowledge – especially …

I believe there are three main basic reasons why each person will have to face a certain amount of trials and tribulations in this life. Each Christian really needs to …

The verses that I will now list below all really need to be meditated on, grounded on, believed on, and burned into our memory banks for all of eternity as …

I believe there are two types of tribulation that can come our way in this life. The first kind are those that are being “allowed” by the Lord to come …

With all of the verses listed in our Scripture Verses For Trials and Tribulations article telling us that we will all have to face a certain amount of trials and …

The Bible specifically talks about 5 different crowns that will be given to some of God’s people when they enter into heaven. If you look very closely at what these …

Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God. Matthew 4:4. This is the truth of the word of God. We …

One of the most dramatic examples of one group of people who followed God “fully” and another group who did not were the Israelites who were tested by God the Father in …

Sometimes God will take up the battle for you and take your enemy head on all by Himself. Other times He will use His battle angels. Several people I know …

Sometimes God will simply run a protective shield around you where nothing will be able to get through to attack you. Other times something will start to slip through to …

Sometimes God will want you to go into the battle, and then He will fight the battle through you to defeat your enemy. However, there will be other times where …

All of the above Scripture verses are definitely telling you that God can anoint you with His divine power whenever that power is going to be needed to take on …

If you are walking in a full surrender with God the Father, and walking in all of His ways and staying out of any serious sins and transgressions against Him …

As you will see in the next two verses, the second thing you must do after making a full surrender with the Lord is that you have to seek to …

The second part of this verse then gives you secret #2 to true spiritual warfare in the Lord – and that secret is to “resist the devil.” Notice the verse says …

Battle Verse For The Full Surrender The first thing you must be willing to do before you can even begin to get God to protect you and fight some of …

If there is one thing the Lord keeps having me put in many of our articles, it is the reminder for everyone to keep themselves open to being used by …

When the Bible tells us that God is no respecter of persons, what this means is that we are all on an equal footing with the Lord – we are …

Since we have opened up this website almost 6 years ago, we have received some very intense and gut-wrenching testimonies from people who have been struck by nothing but pure …