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My brethren, let not many of you become teachers, knowing that we shall receive stricter judgment. James 3:1 NKJV We are all given various gifts. In 1 Corinthians 12:4-11, Paul explains that there are various gifts, but all are distributed by the same spirit. Some are called to preach. Preachers teach from the pulpit.…
Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore, be wise as serpents and harmless as doves. Matthew 10:16 NKJV In this Scripture passage, Jesus is warning of coming persecution. In verse 17 he goes on to say beware of men or of people, for they will deliver you up…
Though the king was deeply distressed, because of his oaths and the guests he did not want to refuse her. The king immediately sent for an executioner and commanded him to bring John’s head. So, he went and beheaded him in prison, brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl. The…
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you. Therefore, don’t worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Matthew 6:33-34 HCSB Matthew 6:33 tells us if we actively seek God and His righteousness that…
This Jesus is the stone rejected by you builders, which has become the cornerstone. There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to people, and we must be saved by it. Acts 4:11-12 HCSB Only Jesus can save us. We can be saved when we surrender…
The LORD’s anger burned against Israel again, and He stirred up David against them to say, “Go, count the people of Israel and Judah.” 2 Samuel 24:1 HCSB When it says, “the LORD stirred up David,” it sounds like God is tempting David. This is why Bible study is so important. I read that and…
You shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments. …
So it was that the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died and was buried. And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far off, and Lazarus in his bosom. Then he cried and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on…
The twelve gates were twelve pearls: each individual gate was of one pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass, Revelation 21:21 NKJV The 21st chapter of Revelation gives us a beautiful picture of heaven. It begins in verse 4 by describing it as a place of no more worries…
The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light. And the nations of those who are saved shall walk in its light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory and honor into it. …