Part 4 of the Deuteronomy overview with commentary featuring chapters 22-27.
Continue readingDeuteronomy: Moses’ Final Speech Pt.3 (ch 16-21)
Part 3 of the Deuteronomy overview with commentary featuring chapters 16-21.
Continue readingDeuteronomy: Moses’ Final Speech Pt.2 (ch 8-15)
Part 2 of the Deuteronomy overview with commentary featuring chapters 8-15.
Continue readingDeuteronomy: Moses’ Final Speech Pt.1 (ch 1-7)
Part 1 of my overview of Deuteronomy with some commentary featuring chapters 1-7.
Continue readingEve’s Punishment in Genesis 3
Did God punish all women with painful and even fatal childbirth because of Eve’s sin? In Genesis 3:16, most English translations say the woman will have painful childbirth as a result of Eve’s sin, however, the Hebrew words used don’t exactly match that.
Continue readingGod’s Plans for You
Sometimes when people quote Jeremiah 29:11 they don’t fully understand what it means. Some people will say God knows the plans he has for us so he’s going to make our plans work out. That’s actually not the case. In that verse, it says God knows the plans HE has for us, so this is not about our plans but his. This likely may come from people reading partial quotes of this scripture from memes on social media rather than reading in context as a whole verse.
Continue readingThe False Gospel Starts With Bad News
Jesus said to preach the gospel to everyone (Matt 18:18-20). The word Gospel comes from the Greek Euangelion (εὐαγγέλιον) or Evangelium in Latin, which in Old English becomes “gōdspel” (gōd “good” + spel “news”), all of which means good news. Jesus is the Messiah (the Christ), which means “anointed one,” and the good news is about him saving us. However, the Bible says there will be an Antichrist or false Messiah, and this false Messiah will have his own false gospel.
Continue readingThe Wife as Helper
The Bible says that the woman was created as a helper for the man, but what does that mean? What does it mean to help, and how is she supposed to help? This scripture does not mean women/wives are only “the help” as in maids.
Continue readingPraying For The Government
In Matthew 22:34-40, Jesus said the two greatest commandments are to, “love God with all of your heart, soul, and strength” (Deut 6:4-5), and “love your neighbor as yourself (Lev 19:18). 1 Timothy 2:1-8 says to pray for all people and give thanks for them, including those in governmental authority. In verse 8 Paul says to do this “free from anger and controversy.” The government itself is an institution established by God, existing to maintain peace, and it’s for our benefit, as stated in Romans 13:1-7. However, it is made up of fallible and corrupt humans, so we must pray for them.
Continue readingTruly Loving God
People often talk about how much God loves them, but do they ever love him back? If you don’t have time for him, then you don’t love him, because we make time for the people we genuinely care about. If you don’t keep his commandments, then you don’t love him, because we will do anything for the ones we love. Jesus even said, “If you love me, you will keep my commandments” (John 14:15).
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