The Bible states that without faith, it is impossible to please God (Hebrews 11:6). Every day, our society, culture, and global events challenge whether God exists or if the Bible is true. Is it possible to have faith in any god, let alone the God of Israel from the Bible, in a fallen, dangerous world, growing ever more secular?
Continue reading1 Kings chapter 17 illustrates aspects of God’s character and His promise of provision, as well as our role in receiving from Him. It is the story of the prophet Elijah and a widow in Zarephath.
Continue readingAbraham had eight sons: Ishmael from Hagar, Isaac from Sarah, and six sons — Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah — all from Keturah, his second wife after Sarah’s death. There is a blessing for all of Abraham’s children, but the special, everlasting covenant is only for Isaac because this promise was made to Sarah’s son, and she had only one son.
Continue readingSome Christians may believe that different categories of unbelievers (Muslim, Atheist, Wiccan, etc) get saved more easily than others, depending on what the barriers are. Still, it’s a heart issue, not a mind issue. Proof of God is not the problem; no amount of intellectual debate will win someone over. Many former atheists have testimonies about God simply revealing his love to them through a believer’s actions.
Continue readingA prayer without faith is just a complaint. If we want something from God, all we have to do is ask (Matthew 7:7-11), but we must do so in faith (Mark 11:22-24).
Continue readingIf a gun is put to your head and you are threatened to convert to another religion, and you lie out of fear. By swearing allegiance to that religion, do you genuinely believe in their theology, or are you just saying that to keep from being martyred? Can you choose TRULY to accept a new theology/religion under pressure, or can you only fake it?
Continue readingHebrews 11:1 says (KJV), “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” For it to be the “substance” of something hoped for, there must be something substantive (like a promise) that was given in the past, that we could have hope for the fulfillment of in the future. Since the future has not been seen yet, our evidence for the promise being fulfilled is based on our trust that God will do it because he promised to do it. Therefore, we must trust that God is faithful to his promises.
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