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Matthew 15:21-28 describes an encounter between Jesus and a Canaanite woman.And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and was crying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely...
How did life originate? Most people believe that it began with a process called abiogenesis, the development of living organisms from nonliving mater. According to this belief a very simple life form came into existence and over millions of year its descendants changed through the process...
When the disciples of Jesus asked him to teach them to pray he gave them a model prayer called the Lord’s prayer which included this request:Give us each day our daily bread.
Luke 11:3 ESV
We ask this because our bodies need food in order to function properly. But we need more than just...
Some people are sexually attracted to members of their own sex. There are different opinions about why this is true. Some people believe this condition the result of their experiences but others believe it is has a genetic cause. It is possible that different people are homosexuals for...
Anyone who has studied the Bible much is probably familiar with Isaiah 7:14:Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
The New Testament tells us that it is a prophecy of the virgin birth of Jesus.But as...
When we think or talk about salvation we usually mean the process of having our sins forgiven by repenting of them and putting our faith in Jesus Christ. From the human point of view this is what salvation is but from God’s viewpoint this is only one of several steps. The complete process is...
The Bible contains four accounts of the life of Jesus which are very different from each other and each one contains some information that isn’t in the others. Some of the differences are so great that the gospels almost seem to contradict each other. Why would God inspire men to write four...
In Luke 16:19-31 Jesus tells the story of a rich man and a beggar named Lazarus and describes how they lived in this life and what their circumstances were after they died.There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate was...
To give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the youth. Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance.
Proverbs 1:4-5 ESV
Schools use different textbooks for students who are at different levels in their education. First graders...
In Mark 16:17,18 Jesus tells his disciples of signs that will accompany those who believe.And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up serpents with their hands; and if they drink any deadly poison...
Once three men went on an ocean cruise. One of them was an athlete who was in top physical condition and was a champion swimmer. The second knew how to swim and occasionally exercised but generally didn’t attach much importance to keeping fit. The third was a couch potato who didn’t know...
Elisha began as a servant to Elijah and later took his place as prophet after Elijah was taken up to heaven. He had a servant named Gehazi. It is possible that he was preparing Gehazi to eventually be his successor just as he had been Elijah’s successor.
Unfortunately Gehazi made a...
For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
Colossians 3:3 ESV
I once saw a movie which I think is a good illustration of this verse.
In the movie an evil magician had deposed a king and taken over his kingdom. A group of rebels was trying to overthrow the magician and...
One hotly debated issue among Christians is that of whether there are the successors of the apostles who hold their authority today. I think we can answer that question by looking at what the Bible says about the qualifications of an apostle, the purpose for which they were chosen, and their...
Abishai was one of the leaders of David’s army. Second Samuel 23:18,19 says,Now Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the thirty. And he wielded his spear against three hundred men and killed them and won a name beside the three. He was the most renowned of the thirty...
Jesus has commanded his followers to preach the gospel to the whole world so that everyone will have the opportunity to believe in him and be saved.And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations...
Second Corinthians 11:14 says,Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.
When he does this he tricks people into doing evil by convincing them that what they are doing is good. One area where this tactic has been successful is the change he has brought about in our society’s attitude...
Nearly everyone is familiar with the parable of the good Samaritan, found in Luke 10:30-34.Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead.
Now by chance a priest was going down that...
After Gideon raised an army to battle the Midianites the first thing God did was reduce the size of it so they wouldn’t think that they had won a victory by their own power. The first step in this reduction was to send home all those who are afraid. This eliminated 22,000 of the soldiers and...
The laws God gave to Israel through Moses included a requirement that they sacrifice animals as an atonement for their sins. These sacrifices didn’t actually take away sins but only served as a picture of what Christ would do when he died for sin. Hebrews 10:11-14 says,And every priest stands...