The life of a Christian is a journey through a land where we are merely strangers and pilgrims. Explore biblical truths about maintaining your heavenly citizenship while navigating the pressures of this world.
Just those three words probably remind most readers of this article of that old gospel song “There is Power in the Blood of the Lamb” that was used so often in days gone by in tent and revival meetings. And, indeed, those words are true, but let us consider some other thoughts about power. It seems that people are impressed with power whether it be political power, national power, mechanical power, electrical power, muscular power, etc., etc… the list goes on.
The answer to that question now depends more on the person asking the question than on God. Through God’s mercy and grace, He has provided and revealed to us all a plan by which we can be forgiven if we will humbly submit to the terms of His offer. And really, that is what a good portion of the Bible is about.
A nation may have an “open door policy” in its dealings with certain other nations regarding commerce and trade, but God has a different type of “open door policy.” Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is the door to the church, to salvation, to heaven and to eternal life (John 10:7-10). He said, “I am…
In the city of Jerusalem Jesus saw a man who had been blind from birth. The process by which He healed the man was uniquely different than other miracles of healing recorded in the Scriptures. We know Jesus could have spoken a word, or merely touched the man, but on this occasion He spat on…
Less than two months had passed since Jesus was crucified. He had risen from the grave on the third day after His death. Then during the next forty days, He presented Himself alive to His apostles by many infallible proofs, and on one occasion He was seen by over five hundred brethren before He ascended…
Less than two months had passed since Jesus was crucified. He had risen from the grave on the third day after His death. Then during the next forty days, He presented Himself alive to His apostles by many infallible proofs, and on one occasion He was seen by over five hundred brethren before He ascended…
It was just a matter of days before Jesus was crucified. He and the twelve had returned to Jerusalem. The teachings of Jesus and His wondrous works and miracles had been witnessed throughout the land. The following incident is recorded in Matthew 21, Mark 11 and Luke 20: “Now when He came into the temple,…
Perhaps the seven greatest events of this world are the creation, the flood, the birth of Christ, the crucifixion of Christ, the resurrection of Christ, the ascension of Christ, and finally the end of this world when Christ comes again. The first six of these events have already transpired. The seventh is in the future….
It is difficult for mortal minds of men to even imagine things before time began, but we know that even before the creation the Eternal God existed and purposed things that were to be (Ephesians 1:4, 2 Timothy 1:9, Titus 1:2). Perhaps for some reason it is somewhat easier for us to think of eternity…