Are your children saved? If you are doing your job well, your children will love God, hate sin, and know some scripture. Read on for advice on how to make this a reality for your children. Children need: 1. Discipline and boundaries Above all, teach your children to respect their parents. You are their prototype… Continue reading How to raise godly children
Category: Edification
The Trouble with Social Media
Social media has become ubiquitous in our modern society. But is it safe for Christians to use? Read on, and decide for yourself. 1. Your social media profile is an altar at which you worship *yourself*. Think about it. What goes into a social media profile? A bunch of images showing how great our life… Continue reading The Trouble with Social Media
On Heaven
What will heaven be like? In order to keep your eyes fixed on the “prize” at the end of our struggles, it would be helpful to get a good strong sense of what that prize is. The prize we all hope for is, of course, heaven. To catch a glimpse of what heaven will be… Continue reading On Heaven
The Rapture: how will it happen?
The Bible talks about the Rapture in many different places. I brought some of the best passages together here so we can learn about what is coming. Do you hope to be raptured? Read on: “Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your children from the east and gather you… Continue reading The Rapture: how will it happen?
A Warning to the Wicked: taken from the book of Isaiah
Isaiah 5:8-24 NIV “Woe to you who add house to house and join field to field till no space is left and you live alone in the land. “The Lord Almighty has declared in my hearing: “Surely the great houses will become desolate, the fine mansions left without occupants. A ten-acre vineyard will produce only… Continue reading A Warning to the Wicked: taken from the book of Isaiah
On Suffering
If there is an all-powerful, all-loving God, then why do good people have to suffer? I have grappled with this question all my life, and I have been a believer all my life. And I have known suffering. I have spent most of my life dealing with chronic illness, and chronic pain; and then I… Continue reading On Suffering
On Worshiping Nature
The following is an excerpt from a book called The Wisdom of Solomon. This is non-canonical literature, and it cannot be verified that it came from Solomon, but it is wisdom nonetheless. What can we learn from this chapter? Wisdom of Solomon 13 – on nature worship [1] For all men who were ignorant of… Continue reading On Worshiping Nature
Key Symbols in Prophetic Texts (And What They Mean!)
The following list was compiled by searching google for Bible verses featuring the keywords. Some have the Bible reference, and others have many references that can be found in the Bible. I will add to this list as I come across more symbols. I hope this list helps you to read prophetic scriptures! Key to… Continue reading Key Symbols in Prophetic Texts (And What They Mean!)
Walking With Christ
If you’re walking in darkness, you’re not walking with Christ. “This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out… Continue reading Walking With Christ
536 AD: The year the devil fell to earth
Revelation is arguably the most important book of the Bible for modern believers. It is the only book of the Bible to begin with the promise of a blessing on anyone who reads it aloud (do it!) and ends with a curse on anyone who alters or removes the words of the prophecy (don’t do… Continue reading 536 AD: The year the devil fell to earth