Faith is only as good as the object in which one places his or her faith. The object of the Christian’s faith is Jesus Christ, who is called “faithful and true” (Rev 19:11). We believe that Jesus is the Son of God, sent from God to save His people from…

The priesthood of Jesus Christ shares the spotlight with the kingship of Jesus Christ in the book of Hebrews. In chapter seven, verses one through three, we are introduced to the man whose priesthood prefigured the priesthood of our Lord Jesus. In the early church era, Jewish believers in Jesus…

Redemption is an economic term. It comes from the market place where something or someone is bought for a price. The Bible teaches us that we are all slaves of sin from conception (Ps 51:5; Rom 6:6). Jesus Christ purchased the church of God with His own blood off the…

Christians are commanded to love God (Dt 6:5; Mt 22:37); love one another (Jn 13:34–35); love their neighbors (Lev 19:18; Mt 5:43); and to love their enemies (Mt 5:44). The origin of such love is found in God (1 Jn 4:7). …

God’s revealed Word, the Bible, is a book of promises (amongst other things) that gives the heirs of promise full assurance of hope, with Jesus Christ as our only hope (1 Tim 1:1). Christians place their trust in Him to accomplish what concerns us (Ps 57:2; 138:8). In Hebrews 6:13–20…

The domain of darkness is the kingdom of this world under the despotic reign of the prince of darkness. He is the ruler of this world of sin — a usurper from before the fall of man and creation (Gen 3; Lk 12:31; 14:30; 16:11). Satan is the adversary of…

God is the giver of every good and every perfect gift (Jas 1:17). In fact, He so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ (Jn 3:16). The Apostle Paul alluded to the best gift of God as “the indescribable gift” (2 Cor 9:15)…

A fake Christian is a false professor of the Christian faith. Having been exposed to the good things of God’s Spirit, a sluggish disregard eventually prevails. The Gospel call reached these people, but the good Word of God did not profit them with faith, hope, and love. …

The Apostle Paul wrote to Pastor Timothy in the context of Ephesus, a Greek and Roman city. The church had been planted by the Apostle on his second missionary journey. He spent three years there building up the body of Christ with sound doctrine. …