Our eternal image was decided aeons ago. “Then God said, ‘Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness…’ So God created man in His own image…” Genesis 1:26-27 ‘God’ in this passage is Elohim which is a plural noun, representing the Trinity. Plurality is substantiated by the nouns ‘Us’ and ‘Our.’ God ‘made’ or fashioned man after …

The previous segment was entitled: An Image of Death while the present segment begins with the word ‘The’ instead of ‘An.’ ‘An’ indicates there are multiple images leading to death while ‘The’ indicates there is a single image of life, and so it is. In Paul’s letter to the church at Colosse he expounds on God’s gracious gift of redemption …

Let’s begin with the Ten Commandments, specifically the second Commandment. “You shall not make for yourself a carved (graven) image – any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth…” Exodus 20:4 The Hebrew word for ‘make’ has several synonyms including ‘work’ and ‘carved,’ …

Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and one of Jacob’s twelve sons would be the progenitor of the Messiah. Before Jacob’s death in Egypt he pronounced prophecies for his twelve sons. He gave a wonderful blessing to his son Joseph; however, his prophecy for his son Judah is perhaps the most significant. Jacob said that Judah’s brothers would bow down to him. He …

There were many anxiously waiting for the arrival of the Lamb; and when His forerunner first laid eyes on Jesus, he said: “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” John 1:29 John’s proclamation was the fulfillment of Isaiah’s prophecy 700 years earlier. “…My righteous Servant shall justify many, for He shall bear their iniquities.” …

One of our most cherished, timeless hymns is entitled Redeemed by the Blood of the Lamb. The roots of that song go way back. Let’s first cite several Scripture passages that form the basis of this song. “…for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God…” Romans 3:23 “For the wages of sin is death…” Romans 6:23 …

In the present context Webster defines ‘progressivism’ as ‘social improvements by governmental action.’ We’ll discuss three issues that are affecting America today. These three issues are also addressed in the Bible. First is the drug problem. According to the American Society of Addiction Medicine, “Drug overdose is the leading cause of accidental death in the United States…” Yet eight states …

     In the third chapter of Genesis, God declared that there would be great division among mankind.  This column has quoted the following verse many times.  Its message will remain through the ages until the final showdown between the Seed of Isaac and Ishmael square off.      “And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your …

     Perhaps we give ourselves too much credit if we think we can interpret what God is doing, in our lives and in the world, with our logic.      Several godly men of renown might disagree with our self confidence.      “He does great things past finding out, yes, wonders without number.”  Job 9:10      Job, in the midst of …

    During Jesus’ final week on earth, after He explained in detail what the coming days would be like, His disciples asked Him when all those things would happen and when would He return to establish His kingdom.     He didn’t provide a specific time for His return; but He did tell them, by way of a parable, to observe current events …