Pastor's Blog
Things that I think about and find interesting enough to share.
The four words, Gentiles, heathen, nations, and people, found some 760 times in the AV, represent only one OT Hebrew word and one NT Greek word in the original. They are distinguished from the Jews and the church, 1 Cor. 10:32. A political era called “the times of the Gentiles” began when God gave them … Read more
A vast amount of truth is revealed in the various names for God used in the Bible. An understanding of the meanings of these names is necessary to the full understanding of hundreds of passages. There are three primary names, indicated in the AV by the use of various type faces. When the text reads … Read more
The popular concept that a mystery is something mysterious or secret tends to obscure the fact that it is not used in this way in Scripture. In the NT the word refers to divine truth which is now revealed after being hidden from men in OT days. It appears 27 times. In Matt. 13:11 Christ … Read more
The word missions does not appear in the Bible, but a vast revelation is given to the theme of missionary work. The words evangelist, Eph. 4:11, and witness, Acts 1:8, come closest in meaning to the subject. OT references to the divine purpose of having God’s Word proclaimed include Prov. 14:25-27; Isa. 6:8; cf. Acts … Read more
Only in the Bible can any satisfying light be found on the mysterious and baffling subjects of life and death, Deut. 30:19. In the beginning God breathed life into the nostrils of the man He had created, Gen. 2:7. That breath was the spirit of man. “The body without the spirit is dead,” Jas. 2:26. … Read more