Can I Trust My Bible? From What Was Written to What I’m Reading? Tim Bunting I highly recommend this series of pod casts by my son, Tim Bunting. If you search the above title with his name you should find this quality series. It is widely available. Tim takes a complicated topic and makes it … Read more
“My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?” These are words Jesus spoke while on the cross shortly before His death. These are also the words of Psalm 22:1 written roughly 1,000 years before Jesus’ birth. The words of the Psalm are written for their prophetic value as they speak of the messianic … Read more
Jesus’ Great Prayer for His Apostles and Disciples On the night of Jesus’ last Passover, betrayal and arrest, Jesus prayed an emotional prayer to the Father for his apostles and disciples. That prayer is found in John 17. Note Jesus’ emphasis on the word of God through this chapter. John 17:1-5 — In this prayer, … Read more
How can I know that I know God? A lot of people are confident in their relationship with God. How does the Bible answer this question? 3 “And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments. 4 Whoever says “I know him” but does not keep his … Read more
Is the New Testament Gospel settled and final? The New Testament scriptures have been undermined and dismissed for a variety of reasons, none of which are legitimate in my opinion. One such claim is that more or different revelation is needed with the passing of time and changes in the world. That is not how … Read more
You cannot know the will God! For who knows a person’s thoughts except the spirit of that person, which is in him? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God” (1 Corinthians 2:11). Unless we read the revelation God has made to us by His Spirit, we cannot know the will of … Read more
You Cannot Serve Two Masters “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon (money).” Matthew 6:24. The second half of Matthew chapter 6 (v.19-34) is about attitudes toward and … Read more
The first gospel sermon — all about EVIDENCE. The fundamental requirement of the gospel is faith. One cannot please God without faith (Hebrews 11:6). The first sermon preached that included the offer of complete forgiveness of sins is recorded in Acts 2:14-39. It concludes by giving answer to their question: “What shall we do?” (v.37) That … Read more
Where did sin come from? The Bible answers the question in two texts. The first scripture makes a definitive statement about the origin of sin. The second scripture confirms that in an historical account. James 1:14-15: “But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. Then desire when it … Read more
Walking By the Spirit. How? “I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh: (Galatians 5:16). What does it mean to walk in the Spirit? The context helps us answer the question. “For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these … Read more
