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The Lion and the Thief
There is archetype imagery in the Bible of a lion and a thief and both have been used to portray Jesus and Satan. The key difference between the true lion and the actual thief is the word “like.” There is a spiritual robbery underway, and each and every person on the earth is and will
A Heart of Gold out of the Refiner’s Fire – A Bibles Study on the Trials that Purify Us
BLOG UPDATE – First of all, I want to apologize to the readers of this bible study blog for the massive delay in me posting anything new. I can’t believe it myself, but it’s been 3 1/2 years. I don’t know how the time flew, but I got wonderfully busy with my photography
When God Gives Us More than We Can Handle – A Bible Study on Being Brought to the End of Ourselves
During times of great suffering and heartache, in an effort to say something comforting, I have heard people say: “You must be a very strong person, because God wouldn’t give you more than you can handle” or “God gives his toughest battles to the strongest ones.” I have
The Trouble with Wild Horses – The God-designed breaking in of our unbridled heart
Like a wild horse that will not be bridled, or a rebellious child that will not listen, God sometimes uses the troubles in our lives to get our attention and to tame our wild hearts. This is the God-designed breaking in of our unbridled hearts. He will use the trials and troubles we face to break
Ask for the Ancient Paths
Jesus came, and died as the sacrifice for sins for everyone (1 John 2:2), absolutely everyone (1 Timothy 2:3-6, 1 Timothy 4:10). Regardless of whether you choose Him or not, He died on that cross with you on His mind. Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved (Joel 2:32, Acts 2:21,
Receiving the Holy Spirit
Jesus told the disciples to “Receive the Holy Spirit” (John 20:19-23) but He also told them wait for the Baptism of the Holy Spirit (Luke 24:49, Acts 1:4-5). So what did they receive when Jesus blew on them Resurrection Sunday, and how is that receiving of the Holy Spirit different
Cut to the Heart by the Sword of the Spirit
Scripture tells us that God loves the world (John 3:16-17), has mercy on us all (Romans 11:32) and wants everyone to be saved (1 Timothy 2:1-6), not wanting anyone to perish, but for everyone to come to repentance (2 Peter 3:9) and true belief in His Son Jesus who is the ransoming Savior of all
The Hiding Place – Escaping God’s Coming Wrath
Jesus has gone to prepare a place for us. A hiding place away from the wrath of God. “My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be
When He Appears
There is coming a day, quite possibly in our lifetime, that Jesus will return to gather His faithful church, His Bride (2 Corinthians 11:2, Ephesians 5:25-27). There is a convergence of the signs Jesus spoke of (1 Thessalonians 5:1-6, Luke 21:25-28 and Matthew 24:4-8) all happening at once around
Are we Building Castles in the Sand?
In Matthew 7:26 we find Jesus speaking the conclusion of His infamous Sermon on the Mount : “But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.” I stumbled across this verse the other day, and Jesus’ words hit me anew.