A recent documentary, The Lost Tomb of Jesus, aired on the Discovery Channel (March 4, 2007) claims that archeologists have discovered a burial cave in Jerusalem which contains the bones of Jesus, his wife and his son. It appears to be a family burial cave with an inscription of six names, including Jesus son of…
Revelation 3:7 7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth; The key of David (Rev. 3:7) is an Old Testament allusion…
Daniel 10 2 In those days I, Daniel, was mourning three full weeks. 3 I ate no pleasant food, no meat or wine came into my mouth, nor did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled. 12 Then he said to me, “Do not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that you set…
On of the most peculiar bible verses about prayer is 1 Thessalonians 5:17, which says to pray without ceasing. Now that scripture is seemingly impractical right? How could you literally pray without ceasing, without stopping? How could you pray all the time? You must sleep, eat, use the restroom, work on other things. Some churches…
The Bible talks about effectual fervent prayer, but people nowadays use terms like spiritual warfare prayers, deliverance prayer, prophetic prayer, violent prayer. What do these things mean? The term violent prayer is based on the following two scriptures: Matthew 11:12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers…
The Bible makes it clear that God already knows what you need before you even ask Him (Matt 6:8). The Bible also teaches that God only answers prayer that is in accordance with His will (1 John 5:14,15). So that raises a very valid question: why do we even need to pray? If God will…
As we scour through the scriptures on prayer, there are times when Jesus seems to promise that He would answer every one of our prayers and grant all our requests. Here is a partial list: Matt. 7:7; 17:20; 21:22; Mark 9:23; 11:22-24; John 14:13,14; 15:7,16; 16:23;26. In these scriptures no condition is mentioned. But then…
At no point in history was God ever silent. God has always communicated with his people in some way or another. We can be rest assured that if God wants something said, it will be heard. It thus behooves us not to determine whether God speaks today, but how He does it. How did people…
Many experts on prayer advise us that when we pray, we should enter into a time of quiet meditation where we do nothing but listen for the still small voice of God speaking to us. The question is, how are you so sure that any silent voice you hear is God’s? How do you know…
God’s love is one of the most important aspects of Christianity. A proper understanding of the agape love of God is crucial to a balanced Christian life. Some Christians underestimate God’s love. This is evident whenever they worry about losing their salvation or about being punished by God. This is because they don’t understand the…