By: John G. Weldon, PhD, DMin; ©2011 Phrases in scripture that God particularly wants us to know, because He intentionally emphasizes what He is saying by using these phrases. For…
By: Dr. Thomas O. Figart; ©2011 The sign of the betrayal was to be that the one Judas greeted with a kiss would be Jesus of Nazareth. The word used…
By: Dr. Thomas O. Figart; ©2011 In our passage, all the disciples are warned against becoming “offended” or entrapped because of their relationship to Jesus Christ, and at the end…
By: Dr. Thomas O. Figart; ©2011 G. Campbell Morgan suggested these three words summarize the full meaning of the Lord’s Supper: “commemoration, communion and covenant.” Previous Article Provision for the…
By: Dr. Thomas O. Figart; ©2011 Christ had repeatedly tried to prepare His disciples for His crucifixion, but they just did not understand. He had used various allusions to His…
By: Dr. Thomas O. Figart; ©2011 In one way, this section may seem out of place, since up to this point the Olivet Discourse has been dealing the future of…
By: Dr. Thomas O. Figart; ©2011 In line with all the other illustrations of His coming used here in the Olivet Discourse, the parable of the ten virgins is a…
By: Dr. Steven C. Riser; ©2010 Most of us probably have a pretty firm perspective on money and materialism, but it can change. Some of us know down deep, it…
By: Dr. Steven C. Riser; ©2010 When we hear the word “Gospel,” we think we understand it, but do we know how to apply it to our lives? And yet…
By: Cathy Sims; ©2010 Our God is a Covenant-keeping God. A covenant is a solemn, binding agreement. It isn’t like the contracts and commitments that most of us make –…