All unrighteousness is sin, but there is a sin that does not lead to death, what is it? — This question was asked in our bible study meeting, “What is sin which does not lead to death?” The inquiry emanates from 1 John 5:16 which says, “If anyone sees his brother commit a sin which does…

All things were made by Him… In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. — Popped up on my email, the winning story in a Coffee Times Substack challenge about the inevitability of death. The piece resonated with me as God’s word to Adam, “for dust you are, and to dust you shall return” (Gen.3:19) was on my mind. I thought I’d look through her…

Yes, so they claimed, but why did Jesus tell them that the devil was their father? — (All Bible verses referenced in this story are from the Modern English Version, MEV). Luke chapter 19 tells us the story of a rich man named Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector. He has heard of Jesus and tried to see who He was. Being of little stature he was not…

Let’s unscroll the shortest verse in the Bible and understand the crucial reason why “Jesus wept.” — The story is recorded in the Gospel of John, chapter 11. All verse references are from the Modern English Version (MEV) Bible. I shared in my previous article how Jesus marvelously gave sight to the man who was born blind. How the man’s blindness was neither due to his own…

Contrary to popular teachings, the apostle never changed his name after his conversion — Newly converted from the Roman Catholic religion, a mere few months into my life in Christ, my wife and I attended a church conference. There, the speaker spoke about the apostle Paul’s first encounter with Jesus Christ. He told the congregation, “First, his name was Saul. After he met the…

Why was it so uniquely different from the way He healed the others? — In one of my previous articles, I touched on how God works according to our faith. How His power to heal depends on how far one believes. You may read it here if you haven’t. God Works as Far as Your Faith Goes According to your faith, as you have believed, be it done unto you.medium.com How Jesus healed the sick Taking excerpts from that article, we find three ways how Jesus healed the sick.

Why then did Moses command to give a certificate of divorce? — This discourse between the Messiah and the Pharisees is recorded in the gospels according to Matthew and Mark. We’ll take it from Mark 10:1–9. Coming from Capernaum, Jesus went to the region of Judea to the other side of the Jordan, and the people came to Him again. And again…

What proceeds out of your lips you shall keep and do, as you have vowed to the LORD your God voluntarily for He will surely require it from you — “If it is displeasing to you to serve the LORD, then choose today whom you will serve, if it should be the gods your fathers served beyond the River or the gods of the Amorites’ land where you are now living. Yet as for me and my house, we will…

In the Bible, none of God’s people celebrated their day of birth, not even Jesus, should followers of Christ then adopt this worldly practice? — God did not say do not celebrate. He also did not command His people to celebrate. But the Bible has no record of the people of God celebrating their birthdays. Neither in the Old Testament nor in the New Testament. Neither God’s people of the Old nor Jesus, His disciples…