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The term “blasphemy” is an inquisitively subjective word. It’s not like the word “tree”; either something you see is a tree or it’s not. There is nothing else to consider that something is a tree other than a dictionary perhaps. But to consider something a blasphemy requires a wide range of...

Seems the title of this post, derived from Revelation 7:10, would summarize the Bible very well. What else is the Bible for, if not to learn of God’s Salvation and how it came into being? Yes, 2 Timothy 3:16-17 says that all Scripture is the breath of God for our teaching, reproof, correction...

Applying Pope Leo XIII's RERUM NOVARUM to Matthew 20:1-16-Any ‘Just’ Rationalization? In Matthew 20:1-16, Jesus tells the story of a house master who hired two sets of laborers for his vineyard. The first set started work in the morning and the second set started much later in the day. When it...

The State of Missouri is known as the “Show me” state. It implies that if you make a statement of intent that relies on the future to bare out what you have stated, Missouri implies that it will believe it when it sees it. Sort of like a doubting Thomas who in John 20:24–25, after being told by...

How beholden is man to God for the earth we live on? What are God’s Commandments concerning the earth? Where is a line drawn between man’s making constructive use of the earth, and defiling it? And to what extent should man be concerned? We know that some are concerned as to whether the earth...

In the movie “Ghost,” the character responsible for orchestrating the death of Patrick Swayze’s character is physically removed from a scene by black hooded beings, leading us to believe that the soul of the responsible character is being carried to the underground of Satan. This happens without...

Two Passages in the Bible are notable for their standing. One, Ephesians 2:8-9, says “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.” That Passage ties God’s Grace to our faith in Him...

Is there any Verse in the New Testament that forbids Gentiles from saying the Lord’s Prayer? I tell you that in the Bible, all roads lead to anyone allowing to say the Lords Prayer and to benefit from doing so. Some have rationalized the Lord’s Prayer being limited to the Jews, since it was to...

In many books of the New Testament, the Apocrypha is included. A number of passages in the Apocrypha refer to Old Testament happenings The Apocrypha is believed to be a collection of works that didn’t make the cut for the Bible, thus it’s neither found in the body of the New Testament nor the...

Galatians 5:1–6 seems enigmatic at first glance. Towards the beginning, Verses 2-4 says “Look: I, Paul, say to you that if you accept circumcision, Christ will be of no advantage to you. I testify again to every man who accepts circumcision that he is obligated to keep the whole law. You are...

Some who are critical of the Old Testament say it has an inordinate focus on things such as sacrifices and offerings and other perceived hoops laid out by God to show one’s love for Him and reflect one’s pursuits in abiding by what God wants in the many Laws of the Old Testament. Some say the...

Sometimes when reading the Bible we may struggle to find meaning. We may seek something profound in a passage when the passage may be simple, or we may want to believe that a Passage is obvious at having more meaning to it than we give it credit for. Those who delight in God’s Word may find it...

Galatians 5:13–14 says, “For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Well, it’s also Jesus’ second commandment...

In Matthew 5:9 Jesus says in his Sermon on the Mount, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.” Can it be said that all sons of God are peacemakers? What is peace but a state of being in which there are no open conflicts or pursuits of destruction? If sons of Gods are...

First, a little Biblical housecleaning: Does it say in the OT that God wants the gentiles to be saved? The answer is in Isaiah 49:6, where God says to Isaiah, “It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to bring back the preserved of Israel; I will...

In the modern world, one’s attention is not grabbed unless someone comes forward to communicate with him. The communication can be verbal or written, or through the news, or through our houses of worship. Without these means, the rest of us go about our merry way, ignorant of those who are in...

A Conflict in the Old Testament- a Tip of the Iceberg? In Matthew 22:36–40, Jesus says to a lawyer that the Old Testament Law and the Prophets are summed up in the two great commandments. Yet within the Old Testament, there seem to be inconsistencies which may be the cause of Jesus abiding by...

Jesus Disses the Pharisees It seems to be no doubt that the New Testament makes it plain that Jesus and the Pharisees did not get along too well. The Pharisees were mired in their traditions, as Jesus states in Mark 7:6-13. In Luke 20:46 he criticizes the scribes “who like to walk around in...

Romans 3:23 says, “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God…” And all have continued to sin, believers and nonbelievers alike. What does it matter that Jesus died for our sins, laying his flesh forth, for our benefit? He made himself a martyr for our sins, fulfilling Isaiah 53:5...

Life seemed much simpler in Genesis’ times. There were no established traditions, no Laws that people were obligated to comply with, and people could eat any food regardless of whether the hooves of certain animals were cloven, or sea creatures that crawl on the ocean floor, or the timing of...