In the Old Testament, the fear of the Lord was something pleasant and wholesome, the principal source of wisdom. In the Bible, there are four general categories of fear: demonic fear, the fear of man, normal fear of danger in the physical realm, and holy fear in the spiritual realm. The fear of the Lord …
In Biblical terms, providence means God’s continual care for His creation and people. After the Lord created heaven and earth, He did not abandon it to run its own. Instead, God is a loving Father who cares for what He has made. He continues to be involved in the lives of His people and the …
God’s relationship with His people is known as a “covenant.” The word first occurs from the Old Testament in Genesis verse eighteen of chapter six. God addresses Noah and plans for his family and extends into a new covenant with humankind with Jesus Christ. God wants us to live in a covenantal relationship with him …
The call of believers similar to Abram as recorded in the book of Genesis chapter twelve begins a new chapter in the OT revelation of God’s purpose to redeem and save humanity. God intended to have a man who would know and serve Him with loyal faith. The call like Abram would come a family …
God is an infinite, eternal, self-existent Being who is the First Cause of all present. There was never a moment that God did not exist. God existed eternally and infinitely before creating the universe. He is above, independent of, and before all in heaven and on earth. God created man in His image who made …
The Lord’s Prayer. The most famous prayer in the Holy Book. What does this prayer mean? First of all, prayer involves the worship of the heavenly Father. As the Father, God loves and cares for us. He welcomes our fellowship and intimacy. Through Christ, we have access to Him at any time to worship and …
What is dishonesty? Dishonesty ranges from being untruthful to lying. However, between these terms, other words fall into the category that seems less harsh. Fabricate, sneaky, shady, misleading, and crooked appear less. No matter how we look at it, in the end, dishonesty is not good. People that participate in schemes of deceit eventually experience …
In the book of Matthew, verse twenty-one of chapter seven, the Son of God distinctly states that not everyone that calls upon the Lord will follow His ways. “Not every one that saith unto me, “Lord, Lord” shall enter into the kingdom of heaven: but he that doeth the will of my Father which is …
In the book of Joshua, chapter twenty-four, verse fifteen makes it clear the choice of whom we will serve. The stanza begins, “And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom you will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, …
Why is it so valuable for us to pray in secret to the Father? There are several reasons. However, the two substantial ones are to honor and love Him. Matthew, in the Old Testament, verse six of chapter six, begins: “But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut the …
