2016 April — Page 2

Is There Any Significance Of The Number Forty (40) In The Bible?

What does the number forty (40) mean in the Bible? What’s the significance of that number? Forty Days and Forty Nights When I think of the number 40, my first thoughts turn to the flood. When God judged sinful mankind and spared only Noah and his family, “rain fell upon the earth forty days and […]

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8 Bible Verses About Being Lost

by Jack Wellman

Here are eight Bible verses about being lost. Luke 15:6-7 “And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.’ Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents […]

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How Do You Know They Are Christian?

by Dr. Michael L. Williams

In my experience in Christ-centered counseling, nearly 95% of the people who claim to be a Christian cannot articulate or answer simple questions correctly about how they know they are saved. Even when ruling out the fact that some may have difficulty discussing such a deep probing question, it becomes evident that nearly all of […]

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Top 7 Bible Verses About God’s Beauty

by Jack Wellman

Here are seven Bible verses that describe the beauty that is found only in God. Psalm 27:4 “One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and […]

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What Is Spiritual Blindness?

by Jack Wellman

What is spiritual blindness? Have you even heard of it? What does the Bible say about it? The Blind Leading the Blind Jesus had just been speaking with some teachers and the Pharisees who had just rebuked Him for their disciples not following their traditions (Matt 15:1-2) so Jesus told them that they had been […]

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What Is A Bible Commentary? How Should Commentaries Be Used?

by Jack Wellman

What is a Bible commentary? Are they reliable or trustworthy to use? God-Breathed When we read the Bible, we can have complete confidence that it is God speaking and not man. The phrase “thus says the Lord” or “tell the people” appears over a thousand times in the Bible because it is God speaking through […]

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Where Does Wisdom Come From? A Christian Study

by Dr. Michael L. Williams

For thousands of years, owls have been associated with wisdom. In ancient Greece, the image of an owl became associated with the Greek goddess of wisdom, Athene Pronoia. This association is also where owls got their modern scientific name, Athene. Likewise, it is where Athens, long considered to be the cradle of civilization, got its […]

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7 Good Bible Verses About Turning From Sin

by Jack Wellman

Here are seven good Bible verses about turning away from sin. Luke 24:46-47 “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem”. Does repentance mean “turning away […]

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What Does The Bible Teach About Rage? A Christian Study

by Jack Wellman

What does the Bible say about rage? How can we help to avoid it? What is Rage? Before I even turned to a dictionary I would say that rage is an uncontrollable anger that results in someone temporarily losing control, risking great harm to themselves, to others, and to personal property. Rage can lead to […]

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What Is A Bible Concordance? How Do You Use One?

by Jack Wellman

What is a Bible concordance? Is it necessary? Should you be using one? What is a Concordance? A Bible concordance is an alphabetical listing of biblical words which gives reference to particular Bible verses that directly relate to whatever word is looked up. For example, if you looked up the word “grace” in a Bible […]

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