Christianity, the Bible & Jesus

Do you know you can give without being generous, but you can't be generous without giving? Learn more about giving and generosity in this short article.

Mary, mother of Jesus, blessed among women, full of grace. An ordinary girl from a small insignificant town, is honored to be the mother of the Son of God.

Even people in the Bible suffered from depression. Read how they won over it. If you are depressed, perhaps their examples will help you.

The ultimate goal of Jesus for coming down to the world is to save, but there are several reasons also why he came.

Many people give the wrong interpretation of William Holman Hunt's painting that he based on Revelation 3:20. Let's set the record straight concerning what it really means.

The Book of 2 John is an urgent plea that the readers of John’s letter should show their love for God and His son Jesus by obeying the commandment to love each other and live their lives in obedience to truth of the Scriptures. It demonstrates that love and truth cannot be separated but both matter.

In just one paragraph, God gives eight promises for those who love Him.

Who rules? We must understand that all authority comes from God. God created three realms of authority. When we understand this, it is easy to resolve conflicts.

God uses ordinary people and does extraordinary things through them.

This article is about who Jesus Christ really was, and why his Mosaic followers found it essential to convince themselves and others that he had resurrected from the dead.

Have you thought out your life? Your situation? Are you frustrated with how you're living? Here are some guidelines to see a change and to find yourself in a brand new position brought by your choices. Also by seeking for the answer to a better life both now and in the life to come.

Paul's short letter is written to Philemon, the owner of a run-away slave named Onesimus. It is Paul's appeal to Philemon to accept Onesimus back as a brother in Christ after Onesimus was converted under the ministry of the imprisoned Paul. It's theme is Christian forgiveness and reconciliation.

Anger is an emotional phenomenon that will bring great damages to us and others if we leave it uncontrolled. Overcoming this emotional beast is a tough fight to do but with the guidance of God’s word, we can gain triumph over it.

The book of Obadiah, written centuries ago, has a message for us in the 21st century. Consisting of a series of Divine judgement poems against the ancient people of Edom, it serves to show us that the Lord is a God whose justice will one day prevail over all; a warning for all who walk in pride.

We are held accountable to God for all our actions. God is totally aware of all of our motives. This is why it is so important that we spend time with the Lord daily. God does not need any of us. We all need Christ Jesus as our personal Savior! He is the only Way to the Father!

Pastor Marcelo Carcach explains the relationship between the heads and the horns of the dragon, the beast from the sea, and the scarlet beast in the book of Revelation.

Hell: Annihilation or Trillions of Years of Torture presents the doctrines of Conditional Immortality and Annihilationism held by the Seventh Day Adventist Church, among others. We explore Scripture in the Old Testament and the New Testament, and the various views of Christians down through the ages

God chose ordinary people to do extraordinary things. Peter is no exception as he battled, sometimes with himself, to become a leader in the early Church

Many people claim that if everyone else had common sense, the world would be a better place. How is it that everyone claims to have common sense, yet the world is not a better place because everyone else does not have it? Are we really as sensible as we believe?

Jesus ends His famous Sermon on the Mount by comparing those who hear and keep His commands to a wise man who built his house on the foundation of a rock. And those who don't are like the foolish man who built his house on the sand. When the storms come the first house stands and the second falls.

When the Bible talks about fearing God, it is usually referring to an attitude of reverence and respect, not outright terror. It is a reverence for and acknowledgement of God's sovereignty and power over us. And yet a healthy fear of the Lord must also include fear of the consequences for sin also.

"No they replied, there may not be enough for both of us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves" (NIV) (Matt. 25:9)

Two of the most compelling moments in biblical history are encapsulated in time in Jerusalem, Israel. The Mount of Olives and The Upper Room...

Heaven is a free gift given to those who accept it by faith in Jesus Christ. But there will be those who come to judgment before Christ that will try to rely upon self-righteousness to enter God's Kingdom. They will be rejected by the Lord that day and hear the words from Him: 'I never knew you.'

Even modern prophets have to go through the persecution of their words no matter how carefully written to offend the least, or spoken to invite the humble. God's truth cuts like s two edge sword. What can we expect?

I put all of my hopes on you for you are hope of the hopeless...

Uprooting and repelling the terror of fear is a tough battle for us to won. But the power of God’s word will aid and provide visible and available victory against the frightening power of fear.

When a church or person removes the mystery of salvation and defines its requirements; they are either naïve, deceived or a heretic. They have set aside God’s mysterious and unsearchable ways, and replaced God with the wisdom and traditions of man. No man is a soul winner; that is God’s realm alone.

"But their idols are silver and gold, made by human hands. They have mouths, but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see" - Psa. 115:4-5

Jesus says, I am the way, the truth and the life - John 14

You will not labor, labor in vain on earth...

The Lord is my strength and my song... (Exodus 15)

When enemies arise like multitudes of water, your spirit has lifted a standard against them...

We who are saved are also all called to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ to a lost and dying world. If we are saved from eternal separation and hell, we should want to let others know with whom we come in contact that they can experience the same salvation that we have.

A good guy asked me to explain the context of the verses listed in the picture below, that appear to some as if the Word teaches that you can lose your salvation. Also, to explain my understanding of salvation. I was glad to accept the challenge, for once upon a time, I was in his shoes.

When you open your hand Lord, you feed the beasts of the field...

Pastor Marcelo Carcach explains why Romans 9 does not teach the kind of unconditional election proposed by Calvinism.

"And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder" - Matthew 21:44

Take off my filthy garments Lord, put my enemies to shame...