By: Obed Pineda It has been suggested that legends and myths are not simply fantasized stories told for entertainment, but instead are object lessons purposely hyperbolized so that the listener will not easily forget the instruction. This theory may find some strength if one approaches Greek mythology with it in…
By: Phil Hopkins The Bible and God’s plan for the salvation of mankind is one of the most simplest and easy to understand messages for all of mankind. The scriptures that tell a person how to become a Christian are plain and understandable. What is truly flabbergasting is how difficult…
By Zachary Teasley During the 4th Quarter of the Year 2022, during our Adult AM Bible Class and during our Adult Wednesday Night Bible Class, we listened to and we hopefully learned from these series of lessons on worldly (man-made) behaviors, superstitions, traditions, holidays, festivals, and sayings that could very…
By: Obed Pined When someone faces a truth that is difficult or unpleasant to accept and instead chooses to remain in a constant state of denial, vehemently rejecting all logical evidence that substantiates it as fact, it is concluded that this person is in a state of wishful thinking. This…
By: Obed Pineda “The horse is prepared for the day of battle, but deliverance is of the LORD” (Proverbs 21:31). During Israel’s post-exilic era, the Jews that had returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel and Jeshua had ceased the rebuilding of the temple because of their adversaries, the Samaritans (cf. Ezra…
By: John Mitchell “Then God said, ‘Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness’” (Genesis 1:26). God is the Creator, and we are the created. Or, are we, the created, creating in our minds a different god, from the God who created us? When we read the…
By: Obed Pineda It had been a long and eventful day for the Master and His twelve. Mark relates that after returning from a successful campaign of preaching, healing the sick, and casting out demons from the possessed, Jesus instructed His disciples “‘Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place…
By: Joel Ramirez It is common thinking in today’s society that you don’t get anything in life without earning it. If you want a big house and nice cars, you have to work hard and earn those things. There are many who are materially rich who will tell you they…
By: Obed Pineda While waiting for his audience with Caesar, having appealed his case to the Roman emperor, the apostle to the Gentiles was allowed to remain in custody under house arrest instead of sitting in a cold and harsh prison cell (cf. Acts 25:7-12, 28:16, 23, 30-31). Holy Writ…
By: Obed Pineda “There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes, yet is not washed from its filthiness” (Proverbs 30:12) Righteousness. Rejection. Retribution. Repentance. Repeat. The nation of Israel would remain inside this vicious cycle from the death of Joshua until the anointment of Saul as the…